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University Park Elementary

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University Park Elementary ranks 4264 th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4264^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 27% of California elementary schools

Summary

University Park Elementary serves 488 students in kindergarten through grade 6 in Salinas, within the Salinas City Elementary district. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 34% in English language arts (ELA), 23% in math and 22% in science—above the district average in every subject, but below the state average in every subject. The main takeaway is that the school does better than its district overall, but its results are not a standout among nearby schools and remain well below state averages.

Science is the school’s strongest subject in comparisons with the district and state: it was 6 percentage points above the district and 14 below the state. ELA was 5 points above the district and 16 below the state; math was just 1 point above the district and 15 below the state. Among nine nearby same-district K–6 schools, ELA was about equal to the peer average, science was slightly higher, and math was 2 points lower. The school ranked fifth of ten in ELA and math and fourth in science. Results also vary by grade: fourth-grade ELA was the best among those ten schools, while sixth-grade math was above only one peer.

Results have changed unevenly since 2022–23: science rose 16 percentage points, while ELA fell 1 point and math fell 2; the state gaps widened by 4 points in ELA and 6 in math, but narrowed by 10 in science. SchoolDigger placed the school at the 27th percentile with one star in 2025–26, up 16 percentile points from the prior year. Its 2024–25 student-teacher ratio was 21.2 students per teacher, the lowest among its nine peers, whose average was 23.2. In 2024–25, 70% of students were reported as free/reduced lunch eligible; California is identified as a statewide free-meals state, so this is best read as the school’s reported eligibility rate, not as a comparison of access to meals. SchoolDigger’s statewide effectiveness ranking for Homeless Students reached the 66th percentile in 2025–26, compared with the school’s overall 27th percentile; for Special Education Students, it was at the 9th percentile that year.

488

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,177

Per pupil spending ?

70.3%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

833 West Acacia St.
Salinas, CA 93901-1101

(831) 753-5655

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend University Park Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Washington Middle
High:	Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.1%

White:

4.3%

Two or more races:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 35th percentile in 2023 → 27th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (26% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped from its 35th-percentile peak (2023) to 27th (2026)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school28%

District avg25%

California avg42%

4,264^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 27%▲ up 21 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 27% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

848^th of 968Salinas 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	26.4	4264 of 5804	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.5	5223 of 5857	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.1	4279 of 5869	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	3835 of 5859	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	4217 of 5883	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.4	5036 of 5789	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	5176 of 5662	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.0	4867 of 5692	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.3	5289 of 5614	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.5	5383 of 5611	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.4	5141 of 5530	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	22.6	4475 of 5390	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.7	4284 of 5377	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	37.3	3331 of 5314	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	40.3	3038 of 5193	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.6	2511 of 5113	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	47.3	2475 of 5113	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	43.1	2545 of 4818	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	58.2	1826 of 4822	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.4	1949 of 4809	59.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	26.0	2006 of 2585	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	1096 of 3162	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	1104 of 3245	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.3	2338 of 3311	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	2231 of 3275	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	2008 of 3246	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.5	3899 of 5569	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2025	13.4	5229 of 5597	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	4129 of 5612	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	3503 of 5609	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	3531 of 5635	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	16.1	4936 of 5492	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	5021 of 5413	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.9	3656 of 5085	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	4659 of 5107	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	3623 of 5107	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.5	3177 of 5087	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	3418 of 5084	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4343 of 4963	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4425 of 4830	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	57.5	126 of 366	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2025	43.2	248 of 429	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.6	167 of 364	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.5	161 of 335	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	4084 of 5412	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	4840 of 5460	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	3860 of 5517	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	3198 of 5363	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.0	3999 of 5264	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.4	4471 of 5173	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	4663 of 5084	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.5	4248 of 5590	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.5	4658 of 5628	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	3932 of 5643	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.2	3842 of 5638	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.3	4394 of 5663	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	4630 of 5510	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	4873 of 5431	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.4	2651 of 2920	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	2188 of 2635	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2026)66th percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+38 vs school

Female (2026)30th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Male (2026)24th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2026)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-16 vs state

