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Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary

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Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary ranks 3734 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3734^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of California elementary schools

Summary

Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary is a 526-student K–6 school in Salinas, serving families in the Alisal Union district. In 2025–26, its proficiency was above the district’s in English language arts (ELA), math, and science, though below California’s in all three. Its clearest distinction is math: Barton had the highest overall math result among 10 nearby schools.

Barton’s strongest subject compared with nearby schools is math: 32% of students were proficient, 12 percentage points above the nearby-school average of 20% and 9 points above the district’s 23%; the statewide result was 38%. ELA was also a local strength: Barton’s 35% was third-highest nearby and 6 points above the local average, but 14 points below the state’s 49%. Science was fourth-highest nearby, at 20%—4 points above the nearby average and 2 above the district, but 16 below the state. Results vary by grade: third-grade math reached 56%, while fifth-grade math was 16%, 4 points below the district and 20 below the state. Fourth-grade ELA was another weaker spot, at 25%, 21 points below the state.

Scores rebounded in the latest year: ELA rose 9 points, math 5, and science 15 from 2024–25. Across the full four-year period, however, ELA and math were down 3 and 1 points, while science was up 5; Barton’s gap with the state widened in all three subjects. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rose from 23 to 36, and its rating improved from 1 to 2 stars; both now lead or tie for the best among the nearby schools. SchoolDigger’s measure of how well Barton serves homeless students was 69 in 2025–26, compared with 36 overall, up from 39 the prior year. For special education students, it was 21, below the school’s overall 36, but up from 2 in 2024–25. Other context: the 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 26.3, the highest among nearby schools, and 94% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch in 2024–25.

526

Students ?

26.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,497

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

94%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

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: Recently slipping — 46th percentile in 2023 → 36th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Alisal Union

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 46th-percentile peak (2023) to 36th (2026)

!Science scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg26%

California avg42%

3,734^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 22 pts since 2016

From bottom 14% (2016) to bottom 36% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	33.0	3734 of 5817	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	28.4	4003 of 5581	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	45.5	2650 of 5094	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	59.2	115 of 366	68.6%	★★★☆☆
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
2026	45.0	2803 of 5423	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	39.2	3191 of 5603	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
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
2026	31.0	50 of 67	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	29.3	59 of 78	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.2	2310 of 2927	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
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)

Homeless (2026)69th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)53rd percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)48th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2026)48th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)43rd percentile+7 vs school

Disabled (2019)32nd percentile+11 vs school

Female (2026)28th percentile-8 vs school

Migrant (2026)25th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-14 vs state

Mathematics32%-7 vs state

Science20%-16 vs state

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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%	$21,497	$2,310	$19,187
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%	$21,527	$2,333	$19,194
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%	$20,790	$2,346	$18,444
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%)	23	4559^th of 5817 public elementary schools	21.6%		20.7	4771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%	212	22.4	22.4	21.0	13.4	35.5	47.4	30.3	19.7	14.9	25.0	17.3	19.4	≥ 98%		$20,453	$2,302	$18,151
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%		$21,638	$2,332	$19,306
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%	$21,207	$2,342	$18,865
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%)	29.5	4030^th of 5817 public elementary schools	30.7%		31.5	3841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%	189	21.5	21.5	37.7	24.7	36.3	54.3	38.5	36.5	19.7	12.7	23.5	21.9	96%	0%	$20,221	$2,299	$17,922
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%)	7.6	5715^th of 5817 public elementary schools	1.8%		5.6	5823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%	108	9.4	9.4	15.3	14.8	13.2	5.2	12.1	20.3	4.9	7.6	10.3	10.8	≥ 98%		$21,182	$893	$20,289
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%		$21,640	$2,339	$19,301
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	4342^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.3	4472^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.6%	130	19.7	19.7	29.0	22.9	43.7	43.1	34.6	21.1	7.1	18.3	31.9	19.7	≥ 98%		$21,450	$2,317	$19,133

Frequently Asked Questions about Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary

How many students attend Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary?

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

Is Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary a good school?

Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary ranks 3734^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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.

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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2024–25 school spending data (updated)NewNov 2, 2026

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