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Bardin Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4866^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bardin Elementary serves 559 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Salinas, in the Alisal Union School District. The school’s strongest subject is science, but its overall academic results remain below state levels: in 2025–2026, proficiency was below the state in science, math, and English language arts (ELA), with math and ELA also trailing most nearby schools.

Science is the school’s clearest strength against local comparisons: 23% of students were proficient, versus 18% in the district, 36% statewide, and a 17% average among 10 nearby schools; that was the second-highest nearby result. Math and ELA were weaker. ELA proficiency was 27%, compared with 32% in both the district and nearby-school average and 49% statewide. Math was 18%, versus 23% in the district, 25% nearby, and 38% statewide. Within the nearby group, the school had the third-lowest ELA result and second-lowest math result.

Scores have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose from 17% to 27%, math from 9% to 18%, and science from 12% to 23%; each subject also narrowed its gap with the state. SchoolDigger’s rank percentile rose from 4 to 16 over that period, though it remains below the nearby-school average of 25, and the school has one star. In 2024–2025, 93% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, close to the nearby average of 92%; the student-teacher ratio was 26.6, the highest among nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking for how well the school serves English Language Learner Students reached the 45th percentile in 2023–2024, up from the 10th percentile in 2021–2022; its overall percentile that year was 12. For Homeless Students, the ranking was at the 43rd percentile in 2025–2026, compared with the school’s overall 16th percentile.

559

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,208

Per pupil spending ?

93.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

425 Bardin Rd.
Salinas, CA 93905-3025

(831) 753-5730

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Bardin Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sausal Middle
High:	Alisal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.4%

White:

0.9%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (23% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school23%

District avg26%

California avg42%

4,866^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 10 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

836^th of 968Alisal 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
2026	19.3	4866 of 5804	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.9	5193 of 5857	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5138 of 5869	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5623 of 5859	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5595 of 5883	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.8	5182 of 5789	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4913 of 5662	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.2	5011 of 5692	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.4	5280 of 5614	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	13.1	5272 of 5611	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	23.7	4481 of 5530	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.6	4866 of 5390	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	17.4	4833 of 5377	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.1	5053 of 5314	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	8.7	5049 of 5193	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	4970 of 5113	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	5026 of 5113	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.7	4686 of 4818	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	4650 of 4822	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.9	4275 of 4809	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	16.9	2205 of 2227	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.0	1383 of 2585	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1276 of 2128	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	41.1	1743 of 3162	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.1	2869 of 3245	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	2967 of 3311	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	1151 of 3275	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	942 of 3246	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	4810 of 5569	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.6	5331 of 5597	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	5048 of 5612	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.8	5386 of 5609	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	5419 of 5635	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	4986 of 5492	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	4571 of 5413	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.9	3887 of 5085	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.6	4265 of 5107	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4332 of 5107	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	4924 of 5087	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	4791 of 5084	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	4235 of 4963	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	3922 of 4830	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.3	208 of 366	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	50.5	180 of 429	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.4	276 of 364	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.7	4109 of 5412	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.1	4581 of 5460	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	4758 of 5517	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	5129 of 5363	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	4925 of 5264	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.5	4390 of 5173	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	4027 of 5084	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.6	4466 of 5590	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.0	4389 of 5628	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4699 of 5643	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	5314 of 5638	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	5292 of 5663	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	4789 of 5510	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4832 of 5431	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.9	54 of 67	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.6	62 of 78	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.8	55 of 74	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	5.3	643 of 669	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.2	599 of 610	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	16.2	2391 of 2420	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)45th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2026)43rd percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)24th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2026)24th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2026)20th percentile+4 vs school

Migrant (2026)19th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)14th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)4th percentile~ school

Special Education (2023)1st percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
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%)	19.3	4866^th of 5804 public elementary schools	16.2%		15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	327																					22.8	22.8	17.4	34.2	37.2	20.3	27.2	23.3	11.4	25.3	10.1	17.9				$17,208	$14,642	$2,566
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%)	26.2	4281^st of 5804 public elementary schools	26.2%		34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	629																					14.1	14.1	26.8	31.2	33.3	43.6	33.3	33.0	15.6	21.8	30.8	25.8				$19,167	$16,828	$2,339
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%)	42.7	3063^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	47.2%		37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%	327																					23.5	23.5	29.3	35.6	40.0	56.1	40.9	42.5	28.7	31.3	46.3	37.5				$16,322	$14,000	$2,322
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%)	29.8	3998^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%	185																					17.2	17.2	38.2	39.5	41.8	32.8	37.7	41.1	23.5	23.0	22.4	25.8				$18,298	$15,956	$2,342
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%)	11.3	5514^th of 5804 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%	25																					9.9	9.9	13.5	24.1	25.7	24.8	22.3	15.7	6.0	9.9	13.2	11.4	96.5	98.3	97.4	$16,483	$14,134	$2,349
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%)	25.5	4331^st of 5804 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%	141																					19.7	19.7	29.0	22.9	43.7	43.1	34.6	21.1	7.1	18.3	31.9	19.7				$18,809	$16,492	$2,317
Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5630	620	26	23.8	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	604 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29.9	3986^th of 5804 public elementary schools	31.3%		27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%	207	7.0	19.4	5.4	16.7	12.6	64.9	31.9	69.6	33.3	49.0	22.8	37.5	10.7	24.1	24.7	1.8	16.7	1.8	14.8	9.2	11.6	11.6	12.0	28.4	40.7	42.0	31.1	26.7	25.2	34.9	42.0	31.9				$23,675	$22,762	$913
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%)	23.7	4490^th of 5804 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	578																					21.8	21.8	20.0	27.4	41.0	29.3	29.9	35.4	27.0	25.6	8.5	23.4				$17,460	$15,114	$2,346
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%)	17.5	5005^th of 5804 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	45																					15.0	15.0	13.0	21.1	18.8	37.0	22.8	23.2	26.7	17.5	18.8	21.6				$19,170	$16,838	$2,332
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%)	17.6	5003^rd of 5804 public elementary schools	13.8%		14	5347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%	344																					14.1	14.1	22.2	24.7	32.1	32.6	28.2	23.0	24.7	11.5	14.4	18.1				$18,947	$16,614	$2,333

Frequently Asked Questions about Bardin Elementary

What schools do graduates of Bardin Elementary attend?

Students who attend Bardin Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Sausal Middle
High : Alisal High

What district is Bardin Elementary in?

Alisal Union

How many students attend Bardin Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 559 students attended Bardin Elementary.

Is Bardin Elementary a good school?

Bardin Elementary ranks in the bottom 16.2% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Bardin Elementary?

Students at Bardin Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

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