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Boronda Meadows

Public Grades K-6

5064^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,804 California Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of California elementary schools

Summary

Boronda Meadows is a K–6 elementary school serving 620 students in Salinas, California, in the Salinas City Elementary district. In 2025–2026, its all-grade proficiency was 27% in English language arts (ELA), 18% in math and 11% in science, below the state in each reported core subject. The most important concern is science: it is the school’s weakest core result compared with both the state and nearby schools.

Among eight nearby same-district elementary schools, Boronda Meadows was 4 points below the peer average in ELA, 4 points below in math and 10 points below in science. It was also below the district in all three subjects, by about 1 point in ELA, 4 in math and 6 in science; its results were 22, 20 and 25 points below the state, respectively. Math was closest to the state, while ELA was closest to the district. Sixth grade stands out in ELA: 34% were proficient, the school’s strongest result across grades 3–6, though still 14 points below the state. In contrast, sixth-grade math was the weakest grade-level math result, at 14%—23 points below the state.

ELA has improved over time, rising 8 points from 19% in 2022–2023 to 27% in 2025–2026, and its gap with the state narrowed by 6 points. Math fell 3 points to 18%, widening its state gap from 13 to 20 points; science rose 4 points overall to 11%, but remains a major weakness. SchoolDigger places the school at the 13th percentile statewide, with one star, in 2025–2026; among nearby ranked schools, it sits in the middle. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.9, about the same as the peer average. That year, 77% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, compared with a nearby-school average of 67%. SchoolDigger’s statewide rankings show comparatively stronger results for homeless students (42nd percentile) and special education students (28th percentile), versus 13th overall. Chronic absenteeism rose to 22% in 2025–2026 from 18% the previous year.

620

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$23,118

Per pupil spending ?

77.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

98%

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

Exemptions: 0% (any vaccine)

915 Larkin St.
Salinas, CA 93907-2532

(831) 784-5400

District: Salinas City Elementary

Students who attend Boronda Meadows usually attend:

Middle:	Harden Middle
High:	North Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.9%

White:

2.9%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 25 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school32%

District avg22%

California avg42%

5,064^th of 5,804

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 5 pts since 2016

From bottom 8% (2016) to bottom 13% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	16.8	5064 of 5804	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	5244 of 5857	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	4945 of 5869	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	5079 of 5859	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	4968 of 5883	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	5003 of 5789	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	5004 of 5662	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.8	4963 of 5692	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	5151 of 5614	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.6	5310 of 5611	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	4863 of 5530	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	15.8	4907 of 5390	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	26.0	4263 of 5377	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.2	4283 of 5314	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	32.4	3531 of 5193	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	24.6	4002 of 5113	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	4433 of 5113	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	23.3	2163 of 2585	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	1741 of 2128	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	2349 of 3162	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	2457 of 3245	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	2404 of 3311	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.8	1797 of 3275	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1839 of 3246	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.0	4899 of 5569	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	15.2	5091 of 5597	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.7	4990 of 5612	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	4522 of 5609	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4484 of 5635	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	4710 of 5492	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	5005 of 5413	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.9	4422 of 5085	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.5	4550 of 5107	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	3960 of 5107	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	4134 of 5087	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.5	3998 of 5084	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.4	4008 of 4963	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4128 of 4830	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.6	212 of 366	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	31.8	338 of 429	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.0	228 of 364	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.7	283 of 335	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	300 of 356	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	19.7	4701 of 5412	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.3	4842 of 5460	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	4674 of 5517	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	4363 of 5363	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	4001 of 5264	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.6	4385 of 5173	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	4344 of 5084	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	18.2	4817 of 5590	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	16.7	4993 of 5628	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	4457 of 5643	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	5150 of 5638	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	5007 of 5663	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	4824 of 5510	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	4639 of 5431	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.2	2109 of 2920	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	26.2	2251 of 2847	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)42nd percentile+29 vs school

Special Education (2026)28th percentile+15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2019)16th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)13th percentile~ school

Female (2026)12th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Reading100%+92 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Listening25%~ state avg

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

Writing9%-8 vs state

Overall5%-5 vs state

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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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	98%	0%	$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	96%	1%	$23,911	$23,002	$909
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	96%	0%	$20,092	$19,242	$850
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
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%)	16.6	5084^th of 5804 public elementary schools	12.4%		12.8	5441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%	357																					18.0		18.0	23.8	20.4	30.7	24.2			24.6	20.2	17.7	19.1	19.2			19.0	90%	0%	$17,866	$17,100	$766
Oasis Charter Public	Public, Charter	K-6	1135 Westridge Pkwy.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	Oasis Charter Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 424-9003	193	9	22.0	54.4%	16 (8.3%)	1 (0.5%)	159 (82.4%)	7 (3.6%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	8 (4.1%)	14.4	5266^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.7	5591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%	325																					11.1		11.1	17.9	12.5	28.0	42.9			23.1	10.7	8.7	7.4	35.7			13.0	≥ 95%		$35,709	$35,204	$505
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	97%	0%	$19,171	$18,252	$919
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%)	13.8	5316^th of 5804 public elementary schools	8.4%		14.8	5278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%	38																					16.1		16.1	21.3	14.5	18.5	35.2			21.3	18.7	10.5	7.5	25.9			14.7	95%	0%	$20,849	$19,936	$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%)	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	≥ 98%		$20,177	$19,426	$751
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Boronda Meadows

What schools do graduates of Boronda Meadows attend?

Students who attend Boronda Meadows usually go on to attend:

Middle : Harden Middle
High : North Salinas High

What district is Boronda Meadows in?

Salinas City Elementary

Is Boronda Meadows a good school?

Boronda Meadows ranks in the bottom 12.7% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Boronda Meadows?

Students at Boronda Meadows are 93% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Boronda Meadows?

In the 2024-25 school year, 620 students attended Boronda Meadows.

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