Best Public Schools in Salinas, California

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2019)				Ranking (2018)				CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts (2019)				CAST Science (2019)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2019)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2019)							% Completely Immunized (2019)	% Polio (2019)	% Hepatitis B (2019)	% Varicella (2019)	% DTP (2019)	% MMR (2019)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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 (2019)	Statewide Rank (2019)	State Percentile (2019)	SchoolDigger Rating (2019)	Average Standard Score (2018)	Statewide Rank (2018)	State Percentile (2018)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading/Language Arts 6th Grade	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Total
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	867 E. Laurel Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 753-4209	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Oasis Charter Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1135 W.ridge Pkwy.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Oasis Charter Public District	Yes	No	No	Yes	(831) 424-9003	230	11	21.9	42.6%	34 (14.8%)	8 (3.5%)	178 (77.4%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.6%)	17.1	5068^th of 5789 public elementary schools	12.5%					(n/a)					24.1					13.8	28.6	37.9	22.7				17.2	11.4	31.0	4.6
Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5720	667	26	25.6	92.5%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	656 (98.4%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	44.9	2883^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	50.2%		39.1	3212^th of 5662 public elementary schools	43.3%	329					18.2					48.9	59.1	47.5	44.7				47.7	47.3	31.3	23.3				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,237
Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5730	642	26	24.6	82.9%	23 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	523 (81.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	89 (13.9%)	15.8	5182^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	10.5%		17.2	4913^th of 5662 public elementary schools	13.2%	269					9.1					21.0	33.3	32.2	28.2				27.9	24.7	12.5	16.5				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$3,772
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 E. Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5750	837	35	23.9	89.4%	23 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	663 (79.2%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	143 (17.1%)	18	4995^th of 5789 public elementary schools	13.7%		11.2	5377^th of 5662 public elementary schools	5.0%	382					8.6					29.8	38.9	28.0	29.4				28.0	30.0	14.4	13.6				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,468
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 N. Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5760	784	31	25.2	97.7%	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	780 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.1	4442^nd of 5789 public elementary schools	23.3%		21.6	4546^th of 5662 public elementary schools	19.7%	104					13.1					26.0	36.2	28.3	45.7				34.7	25.5	23.2	26.6				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,129
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5224	747	28	26.6	90.1%	15 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	694 (92.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.7%)	32.8	3706^th of 5789 public elementary schools	36.0%		29.5	3870^th of 5662 public elementary schools	31.6%	164					11.6					43.0	35.9	45.8	39.6				51.0	29.1	28.9	21.9				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,310
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5252	651	27	24.1	65.1%	27 (4.1%)	11 (1.7%)	551 (84.6%)	41 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (2.9%)	27	4189^th of 5789 public elementary schools	27.6%		24.9	4249^th of 5662 public elementary schools	25.0%	60					18.6					27.0	37.8	49.4	37.8				32.6	22.1	29.6	18.7				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,391
Frank Paul Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Rider Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5740	791	31	25.5	97.3%	11 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	707 (89.4%)	4 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.5%)	22.9	4549^th of 5789 public elementary schools	21.4%		14.8	5114^th of 5662 public elementary schools	9.7%	565					6.1					22.6	26.0	22.9	52.2				36.2	32.0	17.6	27.0				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,250
Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Public	K-6	1505 Cougar Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 751-1945	679	27	25.1	89.1%	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	641 (94.4%)	13 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	12 (1.8%)	30.6	3889^th of 5789 public elementary schools	32.8%		24.1	4318^th of 5662 public elementary schools	23.7%	429					14.9					31.6	38.9	46.5	40.4				45.9	29.7	31.0	15.8				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,126
