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Monterey Park Elementary

Public Grades K-6

4535^th

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of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monterey Park Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 541 students in the Salinas City Elementary district, performing in the lower quartile of California elementary schools while serving a predominantly economically disadvantaged community.

Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science are below state averages, though it performs slightly better than the district average and outperforms several nearby schools like Laurel Wood Elementary, University Park Elementary, and Sherwood Elementary. A notable strength is its support for homeless students, ranking in the 65th percentile statewide for this group. The school has also made significant progress reducing chronic absenteeism, cutting the rate nearly in half since 2022, though it remains higher than at top-performing local schools like Los Padres Elementary.

Key challenges include a large and urgent achievement gap where female students significantly outperform male students, and concerningly low performance for students in special education. The school's per-student spending is higher than some better-performing schools in the area, such as Lincoln Elementary and Spreckels Elementary, highlighting a complex relationship between resources and outcomes. Performance is similar to schools in the neighboring Alisal Union district but lags far behind Spreckels Elementary in the Spreckels Union Elementary district, illustrating how district factors can create different educational experiences for nearby students.

541

Students ?

22.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,978

Per pupil spending ?

65.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

410 San Miguel Ave.
Salinas, CA 93901-3854

(831) 753-5640

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend Monterey Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.1%

White:

8.3%

Two or more races:

5.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2013 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 17 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 21 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg23%

California avg41%

4,535^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^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	23.6	4535 of 5857	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3933 of 5869	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.9	4464 of 5859	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4376 of 5883	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	4350 of 5789	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	4481 of 5662	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.7	4370 of 5692	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	5247 of 5614	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.3	5175 of 5611	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	5214 of 5530	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.9	5127 of 5390	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.3	4886 of 5377	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	21.7	4481 of 5314	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.2	4411 of 5193	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	40.1	2939 of 5113	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.0	3228 of 5113	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.3	3223 of 4818	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2005	30.6	3240 of 4822	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.9	3252 of 4809	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1779 of 2227	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1870 of 2585	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.9	1649 of 2128	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.5	2141 of 3162	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2908 of 3245	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	3184 of 3311	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.3	1332 of 3275	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	1662 of 3246	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	3649 of 5597	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3279 of 5612	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.2	3654 of 5609	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	3567 of 5635	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	3548 of 5492	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.3	4144 of 5413	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	3769 of 5107	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	3186 of 5107	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.0	3619 of 5087	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.7	3727 of 5084	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	3555 of 4963	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	3770 of 4830	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	151 of 429	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	121 of 364	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.0	147 of 335	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	145 of 356	59.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	4019 of 5460	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	3517 of 5517	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	4008 of 5363	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	3787 of 5264	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	4145 of 5173	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	4125 of 5084	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	5004 of 5628	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4359 of 5643	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	4749 of 5638	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	4516 of 5663	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	4671 of 5510	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4514 of 5431	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2625 of 2847	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.5	2271 of 2635	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1588 of 2420	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.2	2040 of 2651	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)65th percentile+42 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+4 vs school

White (2024)23rd percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-11 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-21 vs state

Mathematics25%-13 vs state

Science20%-13 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monterey Park Elementary	Public	K-6	410 San Miguel Ave.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5640	541	24	22.5	65.8%	45 (8.3%)	4 (0.7%)	455 (84.1%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.2%)	23.6	4535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%		29.9	3933^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	33.0%	602																					19.5	19.5	14.1	29.0	28.1	36.6	27.3	25.6	21.7	25.6	25.5	24.8	95.4			96.5	96.5	96.5	$21,978	$21,092	$886
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							$18,238	$17,452	$786
Mission Park Elementary	Public	K-6	403 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5635	657	27	24.3	54.6%	84 (12.8%)	2 (0.3%)	515 (78.4%)	9 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	43 (6.5%)	37.9	3348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%		28.8	4038^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.2%	690																					34.9	34.9	34.4	22.5	53.0	51.5	40.4	31.1	18.9	36.1	21.2	26.5	97.4			97.4		97.4	$19,091	$18,278	$813
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						$19,830	$18,704	$1,126
Roosevelt Elementary	Public	K-6	120 Capitol St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5645	560	25	22.4	81.1%	11 (2.0%)	3 (0.5%)	530 (94.6%)	5 (0.9%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	17.4	5065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%		23.6	4517^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.0%	548	8.7	7.7			8.2	56.5	7.7			30.6	13.0	19.2			16.3	0.0	3.9			2.0	14.5	14.5	12.9	11.2	27.0	36.2	21.2	18.3	12.0	21.1	28.6	19.4	96.0	97.3	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	$19,171	$18,252	$919
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							$23,675	$22,762	$913
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5655	488	23	21.2	70.3%	21 (4.3%)	13 (2.7%)	420 (86.1%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	15.5	5223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		26.1	4279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	944																					12.3	12.3	23.5	14.1	27.9	18.5	20.9	30.9	22.5	8.2	16.7	20.1	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	98.0	$20,177	$19,426	$751
Spreckels Elementary	Public	K-5	Fourth St. and Hatton Ave.	Spreckels	93962	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 455-1831	529	22	24.0	19.3%	221 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	232 (43.9%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.8%)	62.5	1941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		66.2	1765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	176																					38.5	38.5	49.4	47.7	64.8		54.2	41.0	57.0	38.5		45.4	96.3	98.1		97.2		98.1	$19,678	$19,562	$116
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			$16,483	$14,134	$2,349
Laurel Wood Elementary	Public	K-6	645 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5620	417	19	21.9	60.2%	26 (6.2%)	1 (0.2%)	347 (83.2%)	23 (5.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	17 (4.1%)	18.8	4936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.5	4416^th of 5869 public elementary schools	24.8%	520																					16.7	16.7	22.2	17.9	40.9	18.0	25.0	24.1	11.9	25.8	14.8	19.0							$20,092	$19,242	$850

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Park Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Park Elementary?

Students at Monterey Park Elementary are 84% Hispanic, 8% White, 5% Two or more races.

What district is Monterey Park Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

How many students attend Monterey Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 541 students attended Monterey Park Elementary.

Is Monterey Park Elementary a good school?

Monterey Park Elementary ranks in the bottom 22.6% of California elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Monterey Park Elementary attend?

Students who attend Monterey Park Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Salinas High

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