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Los Padres Elementary

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Los Padres Elementary ranks 3996 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3996^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Padres Elementary serves 620 students in grades K–6 in Salinas, California. Its results show a mixed academic picture, and the most important finding is that mathematics is a local strength while science is the clearest academic weakness.

In 2025–2026, math proficiency was 32%, above the nearby-school average of 26% and the district’s 23%, though below the state’s 38%; Los Padres ranked third among 11 schools in the local comparison. ELA proficiency was 31%, close to the nearby average of 32% and above the district’s 29%, but 18 points below the state’s 49%. Science was weaker: 12% proficiency, compared with 19% nearby, 16% in the district, and 36% statewide. The grade-level results add important detail: third-grade ELA was 12%, 32 points below the state, while fifth- and sixth-grade math were 35% and 42%; sixth-grade math was 5 points above the state.

ELA and math have improved overall since 2022–2023, rising by 4 and 6 percentage points, respectively, but each subject’s gap with the state narrowed by only about 2 points. Science has fluctuated and remains 24 points below the state, much as it was four years earlier. SchoolDigger ranks Los Padres in the 31st statewide percentile and gives it two stars, up from the 22nd percentile in 2023–2024. One notably stronger group result is for Homeless Students: SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile is 65, compared with 31 overall, suggesting a stronger standing in how the school serves this group. Other context includes a student-teacher ratio of 23.8 in 2024–2025 and 81% of students eligible for free/reduced lunch in that school year. Chronic absenteeism fell to 9% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 20% and the state’s 18%.

620

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,675

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

≥ 98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1130 John St.
Salinas, CA 93905-3204

(831) 753-5630

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend Los Padres Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.4%

American Indian:

1.5%

Two or more races:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 20th percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 42% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school26%

District avg22%

California avg42%

3,996^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 19 pts since 2016

From bottom 12% (2016) to bottom 31% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 15Elementary Schools in the Salinas City Elementary

1300^th of 1,530Salinas City 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
2026	29.9	3996 of 5817	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.3	4193 of 5857	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.0	4579 of 5869	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4206 of 5859	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	4033 of 5883	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.0	5074 of 5789	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	5003 of 5662	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.9	4611 of 5692	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.2	4935 of 5614	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.5	4471 of 5611	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.3	4854 of 5530	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.1	4577 of 5390	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.6	4291 of 5377	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.5	4188 of 5314	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.9	4285 of 5193	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.9	4607 of 5113	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	4563 of 5113	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.4	4512 of 4818	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	18.0	4103 of 4822	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	14.6	4373 of 4809	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	19.1	2393 of 2585	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.3	2162 of 3162	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1788 of 3245	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1908 of 3311	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.6	1808 of 3275	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.3	1803 of 3246	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.6	4133 of 5581	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.5	4046 of 5597	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	4746 of 5612	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	4161 of 5609	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	4042 of 5635	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.5	4576 of 5492	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	4457 of 5413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	2904 of 5094	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	3316 of 5107	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3617 of 5107	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.6	3264 of 5087	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	3083 of 5084	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4056 of 4963	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	4056 of 4830	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.1	127 of 366	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2025	48.6	192 of 429	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	193 of 364	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.9	159 of 335	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.8	268 of 356	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.3	3547 of 5423	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.6	3779 of 5460	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	4248 of 5517	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.6	3673 of 5363	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3775 of 5264	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4590 of 5173	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	4532 of 5084	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	33.9	3560 of 5603	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	27.1	4097 of 5628	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	4085 of 5643	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	3949 of 5638	30.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.0	3781 of 5663	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.0	5049 of 5510	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	5073 of 5431	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)65th percentile+34 vs school

Hispanic (2026)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2026)36th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)35th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile+10 vs school

Female (2026)26th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Listening49%+25 vs state

Mathematics32%-6 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Writing25%+7 vs state