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5770	757	30	25.2	80.7%	45 (5.9%)	0 (0.0%)	668 (88.2%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	34 (4.5%)	22.8	4561^st of 5789 public elementary schools	21.2%		18.4	4819^th of 5662 public elementary schools	14.9%	258					3.6					30.5	25.5	33.6	38.1				50.0	21.4	10.9	25.4				97.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	≥99.0	$4,178
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5780	596	26	22.9	59.7%	25 (4.2%)	10 (1.7%)	478 (80.2%)	18 (3.0%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.3%)	56 (9.4%)	49.2	2643^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	54.3%		43.1	2952^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	47.9%	309					24.5					36.6	54.6	47.1	53.3				40.9	46.4	37.3	42.2				97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$4,399
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 N. Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-3916	623	24	25.9	90.2%	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	610 (97.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.3%)	21.7	4647^th of 5789 public elementary schools	19.7%		14.3	5152^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	9.0%	505					16.7					22.7	20.9	39.3	34.7				51.1	14.0	23.8	10.4				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$4,171
El Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	1256 Linwood Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5660	687	30	22.9	87.8%	9 (1.3%)	5 (0.7%)	658 (95.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	11.9	5461^st of 5789 public elementary schools	5.7%		15.2	5084^th of 5662 public elementary schools	10.2%	377					3.7					23.0	24.7	18.4	18.5				35.0	21.2	17.3	7.4				95.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	≥98.0	$5,034
Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Public	K-6	521 Rochex St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5665	756	29	26.0	84.1%	37 (4.9%)	7 (0.9%)	672 (88.9%)	22 (2.9%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	12 (1.6%)	22.4	4598^th of 5789 public elementary schools	20.6%		20.6	4631^st of 5662 public elementary schools	18.2%	33					19.3					32.5	37.0	27.5	22.5				36.1	36.0	24.8	12.6				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$5,609
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5670	549	24	22.8	92.5%	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	524 (95.4%)	13 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	16.1	5151^st of 5789 public elementary schools	11.0%		22.5	4474^th of 5662 public elementary schools	21.0%	677					10.1					23.3	25.4	27.8	35.4				31.0	19.7	15.7	18.3				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,197
Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5630	779	36	21.6	88.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	771 (99.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	17	5074^th of 5789 public elementary schools	12.4%		16	5003^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	11.6%	71	25.8	22.5	29.6	10.0	13.1					18.3	17.7	32.4	31.4				30.6	16.7	27.1	22.6				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,232
Mission Park Elementary	Public	K-6	403 W. Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5635	670	25	26.8	54.3%	122 (18.2%)	8 (1.2%)	489 (73.0%)	16 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	30 (4.5%)	42.7	3019^th of 5789 public elementary schools	47.8%		42.8	2975^th of 5662 public elementary schools	47.5%	44					22.6					54.9	46.0	44.3	51.9				40.8	40.0	24.5	30.6				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,120
Monterey Park Elementary	Public	K-6	410 San Miguel Ave.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5640	561	26	21.5	80.2%	41 (7.3%)	3 (0.5%)	488 (87.0%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (3.4%)	25.1	4350^th of 5789 public elementary schools	24.9%		22.4	4481^st of 5662 public elementary schools	20.9%	131					14.1					27.5	31.1	35.4	40.2				40.6	22.2	16.9	32.6				93.0	93.0	96.0	96.0	93.0	93.0	$7,215
Natividad Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 Modoc Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5675	656	25	26.2	91.6%	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	632 (96.3%)	15 (2.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	15.1	5233^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	9.6%		19.8	4699^th of 5662 public elementary schools	17.0%	534	20.8	4.8			5.6					20.8	42.0	20.0	17.5				30.2	32.1	11.1	13.4				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,443
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Capitol St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5645	579	25	23.1	92.9%	12 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	549 (94.8%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.6%)	23.4	4504^th of 5789 public elementary schools	22.2%		13.4	5227^th of 5662 public elementary schools	7.7%	723	0.0	14.3			8.6					31.7	37.7	31.3	35.0				25.3	21.2	27.2	30.5				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$5,872
