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Salida Elementary

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Salida Elementary ranks 3943 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

3943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 33% of California elementary schools

Summary

Salida Elementary is a public K-5 school serving 273 students in the Salida Union Elementary district, which serves a community where the vast majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school's test scores in English, math, and science are below the state average and are the lowest among its three district peers, including Mildred Perkins Elementary, Sisk Elementary, and Dena Boer Elementary. This is notable because Salida Elementary receives more funding per student than the other schools in its district. A significant strength is student attendance; the school's chronic absenteeism rate is very low at 6.9%, which is much better than the district and state averages and comparable to high-attendance schools like Ripon Elementary.

The school's statewide ranking has shown considerable ups and downs from year to year. When compared to other local schools, such as Hart-Ransom Elementary in a neighboring district, Salida Elementary's academic performance is lower, even though both serve communities with significant economic need. The nearby charter school, Great Valley Academy - Salida, achieves similar academic results while spending significantly less per student, though it serves a less disadvantaged population.

273

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,555

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4519 Finney Rd.
Salida, CA 95368-9333

(209) 545-9394

District: Salida Union Elementary

Students who attend Salida Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
High:	Joseph A. Gregori High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.9%

White:

10.3%

Asian:

5.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 21st percentile in 2024 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 21st-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 18 pts below the California average

!Near the bottom of Salida Union Elementary's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school30%

District avg36%

California avg41%

3,943^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Salida Union Elementary

814^th of 1,543Salida 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	3943 of 5857	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.6	4623 of 5869	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	3469 of 5859	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4220 of 5883	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.8	1096 of 1417	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.1	3382 of 5789	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.7	3294 of 5662	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.4	3410 of 5692	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.9	3489 of 5614	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	36.9	3208 of 5611	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	17.6	4889 of 5530	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.9	4847 of 5390	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.3	4106 of 5377	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	36.6	3378 of 5314	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	42.0	2938 of 5193	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.6	2463 of 5113	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.6	2923 of 5113	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	38.6	2784 of 4818	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	43.2	2533 of 4822	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2004	43.5	2482 of 4809	48.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	2096 of 3162	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	61.2	742 of 3245	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	37.2	2026 of 3311	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	226 of 602	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.8	792 of 3275	75.8%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	941 of 3246	71.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	3360 of 5597	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	4498 of 5612	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	3805 of 5609	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	21.7	4539 of 5635	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.2	1047 of 1267	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.7	3000 of 5492	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	3031 of 5413	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	3089 of 5107	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.3	3644 of 5107	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.7	2444 of 5087	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.1	3774 of 5084	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.5	2257 of 4963	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.6	2323 of 4830	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	3214 of 5460	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.5	3742 of 5517	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	2324 of 5363	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.8	3276 of 5264	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.2	727 of 1110	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	2285 of 5173	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	2090 of 5084	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	4239 of 5628	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.0	4263 of 5643	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.7	2931 of 5638	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3615 of 5663	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.1	915 of 1272	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	3724 of 5510	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	3433 of 5431	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Mathematics30%-8 vs state

