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Alisal High

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Alisal High ranks 953 rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

953^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 56% of California high schools

Summary

Alisal High is a large, comprehensive public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,742 students in the Salinas Union High district, operating in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, Alisal High shows a mixed but improving profile, earning a 3-star state rating with a strong 92% graduation rate and low chronic absenteeism. The school has particular strengths in English Language Arts and Science compared to similar district schools like North Salinas High and Everett Alvarez High, though mathematics remains a significant challenge district-wide. Notably, Alisal achieves these outcomes with lower per-student spending than several peers, and it demonstrates exceptional effectiveness in supporting its economically disadvantaged and migrant student populations, often outperforming its own overall ranking with these groups.

While the school shows a positive trajectory in key areas like attendance and graduation, it faces clear challenges in supporting students with disabilities, where performance lags. Compared to Salinas High, which serves a student body with fewer economic needs, Alisal's achievements in specific subjects and subgroups are commendable, highlighting what some call an "Alisal Advantage" for underserved students within the Salinas Union High district.

2,742

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,278

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

777 Williams Rd.
Salinas, CA 93905-1907

(831) 796-7600

District: Salinas Union High

Feeder schools for Alisal High:

Elementary:	Alisal Community
	Bardin Elementary
	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
	Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy
	More...
	Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary
	Fremont Elementary
	Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary
	Monte Bella Elementary
Middle:	El Sausal Middle
	La Paz Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

97.9%

Asian:

1.1%

White:

0.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2013 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (56th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (35% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg29%

California avg41%

953^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 7High Schools in the Salinas Union High

981^st of 1,543Salinas Union High 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	53.8	953 of 2162	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.4	921 of 2159	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	1013 of 2170	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.5	711 of 2123	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.9	1173 of 2133	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	1079 of 2017	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.4	1016 of 2021	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.2	995 of 2039	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	38.6	1199 of 1994	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.3	889 of 2426	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	40.6	1033 of 2354	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	44.6	920 of 2367	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2010	40.7	994 of 2281	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2009	39.4	1043 of 2238	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	32.0	1126 of 2117	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	26.3	1258 of 2063	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	26.0	1216 of 1968	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	24.3	1222 of 1901	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	20.1	1269 of 1653	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.1	974 of 1161	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	584 of 1117	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.3	942 of 1052	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.0	685 of 1085	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.7	593 of 1064	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	519 of 1044	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	365 of 941	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	503 of 938	46.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.7	875 of 1906	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	777 of 1915	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.4	856 of 1915	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	678 of 1858	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.2	1123 of 1833	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.8	1169 of 1760	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.1	626 of 1900	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	605 of 1902	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.6	677 of 1917	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	75.8	333 of 1861	82.1%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	813 of 1814	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.1	798 of 1742	54.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	107 of 410	73.9%	★★★★☆
2024	47.6	176 of 328	46.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.5	717 of 2013	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	661 of 2026	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.1	775 of 2030	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.8	406 of 1943	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.3	951 of 1937	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.5	884 of 1862	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	875 of 1942	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.6	930 of 1948	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.2	1045 of 1963	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.5	650 of 1916	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1026 of 1880	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.7	898 of 1834	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.9	16 of 85	81.2%	★★★★☆
2024	44.2	49 of 85	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	71.5	11 of 74	85.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	944 of 1252	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	934 of 1216	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	718 of 1197	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Migrant (2025)81st percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)37th percentile-20 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile-31 vs school

Disabled (2022)16th percentile-50 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy57%+8 vs state

Science28%-4 vs state

Mathematics20%-17 vs state

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Schools Near Alisal High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)		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	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Alisal High	Public	9-12	777 Williams Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7600	2,742	120	22.9	95.2%	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	2,685 (97.9%)	31 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.3%)	53.8	953^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.9%		53.4	921^st of 2159 public high schools	57.3%	32	22.7	37.1	4.7	28.4	56.5	56.5	20.2	20.2	$16,278	$1,640	$14,638
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	867 East Laurel Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 753-4209	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Everett Alvarez High	Public	9-12	1900 Independence Blvd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7800	1,978	91	21.8	92.7%	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	1,860 (94.0%)	62 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.2%)	40.6	1246^th of 2162 public high schools	42.4%		41.9	1193^rd of 2159 public high schools	44.7%	53	16.3	30.2	13.6	21.0	47.9	47.9	14.6	14.6	$16,512	$1,512	$15,000
Salinas Community	Public	7-12	615 Leslie Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-9520	101	5	20.4	88.1%	5 (5.0%)	3 (3.0%)	93 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	1729^th of 2162 public high schools	20.0%		13.8	1856^th of 2159 public high schools	14.0%	127			7.7	5.6	16.7	13.8	8.0	6.7	$56,780	$9,035	$47,745
Carr Lake Community Day	Public	7-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	18	2	9.0	94.4%	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (88.9%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0					$22,904	$3,409	$19,495
El Puente	Public	7-12	20 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	326	20	16.3	93.6%	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.2	1567^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		28.5	1531^st of 2159 public high schools	29.1%	36			16.7	17.5	35.6	39.2	1.0	4.2	$20,378	$1,607	$18,771
Mount Toro High	Public	9-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	204	14	14.7	96.1%	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9.3	2052^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.1%		12.8	1902^nd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	150		1.7	2.2	1.9	6.9	6.9	0.0	0.0	$41,789	$8,313	$33,476
North Salinas High	Public	9-12	55 Kip Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7500	2,106	105	20.1	93.5%	52 (2.5%)	13 (0.6%)	1,933 (91.8%)	71 (3.4%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	25 (1.2%)	39.7	1266^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%		38	1291^st of 2159 public high schools	40.2%	25	13.6	22.4	6.3	16.8	47.8	47.8	17.4	17.4	$16,921	$1,751	$15,170
Open Door Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 840-8199	53	3	18.0	90.6%	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			3.0	3.0					$44,737	$214	$44,523
Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 South Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7400	2,380	110	21.6	77.5%	401 (16.8%)	20 (0.8%)	1,810 (76.1%)	71 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.0%)	73.6	523^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.8%		73.2	520^th of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	3	32.0	45.8	11.1	36.9	68.7	68.7	34.5	34.5	$16,217	$1,420	$14,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Alisal High

What is the racial makeup of Alisal High?

Students at Alisal High are 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.

Is Alisal High a good school?

Alisal High ranks 953^rd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Alisal High in?

Salinas Union High

How many students attend Alisal High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,742 students attended Alisal High.

What schools feed into Alisal High?

Alisal High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alisal Community
Elementary : Bardin Elementary
Elementary : Cesar E. Chavez Elementary
Elementary : Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy
Elementary : Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary
Elementary : Fremont Elementary
Elementary : Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary
Elementary : Monte Bella Elementary
Middle : El Sausal Middle
Middle : La Paz Middle

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