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 S. Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5650	937	40	23.4	95.9%	7 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	921 (98.3%)	2 (0.2%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	16.4	5127^th of 5789 public elementary schools	11.4%		17	4933^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	12.9%	194					12.0					27.6	29.1	29.6	30.6				23.6	25.2	14.5	17.9				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$6,195
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 W. Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5655	544	25	21.7	79.4%	35 (6.4%)	9 (1.7%)	472 (86.8%)	14 (2.6%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	17.4	5036^th of 5789 public elementary schools	13.0%		14.1	5176^th of 5662 public elementary schools	8.6%	140					9.9					17.4	24.3	37.0	43.4				21.7	21.6	19.8	17.0				95.0	97.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	97.0	97.0	$7,019
Laurel Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5620	480	19	25.2	71.0%	46 (9.6%)	7 (1.5%)	385 (80.2%)	24 (5.0%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	13 (2.7%)	35.8	3478^th of 5789 public elementary schools	39.9%		43.2	2944^th of 5662 public elementary schools	48.0%	534					19.0					30.3	40.9	35.4	47.4				37.9	46.6	27.9	32.5				96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	96.0	≥98.0	$6,652
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	705 CA St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5625	570	26	21.9	43.0%	70 (12.3%)	4 (0.7%)	467 (81.9%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (3.9%)	54.2	2370^th of 5789 public elementary schools	59.1%		39	3219^th of 5662 public elementary schools	43.1%	849	6.8	23.5	5.5	23.9	20.7					49.2	47.7	54.0	74.7				41.0	42.1	28.7	59.0				96.0	97.0	97.0	97.0	96.0	97.0	$6,257
Harden Middle	Public	7-8	1561 McKinnon St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7300	1,239	59	21.1	70.5%	37 (3.0%)	8 (0.6%)	1,131 (91.3%)	46 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	14 (1.1%)	26.1	1960^th of 2715 public middle schools	27.8%		17.6	2085^th of 2480 public middle schools	15.9%	125						23.4								34.8	32.4						23.6	14.0								$9,544
Everett Alvarez High	Public	9-12	1900 Independence Blvd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7800	2,664	120	22.2	69.3%	141 (5.3%)	17 (0.6%)	2,403 (90.2%)	89 (3.3%)	1 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	11 (0.4%)	34.1	1356^th of 2133 public high schools	36.4%		51.7	979^th of 2017 public high schools	51.5%	377							16.6	19.5	6.6							39.3							12.5							$8,635
Alisal High	Public	9-12	777 Williams Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7600	2,904	117	24.8	84.1%	29 (1.0%)	2 (0.1%)	2,842 (97.9%)	28 (1.0%)	1 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	41.9	1173^rd of 2133 public high schools	45.0%		46.7	1079^th of 2017 public high schools	46.5%	94							17.2	29.7	5.5							42.6							19.7							$9,059
El Sausal Middle	Public	7-8	1155 E. Alisal St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7200	1,160	52	22.2	90.3%	9 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	1,146 (98.8%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	29.7	1797^th of 2715 public middle schools	33.8%		26.6	1769^th of 2480 public middle schools	28.7%	28						20.2								31.3	36.3						22.2	31.2								$9,080
Mount Toro High	Public	9-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7700	175	13	13.0	86.9%	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	174 (99.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.2	1968^th of 2133 public high schools	7.7%		12	1705^th of 2017 public high schools	15.5%	263									1.4							8.1							0.0							$27,537
North Salinas High	Public	9-12	55 Kip Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7500	2,285	101	22.5	68.4%	164 (7.2%)	25 (1.1%)	1,917 (83.9%)	157 (6.9%)	5 (0.2%)	4 (0.2%)	13 (0.6%)	47.7	1033^rd of 2133 public high schools	51.6%		45.5	1109^th of 2017 public high schools	45.0%	76							17.1	29.0	9.8							50.5							25.5							$9,382
Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 S. Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7400	2,661	123	21.5	54.1%	578 (21.7%)	36 (1.4%)	1,896 (71.3%)	99 (3.7%)	5 (0.2%)	9 (0.3%)	38 (1.4%)	62.2	692^nd of 2133 public high schools	67.6%		64.8	711^th of 2017 public high schools	64.7%	19							40.6	35.2	5.7							55.3							31.6							$9,289
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	560 Iverson St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7100	1,265	56	22.5	71.6%	88 (7.0%)	9 (0.7%)	1,117 (88.3%)	32 (2.5%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (0.9%)	38.3	1511^th of 2715 public middle schools	44.3%		33.3	1572^nd of 2480 public middle schools	36.6%	61						25.0								41.8	43.3						25.2	29.4								$8,694
La Paz Middle	Public	7-8	1300 N. Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7900	1,201	55	21.7	88.7%	15 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1,178 (98.1%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	25.8	1968^th of 2715 public middle schools	27.5%		26.8	1761^st of 2480 public middle schools	29.0%	207						16.5								34.2	32.4						17.9	28.2								$9,471
