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Mission Elementary

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Mission Elementary ranks 2875 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

2875^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 51% of California elementary schools

Summary

Mission Elementary is a small, well-regarded K-8 school serving about 130 students in Soledad, California, and it stands out in the region for its strong English Language Arts performance and excellent student attendance.

The school excels in reading and writing, with over 56% of students proficient in English Language Arts, which is notably higher than the state average and surpasses nearby schools like Mission Elementary, San Vicente Elementary, and Rose Ferrero Elementary. Furthermore, Mission Elementary has achieved a remarkable turnaround in attendance, reducing chronic absenteeism to just 6.9%, a rate far better than the state average and significantly lower than neighboring schools such as Gabilan Elementary and La Gloria Elementary. It accomplishes this while spending less per student than all the surrounding schools in the area.

While math scores are an area for growth, the school's overall trajectory is positive, and it benefits from being part of the higher-performing Mission Union Elementary district compared to other local districts like Soledad Unified and Greenfield Union Elementary. For families, Mission Elementary represents a consistently improving school with particular strengths in literacy and a strong, engaged school community.

130

Students ?

21.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,447

Per pupil spending ?

36.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

36825 Foothill Rd.
Soledad, CA 93960-9656

(831) 678-3524

District: Mission Union Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

White:

22.3%

Asian:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 74th percentile in 2013 → 51st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (51st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2013

!Science scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,875^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 49%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 38% (2015) to top 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,026^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

613^th of 1,543Mission 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	2875 of 5857	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	2824 of 5869	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	2881 of 5859	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	3124 of 5883	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3808 of 5789	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	3623 of 5662	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	32.1	3670 of 5692	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.6	3372 of 5614	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.3	2109 of 5611	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	72.7	1446 of 5530	73.9%	★★★★☆
2012	59.6	2072 of 5390	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	50.7	2561 of 5377	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.7	2476 of 5314	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	64.9	1687 of 5193	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	77.2	1097 of 5113	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	56.9	1977 of 5113	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	63.3	1617 of 4818	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2005	50.8	2158 of 4822	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	42.3	2525 of 4809	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	65.4	1689 of 5612	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	3035 of 5492	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.2	2929 of 5107	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	2554 of 5107	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.8	2431 of 5087	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	1740 of 5084	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.9	3700 of 4963	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.5	2702 of 4830	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	1026 of 2761	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	846 of 2783	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	944 of 2781	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.4	750 of 2740	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	68.0	733 of 2715	73.0%	★★★★☆
2018	59.2	868 of 2480	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.7	1137 of 2508	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.9	1221 of 2497	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	72.9	583 of 2477	76.5%	★★★★☆
2012	43.9	1246 of 2259	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	47.7	1022 of 2063	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	48.7	961 of 2005	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2007	45.2	1001 of 1999	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.6	905 of 1804	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2005	55.4	694 of 1777	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	85.1	339 of 2509	86.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	78.8	316 of 2359	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	52.1	881 of 2213	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.8	294 of 2072	85.8%	★★★★☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2024)70th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2022)87th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2022)86th percentile+14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Mathematics29%-8 vs state

Science16%-17 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Mission Elementary

How many students attend Mission Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 130 students attended Mission Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mission Elementary?

Students at Mission Elementary are 72% Hispanic, 22% White, 5% Asian, 2% African American.

What district is Mission Elementary in?

Mission Union Elementary

Is Mission Elementary a good school?

Mission Elementary ranks 2875^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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