Is San Vicente Elementary a good school?

San Vicente Elementary ranks in the bottom 7.7% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend San Vicente Elementary?

In the 2022-23 school year, 532 students attended San Vicente Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of San Vicente Elementary?

Students at San Vicente Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of San Vicente Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Vicente Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Main Street Middle High : Soledad High

San Vicente Elementary

Summary:

San Vicente Elementary is a public elementary school in Soledad, California, serving 532 students in grades K-6 as part of the Soledad Unified School District.

San Vicente Elementary faces significant challenges, including high chronic absenteeism rates that have risen from 6.8% in 2017-2018 to 33.0% in 2021-2022, well above the district's rate of 13.8%. Academically, the school consistently performs below the district and state averages, with only 18.75% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 13.29% in Mathematics, compared to 35.17% and 20.09% for the district, respectively. The school struggles to support its diverse student population, with lower rankings for subgroups like Hispanic students and English Language Learners compared to the state.

Interestingly, nearby schools within the Soledad Unified School District, such as Jack Franscioni Elementary, Rose Ferrero Elementary, and Frank Ledesma Elementary, generally perform better than San Vicente Elementary on academic measures, suggesting that factors within the district may be contributing to the underperformance of San Vicente. Addressing the root causes of San Vicente's challenges, such as attendance issues and academic deficiencies, will be crucial to improving student outcomes and ensuring that all students have the opportunity to succeed.

Detail:

Public K-6

1300 Metz Rd.
Soledad, CA 93960-2736

(831) 678-6420

District: Soledad Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
5412^th of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $6,308

Students who attend San Vicente Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Main Street Middle
High:	Soledad High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.1

Number of students: 532

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.1%

African American:

0.9%

White:

0.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details San Vicente Elementary ranks worse than 92.3% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked elementary schools in the Soledad Unified School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 13.7. (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 San Vicente Elementary has the largest elementary school student body size in the Soledad Unified School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (98.1%), African American (0.9%), two or more races (0.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Soledad Unified School District. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at San Vicente Elementary is 23.1, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Soledad Unified School District! (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at San Vicente Elementary is $6,308, which is the lowest among 5 elementary schools in the Soledad Unified School District!

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

San Vicente Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks San Vicente Elementary 5412^th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See San Vicente Elementary in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Soledad Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks Soledad Unified 1140^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for San Vicente Elementary

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Rank History for all students at San Vicente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	9.31	4703^rd	4809	2.2%
2005	9.61	4668^th	4822	3.2%
2006	12.74	4492^nd	4818	6.8%
2007	11.06	4868^th	5113	4.8%
2008	15.78	4611^th	5113	9.8%
2009	11.77	4923^rd	5193	5.2%
2010	20.46	4568^th	5314	14.0%
2011	30.76	3924^th	5377	27.0%
2012	29.84	3966^th	5390	26.4%
2013	28.53	4157^th	5530	24.8%
2015	23.66	4267^th	5611	24.0%
2016	21.71	4452^nd	5614	20.7%
2017	20.84	4613^th	5692	19.0%
2018	20.43	4641^st	5662	18.0%
2019	26.42	4236^th	5789	26.8%
2022	16.86	5176^th	5883	12.0%
2023	12.06	5569^th	5874	5.2%
2024	13.70	5412^th	5862	7.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at San Vicente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	40.75	1727^th	3246	46.8%
2019	46.45	1421^st	3275	56.6%
2022	37.51	2000^th	3311	39.6%
2023	36.52	2043^rd	3250	37.1%
2024	27.83	2700^th	3160	14.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at San Vicente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	26.76	4004^th	5084	21.2%
2019	35.27	3487^th	5173	32.6%
2022	19.94	4662^nd	5264	11.4%
2023	15.33	5018^th	5374	6.6%
2024	17.28	4988^th	5511	9.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at San Vicente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	18.93	335^th	364	8.0%

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Rank History for Female students at San Vicente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	21.39	4420^th	5413	18.3%
2019	24.26	4280^th	5492	22.1%
2022	18.49	4848^th	5635	14.0%
2023	12.44	5357^th	5617	4.6%
2024	12.11	5348^th	5605	4.6%

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Rank History for Male students at San Vicente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	20.27	4546^th	5431	16.3%
2019	31.22	3688^th	5510	33.1%
2022	16.85	5040^th	5663	11.0%
2023	14.22	5227^th	5650	7.5%
2024	16.90	4986^th	5636	11.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at San Vicente Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	27.64	3711^th	4830	23.2%
2019	37.54	3126^th	4963	37.0%
2022	23.32	4259^th	5084	16.2%
2023	16.14	4724^th	5098	7.3%
2024	18.75	4537^th	5102	11.1%