Carr Lake Community Day	Public	7-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7700	19	2	9.5	94.7%	0 (0.0%)	3 (15.8%)	16 (84.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																														$22,104
El Puente	Public	7-12	20 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 796-7700	245	15	16.2	73.5%	25 (10.2%)	5 (2.0%)	207 (84.5%)	4 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.6%)	23.6	1546^th of 2133 public high schools	27.5%		18	1540^th of 2017 public high schools	23.6%	6								18.2	8.2							16.9							1.1							$19,257
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-5	2014 S. Santa Rita St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 443-7221	672	17	39.5	76.9%	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	653 (97.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	13.4	5357^th of 5789 public elementary schools	7.5%		12.9	5266^th of 5662 public elementary schools	7.0%	91					13.6					31.1	15.2	30.9					26.7	8.4	14.6					98.0	98.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	98.0	98.0	$5,449
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 443-7246	628	17	36.9	56.5%	62 (9.9%)	7 (1.1%)	517 (82.3%)	34 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	49.7	2611^th of 5789 public elementary schools	54.9%		47.3	2701^st of 5662 public elementary schools	52.3%	90					40.4					33.0	41.1	63.9					42.0	40.2	41.7					≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$4,908
Monterey County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93912	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	No	No	No	(831) 755-0300	281	42	6.6	66.9%	24 (8.5%)	4 (1.4%)	237 (84.3%)	9 (3.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	4 (1.4%)								(n/a)																								96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	96.0	≥98.0	96.0	$55,412
Monterey County Home Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	Yes	No	No	No	(831) 755-0331	286	16	18.1	60.8%	64 (22.4%)	2 (0.7%)	213 (74.5%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)								(n/a)						26.3			13.8				23.1		35.0	64.3				8.3		25.0	12.5							$11,038
Wellington M. Smith Junior	Public, Alternative	4-12	1420 Natividad Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 755-3979	52	7	7.3	94.2%	3 (5.8%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (90.4%)	2 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																0.0							0.0							$11,920
Salinas Community	Public	7-12	1420 Natividad Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-1578	143	8	17.7	86.0%	7 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	128 (89.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (4.2%)	13.1	1849^th of 2133 public high schools	13.3%		13.8	1638^th of 2017 public high schools	18.8%	211									7.7							12.5							0.0							$27,139
Buena Vista Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Tara Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 455-8936	344	19	18.1	16.9%	159 (46.2%)	2 (0.6%)	133 (38.7%)	21 (6.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (7.8%)	80.4	478^th of 2715 public middle schools	82.4%		74.9	545^th of 2480 public middle schools	78.0%	67						55.0							65.1	71.6	72.1					38.5	69.8	40.5								$7,991
San Benancio Middle	Public	6-8	43 San Benancio Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 484-1172	317	15	21.1	9.1%	191 (60.3%)	6 (1.9%)	71 (22.4%)	29 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.3%)	87.3	323^rd of 2715 public middle schools	88.1%		91.4	206^th of 2480 public middle schools	91.7%	117						49.0							80.9	76.6	68.8					63.6	57.0	47.9								$5,297
Toro Park Elementary	Public	K-3	22500 Portola Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 484-9691	378	16	23.6	11.9%	224 (59.3%)	1 (0.3%)	97 (25.7%)	24 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	31 (8.2%)								(n/a)										62.3							60.3							88.0	95.0	97.0	≥99.0	94.0	93.0	$6,701
Gavilan View Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Vab Buren Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 443-7212	667	21	31.2	70.0%	52 (7.8%)	7 (1.0%)	578 (86.7%)	22 (3.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	29.6	1805^th of 2715 public middle schools	33.5%		28.3	1714^th of 2480 public middle schools	30.9%	91						24.0							34.9	43.7	44.3					13.7	20.5	17.7								$4,843
Central Bay High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	17500 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 663-2997	39	5	8.0	92.3%	4 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (89.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9.2	2090^th of 2133 public high schools	2.0%		9.5	1924^th of 2017 public high schools	4.6%	166									0.0							0.0							0.0							$31,161
