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Arroyo Seco Academy

Public Grades K-6

5209^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of California elementary schools

Summary

Arroyo Seco Academy is a K-6 elementary school serving 571 students in Greenfield, California, a community within the Greenfield Union Elementary district where many families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, with test scores in English, math, and science consistently below state averages and ranking in the bottom 11% of California schools; it is also the lowest-performing school within its own district, where peers like Mary Chapa Academy and Oak Avenue Elementary achieve higher results with similar student populations. Despite having the highest per-student spending in the district, these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes, and performance varies widely by grade level, with some grades performing much better than others.

However, the school has a remarkable strength in student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate less than half the state average and better than most nearby schools, indicating a positive and engaging school culture. Furthermore, the school shows relative success in supporting its English Language Learners. For context, schools in neighboring districts such as Rose Ferrero Elementary in the Soledad Unified district and Mission Elementary in the Mission Union Elementary district demonstrate that higher academic achievement is possible in the region.

571

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,397

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1226 Apple Ave.
Greenfield, CA 93927

(831) 674-6080

District: Greenfield Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.7%

Two or more races:

0.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2019 → 11th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% 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 school19%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,209^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From bottom 5% (2019) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Greenfield Union Elementary

1391^st of 1,543Greenfield Union Elementary 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	15.7	5209 of 5857	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	5583 of 5869	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5432 of 5859	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	5162 of 5883	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	5476 of 5789	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	36.5	1216 of 2227	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2539 of 2585	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	2133 of 3162	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.0	1946 of 3245	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1976 of 3311	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	3150 of 3275	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	5212 of 5597	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	5442 of 5612	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	5391 of 5609	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	5044 of 5635	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.5	5121 of 5492	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	4376 of 5107	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	4787 of 5107	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	4608 of 5087	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	4241 of 5084	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	4649 of 4963	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	311 of 429	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	318 of 364	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.0	253 of 335	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.7	190 of 356	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	4829 of 5460	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	5327 of 5517	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	4986 of 5363	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.3	4553 of 5264	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	4872 of 5173	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.6	4654 of 5628	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	5151 of 5643	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	5019 of 5638	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	4772 of 5663	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	5284 of 5510	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.3	2381 of 2635	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.4	1068 of 2420	55.9%	★★★☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)45th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+28 vs school

Homeless (2025)28th percentile+16 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)10th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy23%-26 vs state

Mathematics17%-21 vs state

Science11%-21 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)	% 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	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Varicella KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Arroyo Seco Academy	Public	K-6	1226 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-6080	571	25	22.8	83.5%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	566 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.7	5209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.5	5583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	374	11.3		11.3	36.4	12.7	16.7	26.4			23.1	27.9	11.5	15.0	12.4			16.6			$21,397	$3,261	$18,136
Oak Avenue Elementary	Public	K-6	1239 Oak Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5916	693	31	22.7	86.7%	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	681 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.2	4372^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.4%		24.9	4372^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	25.5%		14.7		14.7	27.0	25.0	24.0	39.2			28.8	39.1	17.3	19.6	32.7			26.8	98.0	98.0	$20,131	$3,128	$17,003
Mary Chapa Academy	Public	K-6	490 El Camino Real	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5586	686	30	22.8	90.1%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	674 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25	4393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.7	4959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	566	10.6		10.6	19.2	26.8	25.9	45.7			29.7	33.0	25.4	9.3	32.7			25.5			$20,946	$3,045	$17,901
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-2412	642	29	22.1	70.2%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	629 (98.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	4649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		16.9	5126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	477	25.3		25.3	23.3	34.8	34.3	21.5			28.4	21.8	23.3	24.0	14.1			20.9			$20,436	$3,243	$17,193
Mission Elementary	Public	K-8	36825 Foothill Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Mission Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-3524	130	6	21.6	36.9%	29 (22.3%)	2 (1.5%)	93 (71.5%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	2875^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		45.6	2824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	51	7.1	27.3	16.0	50.0	36.4	64.3	86.7	35.7	63.6	57.0	35.7	36.4	14.3	20.0	35.7	36.4	29.1			$15,447	$334	$15,113
San Vicente Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Metz Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6420	501	21	24.4	92.8%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.7	5419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	48	5.5		5.5	33.8	16.3	15.3	17.9			20.4	26.5	16.1	12.5	14.3			17.1			$21,689	$2,031	$19,658
Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	330 North Walker Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6440	456	20	22.8	92.5%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	448 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	3673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		39.2	3225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	448	23.2		23.2	16.7	43.6	39.4	58.7			38.5	21.0	35.9	20.3	27.7			26.0			$21,745	$2,423	$19,322
Jack Franscioni Elementary	Public	K-6	779 Orchard Ln.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6340	439	17	25.8	85.4%	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	416 (94.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	43.5	2978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		33	3688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	710	28.0		28.0	44.2	46.1	40.8	41.8			43.5	38.5	43.4	30.0	20.0			33.9			$22,546	$2,533	$20,013
Frank Ledesma Elementary	Public	K-6	973 Vista De Soledad	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6320	464	21	22.0	89.7%	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (94.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		28.4	4075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	474	12.2		12.2	25.9	33.3	18.5	47.0			31.7	24.1	26.7	9.8	24.1			20.4			$21,112	$2,411	$18,701
Rose Ferrero Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Entrada Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6480	530	22	24.0	81.7%	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	503 (94.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	52.5	2467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		54.8	2294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	173	21.5		21.5	50.7	45.3	46.0	60.0			50.2	43.4	43.1	36.9	35.7			40.1			$20,515	$1,971	$18,544

Frequently Asked Questions about Arroyo Seco Academy

What is the racial makeup of Arroyo Seco Academy?

Students at Arroyo Seco Academy are 99% Hispanic.

How many students attend Arroyo Seco Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 571 students attended Arroyo Seco Academy.

What district is Arroyo Seco Academy in?

Greenfield Union Elementary

Is Arroyo Seco Academy a good school?

Arroyo Seco Academy ranks in the bottom 11.1% of California elementary schools.

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