Overall13%~ state avg

Science12%-24 vs state

Reading9%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)					CSA Spanish Listening (2026)					CSA Spanish Writing (2026)					CSA Spanish Reading (2026)					CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Padres Elementary	Public	K-6	1130 John St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5630	620	26	23.8	80.5%	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	604 (97.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	29.9	3996^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.3%		27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%	197	7.0	19.4	5.4	16.7	12.6	64.9	31.9	69.6	33.3	49.0	22.8	37.5	10.7	24.1	24.7	1.8	16.7	1.8	14.8	9.2	11.6	11.6	12.0	28.4	40.7	42.0	31.1	26.7	25.2	34.9	42.0	31.9	≥ 98%		$23,675	$22,762	$913
Fremont Elementary	Public	K-6	1255 East Market St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5750	711	30	24.1	96.9%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	708 (99.6%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	11.3	5527^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%	38																					9.9	9.9	13.5	24.1	25.7	24.8	22.3	15.7	6.0	9.9	13.2	11.4	94%	0%	$16,483	$14,134	$2,349
Sherwood Elementary	Public	K-6	110 South Wood St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5650	859	40	21.4	90.2%	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	840 (97.8%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	7 (0.8%)	17.2	5048^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.2%		16.4	5162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%	114																					11.4	11.4	26.0	18.8	24.4	24.4	23.4	35.4	20.5	16.3	20.5	22.5	93%	0%	$19,830	$18,704	$1,126
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Public	K-6	901 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5760	646	27	23.9	98.0%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	643 (99.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	17.5	5017^th of 5817 public elementary schools	13.8%		17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%	33																					15.0	15.0	13.0	21.1	18.8	37.0	22.8	23.2	26.7	17.5	18.8	21.6	≥ 98%		$19,170	$16,838	$2,332
Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy	Public	K-6	925 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-3916	577	24	24.5	96.2%	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	575 (99.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23.7	4502^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	22.6%		17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	566																					21.8	21.8	20.0	27.4	41.0	29.3	29.9	35.4	27.0	25.6	8.5	23.4	91%	0%	$17,460	$15,114	$2,346
Bardin Elementary	Public	K-6	425 Bardin Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5730	559	21	26.6	93.0%	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	550 (98.4%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	19.3	4878^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.1%		15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%	315																					22.8	22.8	17.4	34.2	37.2	20.3	27.2	23.3	11.4	25.3	10.1	17.9	≥ 98%		$17,208	$14,642	$2,566
Alisal Community	Public	K-6	1437 Del Monte Ave.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5720	591	24	24.6	94.2%	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	587 (99.3%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	26.2	4291^st of 5817 public elementary schools	26.2%		34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%	639																					14.1	14.1	26.8	31.2	33.3	43.6	33.3	33.0	15.6	21.8	30.8	25.8	≥ 98%		$19,167	$16,828	$2,339
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	1225 Towt St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5224	628	24	26.1	95.1%	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	621 (98.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29.8	4008^th of 5817 public elementary schools	31.1%		27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%	175																					17.2	17.2	38.2	39.5	41.8	32.8	37.7	41.1	23.5	23.0	22.4	25.8	97%	0%	$18,298	$15,956	$2,342
Monte Bella Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Tuscany Blvd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700	812	31	26.1	86.2%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	785 (96.7%)	14 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	42.7	3070^th of 5817 public elementary schools	47.2%		37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%	320																					23.5	23.5	29.3	35.6	40.0	56.1	40.9	42.5	28.7	31.3	46.3	37.5	≥ 99%		$16,322	$14,000	$2,322
Lincoln Elementary	Public	K-6	705 California St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5625	646	27	23.9	27.6%	34 (5.3%)	1 (0.2%)	585 (90.6%)	4 (0.6%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (2.8%)	60.2	2069^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.4%		57.8	2178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%	109	19.1	5.9	2.3	7.6	8.8	42.7	9.4	46.0	13.9	28.5	31.5	16.5	5.8	20.3	18.5	5.6	2.4	2.3	7.6	4.4	37.9	37.9	44.9	34.1	59.8	63.8	50.4	47.2	29.4	51.7	61.3	47.2	95%	0%	$18,238	$17,452	$786

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Padres Elementary

What schools do graduates of Los Padres Elementary attend?

Students who attend Los Padres Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Salinas High

Is Los Padres Elementary a good school?

Los Padres Elementary ranks 3996^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Los Padres Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

How many students attend Los Padres Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Los Padres Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Los Padres Elementary?

Students at Los Padres Elementary are 97% Hispanic, 1% American Indian.

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