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Elkhorn Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4968^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 15% of California elementary schools

Summary

Elkhorn Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 550 students in Castroville, California, as part of the North Monterey County Unified district, operating in a community where the majority of students face economic challenges.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below state averages, placing it in the lower quarter of California elementary schools; however, it performs close to the district average and shows relative strengths in science instruction and in serving English learners and students experiencing homelessness. A notable bright spot is a significant recent improvement in outcomes for students in special education. The school spends more per student than nearby district schools like Castroville Elementary and Echo Valley Elementary, yet its overall academic results are not proportionally higher, which suggests a focus on how resources are used.

When compared to other local schools, Elkhorn has a chronic absenteeism rate that is typical for the area but higher than the state average. Its performance is similar to Echo Valley Elementary but lags behind Castroville Elementary, which achieves better results with a similar student population. The analysis highlights that across the region, higher poverty levels are generally associated with greater academic challenges, though some schools, like the exceptionally high-performing but much smaller Lagunita Elementary, demonstrate that strong outcomes are possible in the area.

550

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,297

Per pupil spending ?

83.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2235 Elkhorn Rd.
Castroville, CA 95012-9796

(831) 633-2405

District: North Monterey County Unified

Students who attend Elkhorn Elementary usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.8%

White:

7.5%

Two or more races:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 15th percentile in 2013 → 15th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (15th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 22 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg22%

California avg41%

4,968^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 15%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to bottom 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	18.5	4968 of 5857	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	5154 of 5869	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	5191 of 5859	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	5071 of 5883	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	4330 of 5789	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4255 of 5662	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.7	4625 of 5692	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.5	4141 of 5614	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.6	4164 of 5611	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	4681 of 5530	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.8	4176 of 5390	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	4482 of 5377	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.7	4979 of 5314	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.1	4995 of 5193	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.7	4221 of 5113	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	24.2	3993 of 5113	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.4	3496 of 4818	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	23.0	3763 of 4822	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	22.0	3787 of 4809	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	1881 of 2227	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	2304 of 2585	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.6	2134 of 3162	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	1952 of 3245	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1916 of 3311	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1513 of 3275	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.1	1390 of 3246	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	4773 of 5597	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4994 of 5612	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4520 of 5609	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	4466 of 5635	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	4137 of 5492	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	4048 of 5413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	4276 of 5107	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.0	4401 of 5107	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	4562 of 5087	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	4202 of 5084	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	3794 of 4963	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.0	3690 of 4830	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	239 of 429	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	194 of 364	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	272 of 335	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	311 of 356	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	4666 of 5460	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	5011 of 5517	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	4931 of 5363	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	4489 of 5264	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	3722 of 5173	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.1	3608 of 5084	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	4690 of 5628	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	4939 of 5643	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.5	5268 of 5638	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5121 of 5663	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	4087 of 5510	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	4148 of 5431	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	2062 of 2847	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	2230 of 2635	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	2392 of 2420	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	35.7	1972 of 2834	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	2159 of 2737	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)44th percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+20 vs school

White (2019)30th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile~ school

Female (2025)15th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)15th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science21%-11 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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)	% 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 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	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Elkhorn Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Elkhorn Elementary?

Students at Elkhorn Elementary are 90% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Elkhorn Elementary a good school?

Elkhorn Elementary ranks in the bottom 15.2% of California elementary schools.

How many students attend Elkhorn Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 550 students attended Elkhorn Elementary.

What schools do graduates of Elkhorn Elementary attend?

Students who attend Elkhorn Elementary usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Elkhorn Elementary in?

North Monterey County Unified

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