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Bardin Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bardin Elementary is a public elementary school in Salinas, California, serving 546 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Alisal Union School District, which is ranked 1342 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Bardin Elementary consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of California elementary schools based on the statewide SchoolDigger ranking. The school's performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments is significantly below the Alisal Union district and California state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 23.28% of Bardin students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 28.61% for the Alisal Union district and 48.81% for the state. Bardin also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.5% to 24.9% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average. Additionally, over 90% of Bardin's students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage.

While the nearby Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary, Alisal Community, and Monte Bella Elementary schools within the Alisal Union district generally perform better than Bardin Elementary on academic measures, these schools also have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The significant increase in per-student spending at Bardin Elementary suggests that the district and school are investing resources to support student learning, but the impact of this investment is not yet evident in the school's academic outcomes.

559

Students ?

26.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,907

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Rebounding — 4th percentile in 2023 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 11th (2025) from a 4th-percentile low (2023)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 26 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg24%

California avg41%

5,193^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th 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	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
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
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
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
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
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
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)

Homeless (2025)58th percentile+47 vs school

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

Male (2025)22nd percentile+11 vs school

Migrant (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile-7 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 (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Science19%-14 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)					CSA Spanish Listening (2025)					CSA Spanish Writing (2025)					CSA Spanish Reading (2025)					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	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%)	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
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
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
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
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
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
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%)	27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		23	4579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	386	6.9	17.9	16.7	17.5	14.2	59.7	16.1	48.2	42.1	42.7	8.3	30.4	16.7	26.3	19.7	0.0	14.3	1.9	21.1	8.8	19.5	19.5	15.8	11.2	27.7	47.7	25.2	18.6	17.8	25.3	54.6	28.7
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bardin Elementary

What district is Bardin Elementary in?

Alisal Union

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

How many students attend Bardin Elementary?

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

What is the racial makeup of Bardin Elementary?

Students at Bardin Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

Is Bardin Elementary a good school?

Bardin Elementary ranks in the bottom 11.3% of California elementary schools.

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