Is Frank Paul Elementary a good school?

Frank Paul Elementary ranks in the bottom 19.6% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Frank Paul Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 610 students attended Frank Paul Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Frank Paul Elementary?

Students at Frank Paul Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Frank Paul Elementary attend?

Students who attend Frank Paul Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : La Paz Middle

Frank Paul Elementary

Summary:

Frank Paul Elementary is a public elementary school located in Salinas, California, serving 623 students in grades K-6 as part of the Alisal Union School District. However, the school faces significant challenges, with high chronic absenteeism rates, low academic performance, and struggles among student subgroups.

Frank Paul Elementary has seen a dramatic increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 6.3% in 2017-2018 to 30.4% in 2021-2022, well above district and state averages. Academically, the school consistently performs below the Alisal Union and California state averages in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts and Mathematics, with only 28.45% of students proficient or better in ELA and 17.58% in Math in 2023-2024. The school's student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, also struggle, ranking significantly lower than their peers at the district and state levels.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Alisal Union district, such as Cesar E. Chavez Elementary, Creekside Elementary, and Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary, generally perform better than Frank Paul Elementary in academic assessments and have lower chronic absenteeism rates. The high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, as well as the large population of Hispanic and English Language Learner students at Frank Paul, may be contributing factors to the school's lower performance, suggesting opportunities for targeted interventions and improvements.

Detail:

Public K-6

1300 Rider Ave.
Salinas, CA 93905-1263

(831) 753-5740

District: Alisal Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
4712^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $4,250

Students who attend Frank Paul Elementary usually attend:

Middle:

La Paz Middle

Student/teacher ratio: 22.5

Number of students: 610

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.6%

Two or more races:

1.1%

White:

1.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Frank Paul Elementary ranks worse than 80.4% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 12 ranked elementary schools in the Alisal Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 21.51. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (96.6%), two or more races (1.1%), Asian (1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Frank Paul Elementary is 22.5, which is the 2^nd best among 12 elementary schools in the Alisal Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Frank Paul Elementary employs 27 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Frank Paul Elementary is $4,250, which is the 6^th highest among 12 elementary schools in the Alisal Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Frank Paul Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Frank Paul Elementary 4712^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Frank Paul Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Alisal Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Alisal Union 1334^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Frank Paul Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	13.78	4427^th	4809	7.9%
2005	19.97	3968^th	4822	17.7%
2006	17.52	4165^th	4818	13.6%
2007	18.48	4410^th	5113	13.7%
2008	19.30	4384^th	5113	14.3%
2009	16.81	4629^th	5193	10.9%
2010	19.78	4609^th	5314	13.3%
2011	24.36	4381^st	5377	18.5%
2012	16.83	4852^nd	5390	10.0%
2013	41.43	3226^th	5530	41.7%
2015	20.26	4597^th	5611	18.1%
2016	14.85	5054^th	5614	10.0%
2017	22.01	4513^th	5692	20.7%
2018	14.82	5114^th	5662	9.7%
2019	22.92	4549^th	5789	21.4%
2022	16.49	5223^rd	5883	11.2%
2023	18.28	5016^th	5874	14.6%
2024	21.51	4712^th	5862	19.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	56.07	1006^th	3246	69.0%
2019	53.58	1064^th	3275	67.5%
2022	36.37	2096^th	3311	36.7%
2023	45.22	1470^th	3250	54.8%
2024	27.78	2704^th	3160	14.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	21.98	2106^th	2420	13.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.12	4398^th	5084	13.5%
2019	31.91	3719^th	5173	28.1%
2022	23.65	4361^st	5264	17.2%
2023	25.58	4260^th	5374	20.7%
2024	27.48	4186^th	5511	24.0%

