Alisal Union

Summary:

The Alisal Union school district in Salinas consists of 13 elementary schools serving grades K-6, all of which face significant academic challenges compared to state averages but demonstrate a notable strength in maintaining student attendance.

When comparing schools, Monte Bella Elementary stands out as the highest performer in English and math, while Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary leads in science. Alisal Community combines relatively strong academics with excellent attendance. In contrast, Fremont Elementary and Alisal Virtual Academy face the greatest struggles, with the virtual school showing particularly low proficiency and very high chronic absenteeism despite having the highest per-student spending.

An overview of the district reveals that while all schools perform below state averages, most have chronic absenteeism rates better than the state, which is a positive sign. Performance can be inconsistent between grades, with some schools showing drops in 6th grade. The data suggests that families may want to look at specific grade-level performance and attendance records, in addition to overall rankings, when considering their options within the district.

District Detail

155 Bardin Rd.
Salinas, CA 93905-2904

(831) 753-5700

SchoolDigger Rank:
1327^th of 1543 California districts

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Grades served: K-6
Students: 7,303

Primary Schools: 13
Middle Schools: 0
High Schools: 0
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5720	591	24	24.6	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.8	3454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	198	20.3	20.3	27.0	33.3	44.6	50.0	39.1	29.9	27.2	31.1	24.1	27.9					$21,569	$2,662	$18,907
Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5730	559	21	26.6	93.0%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.8	5138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	55	18.6	18.6	24.7	20.6	27.1	21.2	23.3	31.7	17.6	12.9	5.8	16.8					$20,907	$3,286	$17,621
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 East Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5750	711	30	24.1	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (99.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		13	5481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	8	8.1	8.1	14.1	17.8	22.1	29.9	21.2	16.3	7.8	4.0	22.7	12.0	96.5	98.3	97.4		$20,345	$2,686	$17,659
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5760	646	27	23.9	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		13.8	5403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	353	13.4	13.4	20.0	19.1	32.9	17.2	22.0	26.3	17.9	25.6	18.3	22.0					$21,953	$2,889	$19,064
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	628	24	26.1	95.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27	4199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	16	13.1	13.1	25.0	34.7	36.9	43.3	35.4	30.9	27.7	15.6	28.6	24.7					$21,177	$3,536	$17,641
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5252	534	21	25.4	75.7%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	484 (90.6%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	20.7	4771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23	4580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	191	26.6	26.6	15.5	17.8	46.8	24.7	26.7	15.5	14.9	26.6	2.7	15.2					$21,166	$3,721	$17,445
Frank Paul Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Rider Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5740	638	27	24.0	92.0%	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	622 (97.5%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	14	5347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%		21.5	4719^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	628	3.3	3.3	20.8	22.5	9.1	40.8	22.7	24.1	14.6	5.6	14.3	14.3					$21,689	$2,882	$18,807
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 751-1945	573	27	21.6	89.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	562 (98.1%)	8 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%		19.4	4911^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.3%	439	28.4	28.4	24.3	20.8	47.8	24.1	28.8	23.2	13.9	31.3	16.3	20.8					$22,054	$3,691	$18,363
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5770	526	20	26.3	94.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		30.2	3909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	594	4.7	4.7	22.7	32.5	10.8	40.8	26.4	42.1	26.7	8.2	31.3	26.6					$22,357	$3,357	$19,000
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5780	486	20	24.9	78.0%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (90.1%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	31.5	3841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		25.2	4348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	507	31.3	31.3	28.2	24.7	52.5	36.2	35.6	39.4	17.3	28.8	8.7	23.6	96.3			96.3	$20,584	$3,031	$17,553
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-3916	577	24	24.5	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.3	5003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	65	5.3	5.3	12.5	27.4	23.1	20.8	21.0	32.1	29.4	22.1	11.4	23.9					$20,715	$3,172	$17,543
Monte Bella Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Tuscany Blvd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	812	31	26.1	86.2%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	785 (96.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		33	3690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	300	23.1	23.1	35.6	29.5	48.4	41.3	39.0	43.3	24.1	32.0	28.6	31.7					$20,357	$2,696	$17,661
Alisal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	1-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	22	3	7.3	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							6.3					0.0					$31,587	$2,663	$28,924
Buckhorn Early Learning Center	Public		1081 Buckhorn Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700																			(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salinas Union High	0.26 mi	12	981^st
Salinas City Elementary	1.25 mi	15	1344^th
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	1.37 mi	1
Monterey County Office of Education	2.04 mi	8
Santa Rita Union Elementary	2.49 mi	7	1331^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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