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Salinas City STEAM Academy

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Salinas City STEAM Academy ranks 3638 th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Virtual Grades K-6

3638^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,817 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Salinas City STEAM Academy is a K–6 school in Salinas, California, with 99 students, in the Salinas City Elementary district. Its most notable distinction is strong local test performance: among 11 nearby schools, it ranks second in English language arts (ELA), math and science, although it remains below the state average in all three.

In 2025–2026, the school scored 36% in ELA, 29% in math and 26% in science—about 8, 6 and 10 points above district results, respectively, but 13, 10 and 10 points below state results. Its scores also exceeded nearby-school averages of 25% in ELA, 18% in math and 14% in science. Boronda Elementary was the only nearby school ahead of it in each subject. Results vary by grade: third-grade ELA was 45%, slightly above the state’s 44%, while fourth-grade ELA was 17%, well below the state’s 46% and the district’s 24%.

ELA has improved over time, rising 9 points from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026; science fell 3 points over that period, and math rose 3 points. SchoolDigger places the school at the 37th percentile with 2 stars (rank 3,631 of 5,804), second among the nearby schools. It has the smallest enrollment in the group but the highest reported student-teacher ratio, 24.7:1 in 2024–2025. Its reported low-income measure was 73% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025. SchoolDigger’s statewide group rankings show a notable difference: the school ranked at the 64th percentile for how well it serves male students, compared with the 37th percentile overall; for female students, it ranked at the 13th percentile.

Students ?

24.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,980

Per pupil spending ?

72.7%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

Not published

Kindergartners with all required immunizations (2024-25)

1210 Tyler St.
Salinas, CA 93906-3426

(831) 753-5677

District: Salinas City Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.9%

Two or more races:

6.1%

White:

2.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 34th percentile in 2023 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Salinas City Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg42%

3,638^th of 5,817

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 4 pts since 2023

From bottom 34% (2023) to bottom 37% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 15Elementary Schools in the Salinas City Elementary

1300^th of 1,530Salinas 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	34.3	3638 of 5817	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	26.9	4236 of 5857	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.9	3936 of 5869	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	3892 of 5859	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	17.4	4877 of 5581	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.4	4305 of 5597	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	4379 of 5612	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3689 of 5609	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.1	2382 of 5094	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	41.2	2928 of 5107	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3345 of 5107	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.0	2900 of 5087	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.8	146 of 366	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2025	46.2	207 of 429	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.8	89 of 335	73.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.5	3217 of 5423	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.9	3512 of 5460	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.1	3608 of 5517	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.7	3845 of 5363	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	59.6	2007 of 5603	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	30.1	3848 of 5628	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.2	3410 of 5643	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	3582 of 5638	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2026)64th percentile+27 vs school

Homeless (2026)60th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2026)53rd percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)41st percentile+3 vs school

Female (2026)13th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Mathematics29%-10 vs state

Science26%-10 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 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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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	3638^th of 5817 public elementary schools	37.5%		26.9	4236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%	598																					25.9	25.9	45.5	16.7	29.6	48.2	36.4	36.4	16.7	29.6	29.6	28.6			$21,980	$1,091	$20,889
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	5096^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.4%		12.8	5441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%	345																					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%	$20,044	$766	$19,278
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	5134^th of 5817 public elementary schools	11.7%		18.8	4936^th of 5857 public elementary schools	15.7%	198																					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%	$21,199	$850	$20,349
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	5076^th of 5817 public elementary schools	12.7%		15.2	5244^th of 5857 public elementary schools	10.5%	168	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%	$22,741	$908	$21,833
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	5278^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.3%		10.7	5591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%	313																					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%		$19,027	$505	$18,522
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	2398^th of 5817 public elementary schools	58.8%		36.3	3458^th of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%	1060	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%	$23,138	$909	$22,229
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	5328^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.4%		14.8	5278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%	50																					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%	$21,609	$913	$20,696
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%)	10.8	5551^st of 5817 public elementary schools	4.6%		12.5	5465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%	86	0.0	16.7	0.0	4.4	5.6	23.7	28.6	44.1	13.0	26.3	10.5	28.6	2.9	17.4	15.6	0.0	11.9	0.0	4.4	4.4	7.6	7.6	17.2	22.3	13.3	22.3	18.8	7.5	22.3	8.6	15.2	13.4	98%	0%	$20,746	$895	$19,851
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	5325^th of 5817 public elementary schools	8.5%		17.4	5065^th of 5857 public elementary schools	13.5%	260	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%	$20,773	$919	$19,854
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%)	19.1	4889^th of 5817 public elementary schools	16.0%		22.4	4644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%	245																					1.5	1.5	42.7	20.6	18.8		27.5	42.7	14.7	0.0		19.4	≥ 98%		$20,346	$1,657	$18,689

Frequently Asked Questions about Salinas City STEAM Academy

What is the racial makeup of Salinas City STEAM Academy?

Students at Salinas City STEAM Academy are 91% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Asian.

Is Salinas City STEAM Academy a good school?

Salinas City STEAM Academy ranks 3638^th of 5817 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Salinas City STEAM Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 99 students attended Salinas City STEAM Academy.

What district is Salinas City STEAM Academy in?

Salinas City Elementary

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