Mathematics23%-15 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

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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 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th 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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th 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
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%)	26.4	4264^th of 5804 public elementary schools	26.5%		15.5	5223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%	959																					22.1		22.1	18.5	39.1	42.7	33.9			33.7	26.2	21.7	29.4	16.1			23.5	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	98.0	$20,177	$19,426	$751
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%)	31.7	3840^th of 5804 public elementary schools	33.8%		37.9	3348^th of 5857 public elementary schools	42.8%	492																					15.6		15.6	46.3	34.4	33.3	44.3			39.2	40.0	25.6	14.4	29.1			26.8	97.4			97.4		97.4	$19,091	$18,278	$813
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%)	13.9	5313^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.5%		17.4	5065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	248	9.1	8.3			8.8	43.2	25.0			36.8	11.4	20.8			14.7	0.0	0.0			0.0	8.5		8.5	13.5	13.0	16.1	40.0			20.4	17.1	15.7	7.2	25.7			16.1	96.0	97.3	96.0	97.3	97.3	97.3	$19,171	$18,252	$919
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	2065^th of 5804 public elementary schools	64.4%		57.8	2178^th of 5857 public elementary schools	62.8%	113	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							$18,238	$17,452	$786
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%)	16.1	5122^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	11.8%		18.8	4936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%	186																					11.8		11.8	28.1	21.1	26.5	31.1			27.0	17.5	19.3	13.2	17.6			16.8							$20,092	$19,242	$850
Boronda Meadows	Public	K-6	915 Larkin St.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 784-5400	620	27	22.9	77.1%	18 (2.9%)	5 (0.8%)	576 (92.9%)	3 (0.5%)	5 (0.8%)	4 (0.6%)	9 (1.5%)	16.8	5064^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.7%		15.2	5244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%	180	4.4	13.6	0.0	0.0	5.2	26.1	29.6	36.4	8.8	25.4	4.4	22.7	0.0	2.9	9.0	0.0	2.3	0.0	2.9	1.5	10.9		10.9	25.4	24.4	23.9	34.4			27.2	23.4	19.8	17.4	14.4			18.4	96.6			96.6		96.6	$23,118	$22,210	$908
Boronda Elementary	Public	K-6	1114 Fontes Ln.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5615	288	13	22.1	42.4%	14 (4.9%)	3 (1.0%)	254 (88.2%)	4 (1.4%)	6 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.4%)	53.7	2394^th of 5804 public elementary schools	58.8%		36.3	3458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%	1064	11.4	15.6	11.1	5.3	10.6	45.7	9.4	50.0	29.0	34.0	25.7	31.3	11.1	23.7	22.7	2.9	3.1	5.6	5.3	4.3	47.2		47.2	47.1	37.5	55.6	52.6			48.6	29.4	34.4	41.7	39.5			36.4							$23,911	$23,002	$909
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%)	21.7	4647^th of 5804 public elementary schools	19.9%		23.6	4535^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.6%	112																					18.6		18.6	14.8	22.5	30.0	44.7			28.6	14.8	18.8	18.6	29.0			20.6	95.4			96.5	96.5	96.5	$21,978	$21,092	$886
Graves Elementary	Public	K-8	15 McFadden Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Graves Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 422-6392	32	2	16.0	59.4%	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)																														20.8							8.3							$37,059	$36,320	$739
Salinas City STEAM 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%)	34.3	3631^st of 5804 public elementary schools	37.4%		26.9	4236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%	605																					25.9		25.9	45.5	16.7	29.6	48.2			36.4	36.4	16.7	29.6	29.6			28.6							$21,413	$20,322	$1,091

Frequently Asked Questions about University Park Elementary

How many students attend University Park Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 488 students attended University Park Elementary.

What schools do graduates of University Park Elementary attend?

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

Middle : Washington Middle
High : Salinas High

What district is University Park Elementary in?

Salinas City Elementary

Is University Park Elementary a good school?

University Park Elementary ranks 4264^th of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of University Park Elementary?

Students at University Park Elementary are 86% Hispanic, 4% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% African American, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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