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Castroville Elementary

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Castroville Elementary ranks 3822 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3822^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of California elementary schools

Summary

Castroville Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 600 students in the North Monterey County Unified school district, showing significant academic improvement in the most recent year.

The school has made a remarkable leap forward, with its statewide ranking jumping from the 12th to the 35th percentile in just one year, a much stronger improvement than other schools in its district like Echo Valley Elementary or Elkhorn Elementary. It now leads its district in math performance and shows exceptional effectiveness in supporting homeless students, ranking in the 80th percentile statewide for that group. While chronic absenteeism is still a challenge, the school has made huge progress, reducing its rate from 46.8% to 20.0% since 2022.

Notably, Castroville Elementary achieves these results while spending less per student and having a higher student-teacher ratio than nearby schools. When compared to a school like Boronda Elementary in the Salinas City Elementary district, which has a much lower rate of economic disadvantage, Castroville's similar math proficiency suggests it is doing more with greater challenges. However, areas for focus remain, particularly in boosting early literacy, as third-grade reading scores are notably low.

600

Students ?

25.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$14,876

Per pupil spending ?

90.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

11161 Merritt St.
Castroville, CA 95012-3498

(831) 633-2570

District: North Monterey County Unified

Students who attend Castroville Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	North Monterey County Middle
High:	North Monterey County High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.5%

White:

2.2%

Asian:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2013 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in North Monterey County Unified

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 16 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg22%

California avg41%

3,822^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▲ up 24 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Elementary Schools in the North Monterey County Unified

1332^nd of 1,543North Monterey County Unified 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	31.7	3822 of 5857	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.8	5144 of 5869	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	5202 of 5859	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	5142 of 5883	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	4623 of 5789	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.2	5087 of 5662	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.8	4881 of 5692	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	5073 of 5614	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.9	5010 of 5611	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.2	5036 of 5530	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	4762 of 5390	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	5104 of 5377	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.9	5155 of 5314	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	5142 of 5193	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	5028 of 5113	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	4562 of 5113	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.0	4538 of 4818	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	14.5	4373 of 4822	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	23.7	3642 of 4809	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.1	2246 of 3162	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1745 of 3245	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	2430 of 3311	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	1048 of 3275	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.9	1512 of 3246	53.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	3532 of 5597	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.4	5019 of 5612	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	5073 of 5609	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	4753 of 5635	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4337 of 5492	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	4844 of 5413	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	2793 of 5107	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	4339 of 5107	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	4361 of 5087	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4385 of 5084	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.1	3544 of 4963	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4104 of 4830	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.5	84 of 429	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.6	188 of 364	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	232 of 335	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.3	293 of 356	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	3364 of 5460	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4788 of 5517	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	4706 of 5363	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	4401 of 5264	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	3983 of 5173	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	4380 of 5084	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	3820 of 5628	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.2	4709 of 5643	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	4840 of 5638	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	5152 of 5663	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4435 of 5510	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	4882 of 5431	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)80th percentile+46 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)29th percentile+17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy33%-16 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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
Castroville Elementary	Public	K-6	11161 Merritt St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-2570	600	24	25.0	90.5%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	579 (96.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.7	3822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		16.8	5144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	1322																					25.3	25.3	13.2	27.2	41.8	45.9	32.7	31.2	24.4	30.8	27.9	28.6	96.9			96.9			$14,876	$2,121	$12,755
Elkhorn Elementary	Public	K-6	2235 Elkhorn Rd.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-2405	550	26	21.1	83.5%	41 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	494 (89.8%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.0%)	18.5	4968^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.2%		16.7	5154^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.2%	186																					21.2	21.2	20.9	28.1	32.3	27.9	27.3	19.2	19.4	19.7	10.1	17.1	94.5	97.3		95.9	97.3	95.9	$19,297	$4,216	$15,081
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
Ione Olson Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Beach Rd.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3590	409	21	19.9	68.2%	97 (23.7%)	20 (4.9%)	188 (46.0%)	50 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	43 (10.5%)	44.2	2937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		28.9	4030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	1093																					18.6	18.6	46.8	34.8	53.5	32.6	41.9	53.2	32.6	32.6	34.9	38.6	94.7	97.4	97.4		96.1		$21,417	$2,162	$19,255
Graves Elementary	Public	K-8	15 McFadden Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Graves Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 422-6392	32	2	16.0	59.4%	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																											45.8					25.0							$16,694	$896	$15,798
Oasis Charter Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1135 Westridge Pkwy.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Oasis Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 424-9003	193	9	22.0	54.4%	16 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	159 (82.4%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	10.7	5591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.4	5592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	1																					11.8	11.8	8.0	12.0	17.7	39.1	18.9	8.0	12.0	5.9	4.4	7.8							$28,501	$2,729	$25,772
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
Boronda Elementary	Public	K-6	1114 Fontes Ln.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5615	288	13	22.1	42.4%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	254 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	36.3	3458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		31.4	3821^st of 5869 public elementary schools	34.9%	363	10.0	25.7	0.0	9.7	11.1	36.7	25.7	33.3	12.9	27.4	10.0	48.6	2.6	9.7	17.8	3.3	25.7	0.0	3.2	8.2	25.6	25.6	6.7	41.7	43.6	25.8	30.9	19.4	54.3	41.0	19.4	34.6
Marina Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3580	466	21	21.7	83.5%	40 (8.6%)	14 (3.0%)	339 (72.7%)	48 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	24.2	4478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.7	4898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	420																					27.3	27.3	23.5	24.2	37.9	35.0	30.0	21.0	28.8	18.2	20.0	21.8							$19,887	$2,471	$17,416
J. C. Crumpton Elementary	Public	K-6	460 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3520	562	26	21.4	59.6%	90 (16.0%)	28 (5.0%)	303 (53.9%)	64 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (12.3%)	52	2495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.9	2404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	91																					42.9	42.9	43.4	37.4	57.7	46.9	46.2	44.7	31.3	36.4	39.1	37.7	94.2	95.2		95.2	96.2	95.2	$21,189	$2,399	$18,790

Frequently Asked Questions about Castroville Elementary

What schools do graduates of Castroville Elementary attend?

Students who attend Castroville Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : North Monterey County Middle
High : North Monterey County High

What is the racial makeup of Castroville Elementary?

Students at Castroville Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 2% White.

How many students attend Castroville Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Castroville Elementary.

What district is Castroville Elementary in?

North Monterey County Unified

Is Castroville Elementary a good school?

Castroville Elementary ranks 3822^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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