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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 San Vicente Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	34	6	21	560	0	n/a	n/a	0	621
1989	27	0	14	573	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
1990	21	2	19	651	0	n/a	n/a	0	693
1991	23	5	16	622	0	n/a	n/a	0	666
1992	27	3	8	648	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
1993	29	2	17	661	0	n/a	n/a	0	709
1994	29	4	16	638	0	n/a	n/a	0	687
1995	21	5	11	653	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
1996	21	5	11	653	0	n/a	n/a	0	690
1997	28	6	6	651	0	n/a	n/a	0	691
1998	30	9	6	706	0	n/a	n/a	0	751
1999	40	11	10	725	0	n/a	n/a	0	786
2000	32	12	12	804	0	n/a	n/a	1	861
2001	44	10	17	808	0	n/a	n/a	0	879
2002	14	4	3	648	1	n/a	n/a	3	673
2003	14	4	3	648	1	n/a	n/a	3	673
2004	14	3	2	646	1	n/a	n/a	11	677
2005	16	1	0	572	1	n/a	n/a	12	602
2006	17	1	2	578	1	n/a	n/a	16	615
2007	14	0	6	544	3	n/a	n/a	14	581
2008	12	n/a	6	526	1	n/a	n/a	0	545
2009	7	0	3	501	1	3	16	0	531
2010	6	0	1	493	0	0	1	0	501
2011	9	0	4	489	0	0	0	0	502
2012	7	0	2	484	1	0	0	0	494
2013	4	0	2	474	1	0	0	0	481
2014	3	0	2	453	0	0	0	0	458
2015	5	0	2	544	0	0	0	0	551
2016	3	0	2	552	0	0	0	0	557
2017	4	0	1	495	0	0	1	0	501
2018	11	0	0	495	0	0	0	0	506
2019	7	0	1	508	0	0	0	0	516
2020	10	2	2	506	0	0	0	0	520
2021	9	5	3	538	0	0	0	0	555
2022	4	5	2	508	0	0	1	0	520
2023	2	5	1	522	0	0	2	0	532

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 San Vicente Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	621	27.8	22.3	n/a
1989	614	31.3	19.6	n/a
1990	693	32.5	21.3	n/a
1991	666	30.4	21.9	n/a
1992	686	30.9	22.2	94.2
1993	709	29.5	24.0	83.6
1994	687	27.5	25.0	94.9
1995	690	23.7	29.1	89.6
1996	690	23.7	29.1	89.6
1997	691	34.0	20.3	92.2
1998	751	39.0	19.3	87.7
1999	786	40.8	19.3	94.3
2000	861	41.0	21.0	95.3
2001	879	46.0	19.1	95.8
2002	673	32.0	21.0	99.6
2003	673	32.0	21.0	99.6
2004	677	34.0	19.9	96.4
2005	602	30.1	20.0	96.9
2006	615	29.2	21.1	102.2
2007	581	25.7	22.6	95.1
2008	545	31.5	17.3	95.4
2009	531	26.0	19.0	95.7
2010	501	26.0	19.2	96.2
2011	502	n/a	n/a	96.8
2012	494	26.0	19.0	n/a
2013	481	24.0	20.0	94.6
2014	458	22.0	20.8	95.4
2015	551	23.0	23.9	93.8
2016	557	23.0	24.2	71.1
2017	501	20.0	25.0	91
2018	506	20.0	25.3	90.5
2019	516	21.5	24.0	89.9
2020	520	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	555	25.0	22.1	92.8
2022	520	24.0	21.6	84.8
2023	532	23.0	23.1	86.7

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 San Vicente Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	621	27.8	22.3	n/a
1989	614	31.3	19.6	n/a
1990	693	32.5	21.3	n/a
1991	666	30.4	21.9	n/a
1992	686	30.9	22.2	94.2
1993	709	29.5	24.0	83.6
1994	687	27.5	25.0	94.9
1995	690	23.7	29.1	89.6
1996	690	23.7	29.1	89.6
1997	691	34.0	20.3	92.2
1998	751	39.0	19.3	87.7
1999	786	40.8	19.3	94.3
2000	861	41.0	21.0	95.3
2001	879	46.0	19.1	95.8
2002	673	32.0	21.0	99.6
2003	673	32.0	21.0	99.6
2004	677	34.0	19.9	96.4
2005	602	30.1	20.0	96.9
2006	615	29.2	21.1	102.2
2007	581	25.7	22.6	95.1
2008	545	31.5	17.3	95.4
2009	531	26.0	19.0	95.7
2010	501	26.0	19.2	96.2
2011	502	n/a	n/a	96.8
2012	494	26.0	19.0	n/a
2013	481	24.0	20.0	94.6
2014	458	22.0	20.8	95.4
2015	551	23.0	23.9	93.8
2016	557	23.0	24.2	71.1
2017	501	20.0	25.0	91
2018	506	20.0	25.3	90.5
2019	516	21.5	24.0	89.9
2020	520	n/a	n/a	92.9
2021	555	25.0	22.1	92.8
2022	520	24.0	21.6	84.8
2023	532	23.0	23.1	86.7

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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