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Los Padres Elementary

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Los Padres Elementary ranks 4193 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4193^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of California elementary schools

Summary

Los Padres Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 620 students in the Salinas City Elementary district, located in a high-need community where over 80% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

While the school's overall academic ranking is in the bottom third of California elementary schools, it has several notable strengths, especially when compared to nearby schools. Los Padres has achieved an exceptionally low rate of chronic absenteeism, consistently under 10% in recent years, which is better than higher-performing schools like Lincoln Elementary and Sherwood Elementary. The school also shows relative strength in supporting specific student groups, ranking particularly well for homeless students, and outperforms its district average in mathematics, doing better than similar schools such as Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary and Fremont Elementary.

An interesting finding is the school's strong performance in Spanish language proficiency, especially in listening skills, where it scores significantly above both district and state averages. However, there is a paradox of strong attendance not yet translating to higher overall academic achievement, and performance varies widely between grade levels, with sixth grade being notably strong. This suggests that while the school is effective in creating a supportive environment that gets students to class, there may be opportunities to improve the consistency of instruction across all grades to boost learning outcomes.

620

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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 — 12th percentile in 2013 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (24% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 24 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg20%

California avg41%

4,193^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

1344^th of 1,543Salinas 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 (2025)55th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

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

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)7th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening43%+17 vs state

Mathematics29%-9 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Writing20%+3 vs state

Science20%-13 vs state

Overall14%+4 vs state

Reading9%~ state avg

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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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	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%)	27.3	4193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.4%		23	4579^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	386	6.9	17.9	16.7	17.5	14.2	59.7	16.1	48.2	42.1	42.7	8.3	30.4	16.7	26.3	19.7	0.0	14.3	1.9	21.1	8.8	19.5	19.5	15.8	11.2	27.7	47.7	25.2	18.6	17.8	25.3	54.6	28.7
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%)	12.2	5489^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.3%		13	5481^st of 5869 public elementary schools	6.6%	8																					8.1	8.1	14.1	17.8	22.1	29.9	21.2	16.3	7.8	4.0	22.7	12.0	96.5	98.3	97.4	$20,345	$2,686	$17,659
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%)	16.4	5162^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.9%		15.9	5222^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	11.0%	60																					7.6	7.6	14.8	15.1	22.8	27.8	20.5	39.5	20.0	13.0	17.0	22.0	98.4
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%)	17.6	5050^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.8%		13.8	5403^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	7.9%	353																					13.4	13.4	20.0	19.1	32.9	17.2	22.0	26.3	17.9	25.6	18.3	22.0				$21,953	$2,889	$19,064
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%)	17.3	5068^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		18.3	5003^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	14.8%	65																					5.3	5.3	12.5	27.4	23.1	20.8	21.0	32.1	29.4	22.1	11.4	23.9				$20,715	$3,172	$17,543
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%)	15.9	5193^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	11.3%		16.8	5138^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.5%	55																					18.6	18.6	24.7	20.6	27.1	21.2	23.3	31.7	17.6	12.9	5.8	16.8				$20,907	$3,286	$17,621
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%)	34	3652^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		35.8	3454^th of 5869 public elementary schools	41.1%	198																					20.3	20.3	27.0	33.3	44.6	50.0	39.1	29.9	27.2	31.1	24.1	27.9				$21,569	$2,662	$18,907
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%)	27.4	4183^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	28.6%		27	4199^th of 5869 public elementary schools	28.5%	16																					13.1	13.1	25.0	34.7	36.9	43.3	35.4	30.9	27.7	15.6	28.6	24.7				$21,177	$3,536	$17,641
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%)	37.4	3390^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.1%		33	3690^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.1%	300																					23.1	23.1	35.6	29.5	48.4	41.3	39.0	43.3	24.1	32.0	28.6	31.7				$20,357	$2,696	$17,661
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%)	57.8	2178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%		62.8	1934^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.0%	244	3.5	17.1	6.3	3.1	7.9	31.8	3.4	27.5	10.8	18.6	9.4	28.4	10.0	9.2	14.8	0.0	21.6	1.3	3.1	6.9	25.0	25.0	27.1	50.0	61.3	66.2	50.0	29.4	54.6	47.5	60.0	47.2

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Padres Elementary

Is Los Padres Elementary a good school?

Los Padres Elementary ranks 4193^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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

What district is Los Padres Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Los Padres Elementary?

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

How many students attend Los Padres Elementary?

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

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