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Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary serves 646 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Salinas’s Alisal Union district. In 2025–26, proficiency was below district and state results in English Language Arts (ELA), math, and science. ELA stands out as the clearest concern: the school had the second-lowest ELA result among the ten nearby schools in the data.

Compared with nearby schools, the school’s results were weakest in ELA: 23% of students were proficient, versus a nearby average of 31%, and only one nearby school scored lower. The result was also below the district’s 32% and the state’s 49%. Math was closer to the local group: 22% were proficient, compared with 25% nearby, 23% districtwide, and 38% statewide. Science proficiency was 15%, near the nearby average of 17% but below the district’s 18% and the state’s 36%. Chronic absenteeism was a relative bright spot at 12% in 2025–26, below the district’s 15%, the state’s 18%, and the nearby average of 13%.

Results have improved notably in math and science, while ELA has changed little: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, math rose from 12% to 22% and science from 6% to 15%, while ELA edged down from 24% to 23%. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 14th percentile statewide with 1 star in 2025–26; its nearby schools ranged from the 5th to the 47th percentile. One subgroup result was notably stronger: SchoolDigger ranked the school at the 64th percentile for how well it serves Migrant Students, compared with the 14th percentile overall. In 2024–25, 98% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible, the highest reported rate among the ten nearby schools; California is identified in the data as a statewide free-meals state, so this measure does not indicate that meal access differs from other California schools. The student–teacher ratio was 23.9, slightly below the nearby average of 24.8.

646

Students ?

23.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,170

Per pupil spending ?

98.0%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

901 North Sanborn Rd.
Salinas, CA 93905-1308

(831) 753-5760

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	El Sausal Middle
High:	Alisal High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.5%

White:

0.2%

American Indian:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 14th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school21%

District avg26%

California avg42%

5,017^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 11 pts since 2016

From bottom 2% (2016) to bottom 14% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 12Elementary Schools in the Alisal Union

1281^st of 1,530Alisal 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	17.5	5017 of 5817	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.6	5050 of 5857	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	5403 of 5869	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	5343 of 5859	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5368 of 5883	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	4442 of 5789	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	4546 of 5662	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.3	5001 of 5692	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	9.2	5483 of 5614	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.1	5557 of 5611	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	22.1	1859 of 2128	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.9	2117 of 3162	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	2096 of 3245	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	2166 of 3311	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.6	945 of 3275	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.5	594 of 3246	81.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.6	4713 of 5581	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	19.6	4708 of 5597	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5080 of 5612	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5201 of 5609	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	5177 of 5635	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.7	4326 of 5492	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	4365 of 5413	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.3	4134 of 5094	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	4131 of 5107	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	4555 of 5107	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	4513 of 5087	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	4503 of 5084	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.3	3368 of 4963	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	3509 of 4830	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.8	238 of 366	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	44.6	227 of 429	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.5	306 of 364	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	298 of 356	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.1	4404 of 5423	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.5	4401 of 5460	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	4953 of 5517	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	4702 of 5363	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	4611 of 5264	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.4	3395 of 5173	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	3593 of 5084	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.6	4886 of 5603	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	17.7	4913 of 5628	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	5284 of 5643	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	5016 of 5638	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5073 of 5663	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	4166 of 5510	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4398 of 5431	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	53.7	24 of 67	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	57.4	26 of 78	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.2	48 of 74	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	16.7	2810 of 2927	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)64th percentile+50 vs school

Homeless (2026)35th percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)19th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)16th percentile~ school

Male (2026)13th percentile~ school

Disabled (2018)13th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2026)4th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics22%-17 vs state

Science15%-21 vs state

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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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	5017^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	33																					15.0	15.0	13.0	21.1	18.8	37.0	22.8	23.2	26.7	17.5	18.8	21.6	≥ 98%		$19,170	$16,838	$2,332
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	4502^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	566																					21.8	21.8	20.0	27.4	41.0	29.3	29.9	35.4	27.0	25.6	8.5	23.4	91%	0%	$17,460	$15,114	$2,346
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	5527^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%	38																					9.9	9.9	13.5	24.1	25.7	24.8	22.3	15.7	6.0	9.9	13.2	11.4	94%	0%	$16,483	$14,134	$2,349
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%)	33	3734^th of 5817 public elementary schools	35.8%		23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%	769																					20.0	20.0	35.4	25.0	36.3	42.0	34.9	55.8	30.1	16.3	33.3	31.8	94%	0%	$18,910	$16,600	$2,310
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	4291^st of 5817 public elementary schools	26.2%		34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	639																					14.1	14.1	26.8	31.2	33.3	43.6	33.3	33.0	15.6	21.8	30.8	25.8	≥ 98%		$19,167	$16,828	$2,339
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	4008^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%	175																					17.2	17.2	38.2	39.5	41.8	32.8	37.7	41.1	23.5	23.0	22.4	25.8	97%	0%	$18,298	$15,956	$2,342
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	5015^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.8%		14	5347^th of 5857 public elementary schools	8.7%	332																					14.1	14.1	22.2	24.7	32.1	32.6	28.2	23.0	24.7	11.5	14.4	18.1	93%	0%	$18,947	$16,614	$2,333
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	3996^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.3%		27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%	197	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	≥ 98%		$23,675	$22,762	$913
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	4878^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.1%		15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	315																					22.8	22.8	17.4	34.2	37.2	20.3	27.2	23.3	11.4	25.3	10.1	17.9	≥ 98%		$17,208	$14,642	$2,566
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	3070^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.2%		37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%	320																					23.5	23.5	29.3	35.6	40.0	56.1	40.9	42.5	28.7	31.3	46.3	37.5	≥ 99%		$16,322	$14,000	$2,322

Frequently Asked Questions about Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary?

Students at Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary are 100% Hispanic.

Is Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary a good school?

Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary ranks in the bottom 13.8% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary.

What district is Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary in?

Alisal Union

What schools do graduates of Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : El Sausal Middle
High : Alisal High

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