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Alisal Community

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Alisal Community ranks 3652 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3652^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of California elementary schools

Summary

Alisal Community is an elementary school in Salinas, California, serving 582 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Alisal Union School District, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Alisal Community consistently performs below the district and state averages in academic assessments, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics at 39.1% and 27.9%, respectively, compared to the district's 28.61% and 21.79%, and the state's 48.81% and 37.3%. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 24.9%, significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, Alisal Community has a very high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with 92.27% to 94.48% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the nearby Bardin Elementary, Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary, and Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy also perform below the state average, some schools like Cesar E. Chavez Elementary and Monte Bella Elementary perform slightly better, suggesting potential opportunities for Alisal Community to learn from their practices. Additionally, Alisal Community's performance for specific student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Migrant students, is relatively stronger compared to their overall school performance and the district/state averages.

591

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,569

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1437 Del Monte Ave.
Salinas, CA 93905-1902

(831) 753-5720

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Alisal Community usually attend:

Middle:	La Paz Middle
High:	Alisal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.3%

White:

0.3%

Asian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 37th percentile in 2013 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alisal Union

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg24%

California avg41%

3,652^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 33 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

1327^th of 1,543Alisal Union among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	3652 of 5857	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	3454 of 5869	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	3524 of 5859	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3818 of 5883	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	2883 of 5789	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.1	3212 of 5662	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.5	3478 of 5692	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	22.1	4419 of 5614	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	12.4	5326 of 5611	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	37.5	3495 of 5530	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	3742 of 5390	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.2	4847 of 5377	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.3	5043 of 5314	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	7.7	5089 of 5193	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	4808 of 5113	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	4462 of 5113	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.4	4388 of 4818	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	17.8	4118 of 4822	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.8	4419 of 4809	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.7	1864 of 2585	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	53.1	1021 of 3162	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	688 of 3245	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	634 of 3311	80.9%	★★★★☆
2019	87.5	207 of 3275	93.7%	★★★★★
2018	86.8	234 of 3246	92.8%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3422 of 5597	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	3305 of 5612	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	3621 of 5609	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3736 of 5635	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	2956 of 5492	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	3381 of 5413	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.5	2530 of 5107	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.3	2387 of 5107	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	2297 of 5087	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.5	2711 of 5084	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.6	1652 of 4963	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.5	1935 of 4830	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	146 of 429	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.8	86 of 364	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	52.9	131 of 356	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	2756 of 5460	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	2601 of 5517	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.1	2489 of 5363	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.3	2743 of 5264	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	1596 of 5173	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	1911 of 5084	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.1	3618 of 5628	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3419 of 5643	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3209 of 5638	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3587 of 5663	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.5	2643 of 5510	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	2861 of 5431	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.9	24 of 78	69.2%	★★★★☆
2024	62.9	21 of 74	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.8	16 of 68	76.5%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Migrant (2025)69th percentile+32 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)68th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile~ school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)28th percentile-22 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy39%-10 vs state

Mathematics28%-9 vs state

Science20%-12 vs state

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Schools Near Alisal Community

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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)	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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Alisal Community

How many students attend Alisal Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 591 students attended Alisal Community.

Is Alisal Community a good school?

Alisal Community ranks 3652^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Alisal Community?

Students at Alisal Community are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Alisal Community attend?

Students who attend Alisal Community usually go on to attend:

Middle : La Paz Middle
High : Alisal High

What district is Alisal Community in?

Alisal Union

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