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Rank History for Migrant students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	48.07	35^th	74	52.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	52.03	151^st	364	58.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.88	4709^th	5413	13.0%
2019	27.12	4068^th	5492	25.9%
2022	16.45	5046^th	5635	10.5%
2023	15.35	5116^th	5617	8.9%
2024	20.47	4661^st	5605	16.8%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.34	2100^th	2128	1.3%
2019	21.64	2258^th	2585	12.6%
2022	22.24	1906^th	2227	14.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	14.57	4996^th	5431	8.0%
2019	19.78	4686^th	5510	15.0%
2022	18.73	4842^nd	5663	14.5%
2023	23.89	4364^th	5650	22.8%
2024	23.95	4366^th	5636	22.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Frank Paul Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.77	4196^th	4830	13.1%
2019	32.05	3547^th	4963	28.5%
2022	22.33	4327^th	5084	14.9%
2023	24.17	4172^nd	5098	18.2%
2024	28.95	3802^nd	5102	25.5%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Frank Paul Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	25	5	7	594	0	n/a	n/a	0	631
1989	27	7	18	665	1	n/a	n/a	0	718
1990	38	24	34	703	0	n/a	n/a	0	799
1991	22	10	32	760	7	n/a	n/a	0	831
1992	26	13	27	774	3	n/a	n/a	0	843
1993	16	5	32	724	5	n/a	n/a	0	782
1994	15	3	26	789	3	n/a	n/a	0	836
1995	26	6	26	823	0	n/a	n/a	0	881
1996	26	6	26	823	0	n/a	n/a	0	881
1997	24	8	29	743	2	n/a	n/a	0	806
1998	23	9	40	738	1	n/a	n/a	0	811
1999	19	13	39	760	2	n/a	n/a	0	833
2000	20	12	38	728	0	n/a	n/a	0	798
2001	11	10	38	730	1	n/a	n/a	0	790
2002	10	4	26	743	1	n/a	n/a	0	784
2003	10	4	26	743	1	n/a	n/a	0	784
2004	8	5	20	715	1	n/a	n/a	4	753
2005	7	3	14	692	1	n/a	n/a	12	729
2006	8	1	20	650	2	n/a	n/a	8	689
2007	9	2	13	675	1	n/a	n/a	5	705
2008	6	4	10	685	1	n/a	n/a	0	706
2009	6	6	6	720	0	0	0	0	738
2010	6	3	6	727	0	0	1	0	743
2011	19	0	4	773	5	0	4	0	805
2012	4	0	4	816	1	1	4	0	830
2013	3	0	4	824	0	1	1	0	833
2014	3	0	4	801	0	1	55	0	864
2015	1	0	2	744	0	0	67	0	814
2016	3	0	1	779	0	0	43	0	826
2017	2	0	2	743	0	0	63	0	810
2018	4	0	2	736	0	0	75	0	817
2019	11	0	4	707	2	0	67	0	791
2020	12	0	5	706	1	0	47	0	771
2021	9	0	4	636	1	0	34	0	684
2022	7	0	6	620	1	0	24	0	658
2023	4	0	5	596	2	0	16	0	623
2024	6	1	6	589	1	0	7	0	610

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Frank Paul Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	631	25.0	25.2	n/a
1989	718	27.0	26.5	n/a
1990	799	32.0	24.9	n/a
1991	831	32.0	25.9	n/a
1992	843	32.5	25.9	83.7
1993	782	31.0	25.2	91.2
1994	836	32.2	26.0	90.4
1995	881	32.3	27.3	94.9
1996	881	32.3	27.3	94.9
1997	806	33.5	24.1	94.9
1998	811	33.5	24.2	94.9
1999	833	34.5	24.1	87.8
2000	798	39.0	20.5	87.7
2001	790	37.0	21.4	88.1
2002	784	35.0	22.4	88
2003	784	35.0	22.4	88
2004	753	31.0	24.3	88.7
2005	729	31.0	23.5	89.5
2006	689	33.0	20.9	94.3
2007	705	32.0	22.0	91.7
2008	706	34.0	20.8	99.6
2009	738	31.0	21.7	0
2010	743	29.0	25.6	94.3
2011	805	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	830	28.0	29.6	n/a
2013	833	28.0	29.7	86.8
2014	864	30.0	28.8	76.5
2015	814	29.0	28.0	90.5
2016	826	31.0	26.6	93.7
2017	810	31.0	26.1	96.4
2018	817	32.0	25.5	98.3
2019	791	31.0	25.5	97.3
2020	771	n/a	n/a	97.3
2021	684	28.0	24.4	83.2
2022	658	28.0	23.5	87.2
2023	623	27.0	23.0	86.7
2024	610	27.0	22.5	90.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Frank Paul Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	631	25.0	25.2	n/a
1989	718	27.0	26.5	n/a
1990	799	32.0	24.9	n/a
1991	831	32.0	25.9	n/a
1992	843	32.5	25.9	83.7
1993	782	31.0	25.2	91.2
1994	836	32.2	26.0	90.4
1995	881	32.3	27.3	94.9
1996	881	32.3	27.3	94.9
1997	806	33.5	24.1	94.9
1998	811	33.5	24.2	94.9
1999	833	34.5	24.1	87.8
2000	798	39.0	20.5	87.7
2001	790	37.0	21.4	88.1
2002	784	35.0	22.4	88
2003	784	35.0	22.4	88
2004	753	31.0	24.3	88.7
2005	729	31.0	23.5	89.5
2006	689	33.0	20.9	94.3
2007	705	32.0	22.0	91.7
2008	706	34.0	20.8	99.6
2009	738	31.0	21.7	0
2010	743	29.0	25.6	94.3
2011	805	n/a	n/a	99.6
2012	830	28.0	29.6	n/a
2013	833	28.0	29.7	86.8
2014	864	30.0	28.8	76.5
2015	814	29.0	28.0	90.5
2016	826	31.0	26.6	93.7
2017	810	31.0	26.1	96.4
2018	817	32.0	25.5	98.3
2019	791	31.0	25.5	97.3
2020	771	n/a	n/a	97.3
2021	684	28.0	24.4	83.2
2022	658	28.0	23.5	87.2
2023	623	27.0	23.0	86.7
2024	610	27.0	22.5	90.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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