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Lagunita Elementary

Public Grades K-6

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,784

Per pupil spending ?

9.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

975 San Juan Grade Rd.
Salinas, CA 93907-8438

(831) 449-2800

District: Lagunita Elementary

Students who attend Lagunita Elementary usually attend:

High:

Everett Alvarez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.0%

White:

45.2%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2004 → 73rd in 2022

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (52% vs 43% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2004

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg52%

California avg43%

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Lagunita Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	70.2	1597 of 5883	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	2416 of 5789	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.1	2131 of 5662	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.3	2592 of 5692	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.4	1598 of 5611	71.5%	★★★★☆
2013	50.4	2664 of 5530	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.2	1977 of 5390	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	83.7	806 of 5377	85.0%	★★★★☆
2009	90.8	439 of 5193	91.5%	★★★★★
2004	42.1	2541 of 4809	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	89.6	276 of 2715	89.8%	★★★★☆
2016	67.2	706 of 2497	71.7%	★★★★☆
2015	71.7	613 of 2477	75.3%	★★★★☆
2013	77.1	399 of 2379	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	91.1	102 of 1804	94.3%	★★★★★

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics53%+16 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

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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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Lagunita Elementary	Public	K-6	975 San Juan Grade Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Lagunita Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 449-2800	62	5	12.4	9.7%	28 (45.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (4.8%)								(n/a)			41.7				50.0	58.3				53.1							$17,784	$694	$17,090
La Joya Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7216	498	22	22.6	88.8%	28 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	459 (92.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	22.3	4646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		21.5	4716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	70	11.8	11.8	24.4	27.9	43.4		31.7	30.4	22.1	15.8		22.8							$20,965	$2,253	$18,712
Prunedale Elementary	Public	K-6	17719 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-3963	644	27	23.8	84.0%	51 (7.9%)	2 (0.3%)	579 (89.9%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.1%)	23.3	4559^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.2%		24.5	4413^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	146	18.7	18.7	27.6	19.8	25.6	29.8	25.4	28.6	13.5	46.2	13.1	25.3	94.9	96.9		96.9	96.9		$16,169	$2,003	$14,166
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-5	2014 Santa Rita St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7221	545	24	22.7	97.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	5777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		8	5770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	7	7.2	7.2	9.5	6.8	15.5		10.9	14.7	5.3	9.3		10.1	95.2	98.1		96.1	97.1	98.1	$20,692	$3,087	$17,605
McKinnon	Public	K-5	2100 McKinnon	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7224	439	21	20.9	85.4%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	407 (92.7%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.4	4644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		16	5211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	567	21.0	21.0	21.3	28.6	39.3		29.7	34.4	14.1	16.1		21.1							$20,710	$2,323	$18,387
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	30.6	3909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.1	3673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	236	31.7	31.7	19.1	28.2	47.4		31.0	14.3	27.9	36.7		26.1	95.4	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.3	98.2	$20,270	$2,052	$18,218
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Lagunita Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Lagunita Elementary?

Students at Lagunita Elementary are 50% Hispanic, 45% White, 5% Two or more races.

How many students attend Lagunita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 62 students attended Lagunita Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Lagunita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Lagunita Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Everett Alvarez High

What district is Lagunita Elementary in?

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