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Salida Middle School - Vella Campus

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Salida Middle School - Vella Campus ranks 1443 rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1443^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 48% of California middle schools

Summary

Salida Middle School - Vella Campus is a public middle school serving about 670 students in grades 6-8 in the Salida Union Elementary district, performing at a level that is respectable given the economic challenges many of its students face.

The school has notable strengths, including a strong record of helping English Language Learners succeed and a significant improvement in reducing chronic student absences, which is now better than most nearby schools like Evelyn Hanshaw Middle and Cardozo Middle. Its academic results in English and math are generally more favorable than several other local schools with similar student populations. However, performance varies widely by grade, with 7th graders doing well in English but 8th graders struggling significantly in both English and math, indicating an area for focused attention.

While the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade, recent investments like a better student-to-teacher ratio show promise. Compared to the highest-performing nearby school, Elizabeth Ustach Middle, Salida Middle School achieves its outcomes with different resources and demographics, suggesting there may be valuable practices to learn from. The school is effective for many student groups but has room to improve its support for others to help all students reach their potential.

673

Students ?

18.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,141

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5041 Toomes Rd.
Salida, CA 95368-9447

(209) 545-1633

District: Salida Union Elementary

Students who attend Salida Middle School - Vella Campus usually attend:

High:

Joseph A. Gregori High

Feeder schools for Salida Middle School - Vella Campus:

Elementary:	Dena Boer Elementary
	Salida Elementary
	Sisk Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

White:

15.9%

Asian:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 58th percentile in 2015 → 48th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (34% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg36%

California avg41%

1,443^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 48%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to bottom 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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	41.7	1443 of 2761	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1445 of 2783	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.7	1287 of 2781	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.9	1530 of 2740	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	622 of 894	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.6	1308 of 2715	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.5	1125 of 2480	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	49.0	1127 of 2508	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	45.1	1242 of 2497	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.4	1044 of 2477	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.1	1044 of 2379	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.7	781 of 2259	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.0	1032 of 2236	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	51.7	992 of 2179	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	45.9	1064 of 2063	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.0	857 of 2005	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.5	846 of 1999	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.1	631 of 739	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	527 of 733	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	616 of 745	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.3	528 of 700	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.7	1003 of 1531	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.0	292 of 354	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.5	681 of 1491	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.4	997 of 1369	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.4	367 of 1478	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	56.9	324 of 1521	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	450 of 1540	70.8%	★★★★☆
2021	39.5	195 of 363	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	456 of 1442	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.3	486 of 1364	64.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1356 of 2533	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	1320 of 2551	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.8	1185 of 2531	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.9	1503 of 2509	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	28.4	528 of 738	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1345 of 2380	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.8	1074 of 2262	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.5	1044 of 2395	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.2	1092 of 2388	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.0	867 of 2374	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.4	1097 of 2359	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	996 of 2213	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	795 of 2072	61.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	997 of 2542	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	1134 of 2579	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.1	766 of 2531	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.7	1211 of 2458	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.6	408 of 721	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.8	994 of 2369	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.4	790 of 2230	64.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1330 of 2534	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1366 of 2552	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.8	1180 of 2538	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.5	1326 of 2527	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	31.2	508 of 763	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	1072 of 2407	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	1055 of 2273	53.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	18.6	579 of 701	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	601 of 677	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	561 of 665	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	890 of 1566	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.8	1141 of 1552	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	780 of 1531	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1101 of 1520	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	962 of 1537	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	833 of 1543	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1148 of 1555	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.8	874 of 1602	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	921 of 1496	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)75th percentile+27 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)48th percentile~ school

Female (2025)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)34th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-20 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)17th percentile-31 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy43%-6 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 vs state

