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Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4503^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 526 students in the Alisal Union district of Salinas, a high-need community where nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school's statewide ranking has been volatile and recently declined, placing it in the 23rd percentile for the 2024-2025 school year; however, it's important to note that all schools in the Alisal Union district rank in the bottom 14% of California schools, and Barton actually performs better than several neighbors like Frank Paul Elementary (9th percentile) and Loma Vista Elementary (1st percentile). Barton shows some strengths, with math proficiency that beats the district average and chronic absenteeism rates better than the state and slightly better than the district, outperforming nearby schools such as Creekside Elementary.

There are significant variations in performance between grade levels and subjects, with strong 6th-grade English scores but very low 5th-grade scores, and a concerning recent drop in science proficiency. The school has a history of effectively serving English Learner and homeless students, though recent data shows declines. Despite a major 74% increase in per-student spending over three years, academic results have not yet improved, highlighting the complex challenges faced by the school and its community.

526

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,357

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

680 Las Casitas Dr.
Salinas, CA 93905-1200

(831) 753-5770

District: Alisal Union

Students who attend Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary usually attend:

High:

Everett Alvarez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

98.3%

Asian:

0.8%

White:

0.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 28th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg24%

California avg41%

4,503^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	23.9	4503 of 5857	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	3909 of 5869	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	3180 of 5859	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3704 of 5883	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.8	4561 of 5789	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	4819 of 5662	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.5	4901 of 5692	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.8	4819 of 5614	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	4473 of 5611	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	31.2	3954 of 5530	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.9	4786 of 5390	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.9	4904 of 5377	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	27.7	4025 of 5314	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	15.6	4701 of 5193	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.8	4776 of 5113	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.0	4917 of 5113	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.8	4419 of 4818	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.2	4447 of 4822	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	13.1	4476 of 4809	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	30.8	1752 of 2585	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.7	1497 of 3162	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	914 of 3245	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	56.7	897 of 3311	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.4	575 of 3275	82.4%	★★★★☆
2018	54.7	1050 of 3246	67.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	4254 of 5597	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4029 of 5612	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.7	3168 of 5609	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	3481 of 5635	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4590 of 5492	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	4711 of 5413	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	3597 of 5107	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.6	2854 of 5107	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.5	2150 of 5087	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	2683 of 5084	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	3515 of 4963	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	3940 of 4830	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	260 of 429	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.9	140 of 364	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.4	117 of 356	67.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	3704 of 5460	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	3157 of 5517	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.6	2129 of 5363	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	2445 of 5264	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	3954 of 5173	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	4272 of 5084	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	4299 of 5628	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.9	3489 of 5643	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2933 of 5638	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3646 of 5663	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	4096 of 5510	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4645 of 5431	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	59 of 78	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2799 of 2847	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	2025 of 2635	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2019)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+6 vs school

Migrant (2025)24th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)24th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-22 vs state

Science5%-28 vs state

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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)	% DTP (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	% DTP KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
Alisal Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	1-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	22	3	7.3	81.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (90.9%)	2 (9.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)							6.3					0.0			$31,587	$2,663	$28,924
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5252	534	21	25.4	75.7%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	484 (90.6%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	20.7	4771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23	4580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	191	26.6	26.6	15.5	17.8	46.8	24.7	26.7	15.5	14.9	26.6	2.7	15.2			$21,166	$3,721	$17,445
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
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
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5780	486	20	24.9	78.0%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (90.1%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	31.5	3841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		25.2	4348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	507	31.3	31.3	28.2	24.7	52.5	36.2	35.6	39.4	17.3	28.8	8.7	23.6	96.3	96.3	$20,584	$3,031	$17,553
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5670	445	19	23.4	73.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	5823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.2	5763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	60	1.8	1.8	8.2	5.6	8.8	16.9	10.3	8.2	7.4	1.8	7.0	6.2
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary

Is Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary a good school?

Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary ranks in the bottom 23.1% of California elementary schools.

What district is Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary in?

Alisal Union

What is the racial makeup of Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary?

Students at Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 526 students attended Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary attend?

Students who attend Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Everett Alvarez High

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