Science29%-3 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 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
Salida Elementary	Public	K-5	4519 Finney Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-9394	273	12	22.7	92.7%	28 (10.3%)	3 (1.1%)	218 (79.9%)	15 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	6 (2.2%)	30.3	3943^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	32.7%		22.6	4623^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	21.2%	680	29.2		29.2	22.0	38.6	33.3				31.0	32.0	31.8	25.0				29.6						$22,555	$2,286	$20,269
Dena Boer Elementary	Public	K-5	4801 Gold Valley Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 543-8163	444	22	20.1	79.3%	73 (16.4%)	7 (1.6%)	324 (73.0%)	14 (3.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.1%)	19 (4.3%)	53.2	2407^th of 5857 public elementary schools	58.9%		38.1	3303^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	896	22.1		22.1	52.0	51.6	44.9				49.3	62.3	35.9	33.8				44.5	92.4	94.9	96.2	93.7	96.2	$21,148	$2,259	$18,889
Sisk Elementary	Public	K-5	5337 Sugar Creek Ln.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1671	286	13	22.0	68.2%	50 (17.5%)	2 (0.7%)	183 (64.0%)	33 (11.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	14 (4.9%)	48.2	2685^th of 5857 public elementary schools	54.2%		36.6	3398^th of 5869 public elementary schools	42.1%	713	35.4		35.4	51.3	26.8	47.9				42.2	53.9	26.2	37.5				38.8	94.4		96.3		96.3	$20,106	$2,195	$17,911
Great Valley Academy - Salida	Public, Charter	K-8	5901 Sisk Rd.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Great Valley Academy - Salida District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-7500	927	38	24.7	31.3%	256 (27.6%)	22 (2.4%)	532 (57.4%)	48 (5.2%)	6 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	63 (6.8%)	28.9	4059^th of 5857 public elementary schools	30.7%		34.5	3560^th of 5869 public elementary schools	39.3%	499	20.0	13.7	16.8	27.8	44.9	35.9	36.6	25.3	39.4	35.0	14.6	36.7	14.1	25.0	17.0	12.8	20.1						$11,921	$614	$11,307
Mildred Perkins Elementary	Public	K-5	3920 Blue Bird Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-4415	362	15	24.1	81.5%	66 (18.2%)	6 (1.7%)	209 (57.7%)	50 (13.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	26 (7.2%)	39.4	3262^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	44.3%		32.7	3714^th of 5869 public elementary schools	36.7%	452	13.1		13.1	46.8	44.4	33.9				41.3	51.0	46.3	14.8				36.1	90.8	93.9	92.3	93.9	95.4	$20,068	$1,843	$18,225
Mary Lou Dieterich Elementary	Public	K-6	2412 Warm Springs Dr.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 550-8400	532	23	22.7	61.7%	119 (22.4%)	19 (3.6%)	256 (48.1%)	56 (10.5%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	75 (14.1%)	50.4	2568^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.2%		50	2554^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.5%	14	29.4		29.4	45.6	36.4	39.7	52.5			43.7	48.5	33.8	35.3	48.8			41.6						$19,636	$2,490	$17,146
Hart-Ransom Elementary	Public	K-8	3930 Shoemake Ave.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Hart-Ransom Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 523-9979	705	33	21.5	43.4%	238 (33.8%)	5 (0.7%)	398 (56.5%)	22 (3.1%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	35 (5.0%)	62.4	1946^th of 5857 public elementary schools	66.8%		63.5	1903^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	67.6%	43	42.9	27.7	33.8	51.6	43.8	67.9	47.8	56.8	71.1	55.7	56.5	46.1	41.1	40.7	34.1	33.7	41.4	97.0		98.0
Josephine Chrysler Elementary	Public	K-6	2818 Conant Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-5430	621	28	21.9	92.9%	46 (7.4%)	24 (3.9%)	388 (62.5%)	62 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	92 (14.8%)	12.7	5449^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.0%		19.7	4893^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	556	14.0		14.0	8.2	13.9	27.7	26.1			18.8	13.0	16.9	10.5	17.8			14.5	96.0	98.0		96.0		$19,080	$2,578	$16,502
Ripona Elementary	Public	K-8	415 East Oregon St.	Ripon	95366	San Joaquin County	Ripon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 599-4104	473	20	23.3	48.2%	138 (29.2%)	2 (0.4%)	270 (57.1%)	39 (8.2%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.7%)	49.6	2618^th of 5857 public elementary schools	55.3%		49.9	2562^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	56.3%	56	15.7	30.4	22.7	53.5	31.1	29.4	68.8	69.4	50.0	50.4	67.4	39.1	11.8	60.4	57.1	28.3	43.5						$13,687	$1,585	$12,102
Stanislaus Elementary	Public	K-6	1931 Kiernan Ave.	Modesto	95356	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-0718	307	16	19.0	60.6%	79 (25.7%)	5 (1.6%)	136 (44.3%)	41 (13.4%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	40 (13.0%)	66.7	1754^th of 5857 public elementary schools	70.1%		59.9	2071^st of 5869 public elementary schools	64.7%	317	44.1		44.1	54.6	51.1	58.8	47.8			52.5	54.3	48.9	55.9	41.3			49.4	96.4			96.4		$23,652	$3,372	$20,280

Frequently Asked Questions about Salida Elementary

What schools do graduates of Salida Elementary attend?

Students who attend Salida Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
High : Joseph A. Gregori High

How many students attend Salida Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 273 students attended Salida Elementary.

Is Salida Elementary a good school?

Salida Elementary ranks 3943^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Salida Elementary?

Students at Salida Elementary are 80% Hispanic, 10% White, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What district is Salida Elementary in?

Salida Union Elementary

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