Echo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	147 Echo Valley Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 663-2308	492	20	24.4	87.2%	32 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	448 (91.1%)	7 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	11.9	5458^th of 5789 public elementary schools	5.7%		10.4	5417^th of 5662 public elementary schools	4.3%	41					5.1					28.4	29.4	22.1	21.4				20.6	17.7	12.8	15.7				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$8,279
Prunedale Elementary	Public	K-6	17719 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 663-3963	669	28	23.8	81.6%	102 (15.2%)	4 (0.6%)	552 (82.5%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	34.8	3550^th of 5789 public elementary schools	38.7%		29.1	3903^rd of 5662 public elementary schools	31.1%	353					18.7					40.2	37.9	32.0	50.5				40.2	21.9	41.3	30.3				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$7,464
North Monterey County Center for Independent Study	Public, Alternative	K-12	17500 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	No	No	No	(831) 633-7050	128	6	21.3	75.0%	54 (42.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (51.6%)	4 (3.1%)	1 (0.8%)	2 (1.6%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)									17.7							52.8							0.0							$5,355
Boronda Elementary	Public	K-6	1114 Fontes Ln.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 784-2231	195	9	21.6	59.0%	19 (9.7%)	1 (0.5%)	169 (86.7%)	3 (1.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)								(n/a)	7.9									21.1							34.2							≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	≥95.0	$8,743
La Joya Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 443-7216	564	19	29.6	70.7%	59 (10.5%)	4 (0.7%)	487 (86.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	6 (1.1%)	28.6	4055^th of 5789 public elementary schools	30.0%		25.1	4228^th of 5662 public elementary schools	25.3%	173					20.2					43.2	47.0	33.7					31.7	28.0	15.9					96.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$5,778
Boronda Meadows	Public	K-6	915 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 784-5400	726	31	23.4	87.5%	9 (1.2%)	8 (1.1%)	687 (94.6%)	7 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	14 (1.9%)	17.8	5003^rd of 5789 public elementary schools	13.6%		16	5004^th of 5662 public elementary schools	11.6%	1	16.3	22.9	10.0	27.8	9.3					24.8	35.1	26.2	23.5				37.9	26.9	21.3	16.5				≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,378
Rancho San Juan High	Public	9-12	1100 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 273-7700																			(n/a)
Monte Bella Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Tuscany Blvd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 753-5700	831	32	25.9	89.3%	17 (2.0%)	2 (0.2%)	778 (93.6%)	18 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (1.8%)	25.7	4291^st of 5789 public elementary schools	25.9%		28.3	3966^th of 5662 public elementary schools	30.0%	325					17.6					29.8	30.7	38.0	46.2				40.4	22.8	17.6	25.0				≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	≥99.0	$6,156
Graves Elementary	Public	K-8	15 McFadden Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Graves Elementary	No	No	No	(n/a)	(831) 422-6392	42	2	21.0	19.0%	10 (23.8%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (66.7%)	2 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)
Lagunita Elementary	Public	K-8	975 San Juan Grade Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Lagunita Elementary	No	No	No	(n/a)	(831) 449-2800	101	5	20.2	15.8%	43 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (42.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	1 (1.0%)	13 (12.9%)	53.1	2416^th of 5789 public elementary schools	58.3%		58.1	2131^st of 5662 public elementary schools	62.4%	285					18.2					66.7	45.5	54.6	66.7	100.0			58.3	27.3	9.1	66.7	54.6									$10,404
McKinnon	Public	K-5	2100 McKinnon	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 443-7224	459	18	25.5	67.3%	24 (5.2%)	4 (0.9%)	411 (89.5%)	15 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	24.2	4439^th of 5789 public elementary schools	23.3%		19.1	4752^nd of 5662 public elementary schools	16.1%	313					10.5					40.0	36.5	32.6					41.9	35.5	10.3					≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	≥98.0	$6,266
Bolsa Knolls Middle	Public	6-8	1031 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	No	No	Yes	(831) 443-3300	656	22	30.2	61.7%	51 (7.8%)	6 (0.9%)	573 (87.3%)	22 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30.3	1781^st of 2715 public middle schools	34.4%		30.3	1653^rd of 2480 public middle schools	33.3%	128						21.0							36.4	48.7	41.4					15.9	23.8	12.9								$4,138
Washington Elementary	Public	4-5	340 Corral de Tierra Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	No	No	No	(831) 484-1331	198	7	28.2	10.6%	122 (61.6%)	1 (0.5%)	48 (24.2%)	12 (6.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (7.6%)	84.3	946^th of 5789 public elementary schools	83.7%		79.4	1165^th of 5662 public elementary schools	79.4%	219					58.0						68.8	69.6						62.5	54.5											$6,305

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Spreckels	2.91 mi	1	163^rd
Marina	6.09 mi	8	726^th
Seaside	8.16 mi	14	686^th
Castroville	8.63 mi	4	728^th
Chualar	10.13 mi	1	376^th

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