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Echo Valley Elementary

Public Grades K-6

5317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 9% of California elementary schools

Summary

Echo Valley Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 502 students in Salinas, part of the North Monterey County Unified School District, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

While the school's overall academic ranking is low compared to other California elementary schools, it shows clear and promising signs of improvement, having moved from the state's 2nd percentile in 2021 to the 9th percentile in 2025. Notably, Echo Valley excels in getting students to school, with a chronic absenteeism rate of 12.6% that is far better than the district average of 23.4% and outperforms nearby schools like Castroville Elementary and Prunedale Elementary. The school also performs relatively well in science and shows particular strength in supporting homeless students, ranking above average statewide for that subgroup.

Comparisons with nearby schools reveal important context. Within its own district, Castroville Elementary achieves higher academic scores despite similar student demographics. Schools in other districts, such as Aromas in the Aromas - San Juan Unified district and Linscott Charter in Pajaro Valley Unified, also outperform Echo Valley academically. The school's upward trajectory, combined with its specific successes in attendance and supporting vulnerable students, provides a foundation for continued growth.

502

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,324

Per pupil spending ?

89.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

147 Echo Valley Rd.
Salinas, CA 93907-8495

(831) 663-2308

District: North Monterey County Unified

Students who attend Echo Valley Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.2%

White:

3.4%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 3rd percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (19% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 27 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school19%

District avg22%

California avg41%

5,317^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 9%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	14.4	5317 of 5857	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.6	5254 of 5869	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.3	5618 of 5859	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	5749 of 5883	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	5458 of 5789	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.4	5417 of 5662	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.9	5444 of 5692	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	5257 of 5614	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	5076 of 5611	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	8.3	5361 of 5530	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.8	4964 of 5390	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	11.1	5167 of 5377	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	4939 of 5314	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.0	4673 of 5193	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.2	4915 of 5113	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	4667 of 5113	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	23.7	3747 of 4818	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	29.0	3342 of 4822	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	34.4	2979 of 4809	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.2	2676 of 3162	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	2877 of 3245	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	3173 of 3311	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	2520 of 3275	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	2777 of 3246	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	5297 of 5597	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	5273 of 5612	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	5363 of 5609	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	5488 of 5635	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.0	5354 of 5492	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	5248 of 5413	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	4435 of 5107	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	4409 of 5107	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	4837 of 5087	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	4985 of 5084	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	4699 of 4963	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	4658 of 4830	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	191 of 429	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.8	203 of 364	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.9	254 of 335	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	4871 of 5460	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	4789 of 5517	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	5155 of 5363	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	5113 of 5264	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	4901 of 5173	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.9	4916 of 5084	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	4908 of 5628	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	4694 of 5643	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.1	5366 of 5638	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	5546 of 5663	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	4863 of 5510	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.4	5066 of 5431	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2726 of 2847	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	2501 of 2635	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)55th percentile+46 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 vs state

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Schools Near Echo Valley Elementary

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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)	% 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 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	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Echo Valley Elementary	Public	K-6	147 Echo Valley Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-2308	502	21	23.3	89.2%	17 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	473 (94.2%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	14.4	5317^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.2%		15.6	5254^th of 5869 public elementary schools	10.5%	63	19.7		19.7	18.4	20.0	26.2	22.4			21.6	16.9	19.1	13.1	13.9			15.7	93.1	95.4		96.6		$16,324	$1,972	$14,352
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
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
Hall District Elementary	Public	K-6	300 Sill Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6371	470	22	21.7	94.0%	17 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	450 (95.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	6.6	5792^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	1.1%		6.6	5825^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.7%	33	9.0		9.0	6.7	11.3	14.6				11.1	11.8	2.8	6.7				7.2
Aromas	Public	K-8	365 Vega St.	Aromas	95004	Monterey County	Aromas - San Juan Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 726-5100	399	19	21.0	51.4%	99 (24.8%)	0 (0.0%)	282 (70.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.3%)	35	3575^th of 5857 public elementary schools	39.0%		49.2	2592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	55.8%	983	18.5	37.5	26.6	31.7	34.6	27.8	45.0	54.3	60.0	40.8	43.9	38.2	20.4	40.0	37.1	45.0	36.6						$18,709	$3,118	$15,591
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
Ohlone Elementary	Public	K-6	21 Bay Farms Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6977	391	19	20.8	96.7%	7 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	380 (97.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	10	5633^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	3.8%		12.1	5551^st of 5869 public elementary schools	5.4%	82	15.0		15.0	12.3	18.6	18.3				16.4	9.2	14.3	10.0				11.3	96.7		96.7
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Echo Valley Elementary

Is Echo Valley Elementary a good school?

Echo Valley Elementary ranks in the bottom 9.2% of California elementary schools.

What district is Echo Valley Elementary in?

North Monterey County Unified

What schools do graduates of Echo Valley Elementary attend?

Students who attend Echo Valley Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

How many students attend Echo Valley Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 502 students attended Echo Valley Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Echo Valley Elementary?

Students at Echo Valley Elementary are 94% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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