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Santa Rita Union Elementary

At a glance

1331^stof 1,543 California districts▲ 58

Better than 13% of California districts

Elementary 4 Middle 2Grades K-8

57 Russell Rd.
Salinas, CA 93906-4325·(831) 443-7200·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2016–2025

2025: better than 13.7% of districts

Schools

3,088

Students

Top rankedNew Republic Elementary3909^th of 5,857 California elementary schools

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Biggest riser

McKinnon up 567 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Gavilan View Middle 18.5 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

2★

1★

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The Santa Rita Union Elementary district in Salinas operates six schools serving grades K-8 for about 3,100 students, all of which face significant academic challenges compared to state averages.

Among the schools, New Republic Elementary stands out as the highest-performing, particularly in science, and has the lowest rate of student economic need, while Santa Rita Elementary faces the greatest struggles with the lowest test scores and highest economic need, despite receiving the most funding per student. The two middle schools, John Gutierrez Middle and Gavilan View Middle, perform very similarly to each other in all key areas.

A positive finding for the district is that all schools have student absenteeism rates better than the state average. For parents, this analysis suggests that while the district as a whole is low-performing, there are notable differences between individual schools, with New Republic Elementary demonstrating stronger academic results and La Joya Elementary showing particular success in keeping students in class.

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Ranking:

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Joya Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7216	498	22	22.6	88.8%	28 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	459 (92.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	22.3	4646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		21.5	4716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	70	11.8		11.8	24.4	27.9	43.4				31.7	30.4	22.1	15.8				22.8							$11,790	$10,142	$1,648
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-5	2014 Santa Rita St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7221	545	24	22.7	97.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	5777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		8	5770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	7.2		7.2	9.5	6.8	15.5				10.9	14.7	5.3	9.3				10.1	95.2	98.1		96.1	97.1	98.1	$10,604	$8,722	$1,882
Gavilan View Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Van Buren Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7212	556	30	18.5	87.6%	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (91.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	24.6	2028^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%		18.1	2337^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.0%	309		21.1	21.1				34.5	30.2	36.4	33.6				16.5	15.1	16.8	16.1							$11,092	$9,808	$1,284
McKinnon	Public	K-5	2100 McKinnon	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7224	439	21	20.9	85.4%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	407 (92.7%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.4	4644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		16	5211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	567	21.0		21.0	21.3	28.6	39.3				29.7	34.4	14.1	16.1				21.1							$10,977	$9,320	$1,657
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	30.6	3909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.1	3673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	236	31.7		31.7	19.1	28.2	47.4				31.0	14.3	27.9	36.7				26.1	95.4	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.3	98.2	$11,421	$10,004	$1,417
John Gutierrez Middle	Public	6-8	1031 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-3300	568	29	19.4	80.5%	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	513 (90.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	24.8	2012^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		22.7	2137^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.2%	125		18.3	18.3				31.9	30.5	37.8	33.5				15.9	20.4	16.2	17.7							$12,197	$10,908	$1,289
Santa Rita Pre-K	Public		57 Russell Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 443-7200																			(n/a)

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salinas Union High	0.33 mi	12	981^st
Salinas City Elementary	1.8 mi	15	1344^th
Monterey County Office of Education	1.87 mi	8
Alisal Union	1.93 mi	15	1327^th
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	2.74 mi	1

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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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