Science26%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salida Middle School - Vella Campus	Public	6-8	5041 Toomes Rd.	Salida	95368	Stanislaus County	Salida Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 545-1633	673	37	18.0	79.8%	107 (15.9%)	18 (2.7%)	466 (69.2%)	45 (6.7%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.9%)	28 (4.2%)	41.7	1443^rd of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		40.4	1445^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.1%	2																	26.5	26.5	43.0	52.2	33.5	42.7	25.9	36.3	21.6	27.7	$19,141	$1,584	$17,557
Prescott Junior High	Public	7-8	2243 West Rumble Rd.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Stanislaus Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 529-9892	746	36	20.5	74.3%	104 (13.9%)	26 (3.5%)	408 (54.7%)	113 (15.1%)	5 (0.7%)	8 (1.1%)	82 (11.0%)	37.9	1546^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.0%		36.4	1582^nd of 2783 public middle schools	43.2%	36																	24.1	24.1		41.8	39.0	40.5		28.8	23.8	26.4	$18,353	$2,204	$16,149
Roosevelt Junior High	Public	7-8	1330 College Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1930	818	38	21.7	74.7%	165 (20.2%)	28 (3.4%)	476 (58.2%)	47 (5.7%)	5 (0.6%)	8 (1.0%)	89 (10.9%)	41.6	1445^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.7%		38.2	1526^th of 2783 public middle schools	45.2%	81																	26.5	26.5		43.8	41.0	42.3		30.6	25.4	27.9	$22,228	$2,950	$19,278
Somerset Middle	Public	6-8	1037 Floyd Ave.	Modesto	95350	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-5300	947	45	20.8	74.0%	242 (25.6%)	34 (3.6%)	499 (52.7%)	85 (9.0%)	4 (0.4%)	11 (1.2%)	72 (7.6%)	38.3	1536^th of 2761 public middle schools	44.4%		32.5	1724^th of 2783 public middle schools	38.1%	188																	25.2	25.2	35.1	39.5	42.9	39.2	28.4	24.6	29.8	27.7	$11,079	$786	$10,293
Mark Twain Junior High	Public	7-8	707 Emerald Ave.	Modesto	95351	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1918	658	30	21.5	93.6%	20 (3.0%)	10 (1.5%)	540 (82.1%)	43 (6.5%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	39 (5.9%)	19.9	2228^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.3%		18.9	2304^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.2%	76																	11.4	11.4		30.9	29.7	30.3		14.0	18.1	16.1	$21,231	$4,006	$17,225
El Portal Middle	Public	6-8	805 First St.	Escalon	95320	San Joaquin County	Escalon Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 838-7095	587	30	19.6	55.4%	258 (44.0%)	6 (1.0%)	300 (51.1%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.4%)	32.2	1750^th of 2761 public middle schools	36.6%		44.1	1338^th of 2783 public middle schools	51.9%	412	0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	6.3			6.3	0.0			0.0	21.2	21.2	25.0	42.6	30.7	33.2	16.8	25.8	36.0	26.2	$12,407	$731	$11,676
Elizabeth Ustach Middle	Public	6-8	2701 Kodiak Dr.	Modesto	95355	Stanislaus County	Sylvan Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 552-3000	1,016	50	20.4	56.3%	255 (25.1%)	17 (1.7%)	510 (50.2%)	145 (14.3%)	7 (0.7%)	13 (1.3%)	69 (6.8%)	60.3	901^st of 2761 public middle schools	67.4%		66.7	753^rd of 2783 public middle schools	72.9%	148																	37.2	37.2	44.6	48.1	46.2	46.4	33.7	44.2	51.8	43.8	$10,761	$777	$9,984
La Loma Junior High	Public	7-8	1800 Encina Ave.	Modesto	95354	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1906	705	35	20.3	76.3%	178 (25.2%)	13 (1.8%)	439 (62.3%)	20 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (1.1%)	44 (6.2%)	35.3	1636^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.7%		30.2	1805^th of 2783 public middle schools	35.1%	169																	22.6	22.6		40.4	36.2	38.3		25.7	26.0	25.8	$20,472	$2,993	$17,479
Evelyn Hanshaw Middle	Public	7-8	1725 Las Vegas St.	Modesto	95358	Stanislaus County	Modesto City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 574-1794	650	33	19.8	93.2%	19 (2.9%)	9 (1.4%)	574 (88.3%)	17 (2.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	28 (4.3%)	22.9	2113^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		18.1	2340^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.9%	227																	14.6	14.6		27.0	28.6	27.9		22.4	20.7	21.5	$21,933	$3,370	$18,563
Cardozo Middle	Public	6-8	3525 Santa Fe St.	Riverbank	95367	Stanislaus County	Riverbank Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(209) 869-2591	544	28	19.4	82.5%	87 (16.0%)	3 (0.6%)	427 (78.5%)	6 (1.1%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (3.1%)	21.5	2169^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.4%		20.6	2235^th of 2783 public middle schools	19.7%	66	3.3	7.0	7.7	6.3	13.3	23.3	7.7	15.2	6.7	32.6	7.7	17.0	0.0	4.7	12.8	6.3	12.9	12.9	32.5	36.1	34.4	34.4	13.8	16.3	10.3	13.3	$18,724	$2,613	$16,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Salida Middle School - Vella Campus

What high school do graduates of Salida Middle School - Vella Campus attend?

Students who attend Salida Middle School - Vella Campus usually go on to attend Joseph A. Gregori High

Is Salida Middle School - Vella Campus a good school?

Salida Middle School - Vella Campus ranks 1443^rd of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Salida Middle School - Vella Campus in?

Salida Union Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Salida Middle School - Vella Campus?

Students at Salida Middle School - Vella Campus are 69% Hispanic, 16% White, 7% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend Salida Middle School - Vella Campus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 673 students attended Salida Middle School - Vella Campus.

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