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Natividad Elementary

Q: Is Natividad Elementary a good school?

Natividad Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.7% of California elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Natividad Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Natividad Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Natividad Elementary?

Students at Natividad Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Q: What schools do graduates of Natividad Elementary attend?

Students who attend Natividad Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Harden Middle High : North Salinas High

Public Grades K-6

5465^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 7% of California elementary schools

Summary

Natividad Elementary is a public K-6 school serving 705 students in Salinas, California, operating within the Salinas City Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 13% of all districts in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English, math, and science below the district average, placing it in the 7th percentile of California elementary schools. While it performs better than the lowest-ranked school in its district, Loma Vista Elementary, it lags behind others like Henry F. Kammann Elementary. Notably, chronic absenteeism, though improved, remains higher than state and district averages, and the school shows particular difficulty in serving students with special needs and English learners, ranking in the 0th and 2nd percentiles for these groups respectively.

Interesting comparisons reveal that all traditional schools in the Salinas City Elementary district rank in the bottom quartile statewide, suggesting systemic challenges. In contrast, schools with similar student populations in neighboring districts like Santa Rita Union Elementary and Alisal Union, such as New Republic Elementary and John E. Steinbeck Elementary, often achieve higher rankings, sometimes with greater per-student funding. Despite its struggles, Natividad has shown recent improvement in its statewide rank and attendance, and performs relatively better with highly mobile student groups like homeless and migrant students.

705

Students ?

23.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1465 Modoc Ave.
Salinas, CA 93906-3003

(831) 753-5675

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend Natividad Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Harden Middle
High:	North Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.3%

Asian:

3.0%

American Indian:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2013 → 7th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (14% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (7th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 29 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school14%

District avg20%

California avg41%

5,465^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 7%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	12.5	5465 of 5857	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.3	5715 of 5869	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	5417 of 5859	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	5372 of 5883	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5233 of 5789	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.8	4699 of 5662	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.3	5241 of 5692	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.8	5503 of 5614	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	5422 of 5611	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	5195 of 5530	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.2	4758 of 5390	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	20.1	4681 of 5377	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.6	4028 of 5314	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.1	4212 of 5193	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	22.5	4159 of 5113	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.3	4689 of 5113	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	18.4	4113 of 4818	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.5	3805 of 4822	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.8	3637 of 4809	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	19.4	3093 of 3162	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	2659 of 3245	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.7	2703 of 3311	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1952 of 3275	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	1544 of 3246	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	4963 of 5597	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	5436 of 5612	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	5203 of 5609	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5279 of 5635	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	5142 of 5492	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	4970 of 5413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	4750 of 5107	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	4985 of 5107	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	4587 of 5087	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	4570 of 5084	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4351 of 4963	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	3820 of 4830	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	328 of 429	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	321 of 364	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	245 of 335	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	284 of 356	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	5016 of 5460	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5384 of 5517	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	4925 of 5363	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4756 of 5264	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	4562 of 5173	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	4029 of 5084	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	5416 of 5628	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.2	5538 of 5643	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	5166 of 5638	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	4987 of 5663	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	4801 of 5510	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.4	3900 of 5431	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	70 of 78	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.9	2628 of 2635	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)24th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Migrant (2025)10th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)4th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)2nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Listening25%~ state avg

English Language Arts/Literacy19%-29 vs state

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

Writing12%-5 vs state

Science7%-26 vs state

Overall5%-4 vs state

Reading5%-3 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 (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 All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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
Natividad Elementary	Public	K-6	1465 Modoc Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5675	705	31	23.1	78.9%	9 (1.3%)	2 (0.3%)	651 (92.3%)	21 (3.0%)	14 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.1%)	12.5	5465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.3	5715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	250	8.9	5.1	2.1	5.3	35.6	5.1	31.9	25.2	20.0	15.4	2.1	12.2	6.7	5.1	2.1	4.6	6.5	6.5	21.7	14.3	14.0	30.8	19.4	24.2	8.4	4.7	24.4	14.6
El Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	1256 Linwood Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5660	548	24	22.8	78.3%	20 (3.6%)	2 (0.4%)	497 (90.7%)	8 (1.5%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	12 (2.2%)	14.8	5278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		16.8	5147^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	131																	15.1	15.1	7.9	21.4	25.9	30.4	21.2	6.6	22.6	9.3	20.5	15.4	92.9	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	98.2
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	30.6	3909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.1	3673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	236																	31.7	31.7	19.1	28.2	47.4		31.0	14.3	27.9	36.7		26.1	95.4	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.3	98.2	$20,270	$2,052	$18,218
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5670	445	19	23.4	73.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	5823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.2	5763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	60																	1.8	1.8	8.2	5.6	8.8	16.9	10.3	8.2	7.4	1.8	7.0	6.2
McKinnon	Public	K-5	2100 McKinnon	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7224	439	21	20.9	85.4%	12 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	407 (92.7%)	14 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	22.4	4644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		16	5211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	567																	21.0	21.0	21.3	28.6	39.3		29.7	34.4	14.1	16.1		21.1							$20,710	$2,323	$18,387
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Public	K-6	1714 Burlington Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5780	486	20	24.9	78.0%	12 (2.5%)	2 (0.4%)	438 (90.1%)	18 (3.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (2.7%)	31.5	3841^st of 5857 public elementary schools	34.4%		25.2	4348^th of 5869 public elementary schools	25.9%	507																	31.3	31.3	28.2	24.7	52.5	36.2	35.6	39.4	17.3	28.8	8.7	23.6	96.3				96.3		$20,584	$3,031	$17,553
Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Public	K-6	521 Rochex St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5665	743	31	23.9	73.2%	21 (2.8%)	4 (0.5%)	686 (92.3%)	13 (1.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (2.0%)	12.8	5441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		19.7	4897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	544																	9.1	9.1	18.4	17.8	16.2	24.5	19.2	23.9	14.6	10.1	18.4	17.0	98.5			98.5		98.5
Salinas City Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual	K-6	1210 Tyler St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 753-5677	99	4	24.7	72.7%	2 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	90 (90.9%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (6.1%)	26.9	4236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		29.9	3936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	300																	16.0	16.0	18.2	36.8	44.0	22.7	32.5	18.2	36.8	24.0	18.2	24.7
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Public	K-6	680 Las Casitas Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5770	526	20	26.3	94.1%	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	517 (98.3%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	23.9	4503^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		30.2	3909^th of 5869 public elementary schools	33.4%	594																	4.7	4.7	22.7	32.5	10.8	40.8	26.4	42.1	26.7	8.2	31.3	26.6							$22,357	$3,357	$19,000
Creekside Elementary	Public	K-6	1770 Kittery St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5252	534	21	25.4	75.7%	15 (2.8%)	2 (0.4%)	484 (90.6%)	21 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.9%)	20.7	4771^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.5%		23	4580^th of 5869 public elementary schools	22.0%	191																	26.6	26.6	15.5	17.8	46.8	24.7	26.7	15.5	14.9	26.6	2.7	15.2							$21,166	$3,721	$17,445

Frequently Asked Questions about Natividad Elementary

What schools do graduates of Natividad Elementary attend?

Students who attend Natividad Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harden Middle
High : North Salinas High

What district is Natividad Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

How many students attend Natividad Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 705 students attended Natividad Elementary.

Is Natividad Elementary a good school?

Natividad Elementary ranks in the bottom 6.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Natividad Elementary?

Students at Natividad Elementary are 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% American Indian, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

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