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North Salinas High

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North Salinas High ranks 1266 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1266^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 41% of California high schools

Summary

North Salinas High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 2,100 students in the Salinas Union High district, operating in a community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school shows a mixed picture: it excels at graduating students, with a rate over 91% that beats both district and state averages, but struggles with proficiency in core subjects, especially mathematics and science, where scores are below the Salinas Union High district average. Compared to nearby schools like Salinas High and Alisal High, North Salinas High's academic performance is generally lower, though it is most similar to Everett Alvarez High. The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years.

While the school spends slightly more per student than some district peers, it receives far less funding than smaller, alternative schools in the area. A key takeaway is the need for targeted support, as the school faces significant challenges in effectively serving students with special education needs and English language learners, whose performance has declined notably. The strong graduation culture provides a solid foundation, but improving academic proficiency, particularly in math, is a critical area for growth to ensure students are ready for college and careers.

2,106

Students ?

20.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,872

Per pupil spending ?

93.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

55 Kip Dr.
Salinas, CA 93906-2908

(831) 796-7500

District: Salinas Union High

Feeder schools for North Salinas High:

Elementary:	Boronda Meadows
	El Gabilan Elementary
	Henry F. Kammann Elementary
	Laurel Wood Elementary
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	Natividad Elementary
	New Republic Elementary
Middle:	Gavilan View Middle
	Harden Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.8%

Asian:

3.4%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 41st in 2025

Strengths

✓91% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 12 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,266^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 41%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th 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	39.7	1266 of 2162	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1291 of 2159	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	1284 of 2170	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1025 of 2123	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	1033 of 2133	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	1109 of 2017	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	52.8	961 of 2021	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	52.2	958 of 2039	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2015	40.9	1158 of 1994	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.9	1140 of 2426	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.5	1217 of 2354	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	31.7	1262 of 2367	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.8	1258 of 2281	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.6	1140 of 2238	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.5	978 of 2117	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2007	41.7	832 of 2063	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	47.4	682 of 1968	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2005	40.9	782 of 1901	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.3	721 of 1653	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	25.8	957 of 1161	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.4	828 of 1117	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	950 of 1052	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.0	742 of 1085	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	766 of 1064	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	308 of 1044	70.5%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	388 of 941	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.5	531 of 938	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.0	1256 of 1906	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	1203 of 1915	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.6	1234 of 1915	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	1028 of 1858	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.2	896 of 1833	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	1032 of 1760	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	1036 of 1900	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.6	1065 of 1902	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.0	1072 of 1917	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.9	788 of 1861	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.7	805 of 1814	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.7	895 of 1742	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	256 of 410	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.9	203 of 328	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	142 of 299	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	1074 of 2013	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.3	1093 of 2026	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	1073 of 2030	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.8	878 of 1943	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.0	879 of 1937	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.0	990 of 1862	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1091 of 1942	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.7	1202 of 1948	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	1165 of 1963	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.4	903 of 1916	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1031 of 1880	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.1	1081 of 1834	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	56 of 85	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.8	65 of 85	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.7	50 of 74	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	534 of 577	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1001 of 1252	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	839 of 1216	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	946 of 1197	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	595 of 1155	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.4	881 of 1222	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	925 of 1173	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)48th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

Migrant (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)32nd percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-34 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)7th percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy48%~ state avg

Mathematics17%-20 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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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 (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/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
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	$28,872	$27,186	$1,686
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	$57,013	$47,710	$9,303
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	$78,647	$70,020	$8,627
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					$92,819	$89,736	$3,083
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	$40,030	$38,668	$1,362
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	$27,907	$26,138	$1,769
Rancho San Juan High	Public	9-12	1100 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 273-7700	1,600	77	20.7	84.1%	73 (4.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1,449 (90.6%)	41 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	54	949^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		45.5	1114^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	165	22.4	36.5	15.4	28.5	55.9	55.9	20.9	20.9	$30,245	$28,660	$1,585
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	$26,699	$25,190	$1,509
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	$26,545	$25,058	$1,487

Frequently Asked Questions about North Salinas High

What is the racial makeup of North Salinas High?

Students at North Salinas High are 92% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools feed into North Salinas High?

North Salinas High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Boronda Meadows
Elementary : El Gabilan Elementary
Elementary : Henry F. Kammann Elementary
Elementary : Laurel Wood Elementary
Elementary : Natividad Elementary
Elementary : New Republic Elementary
Middle : Gavilan View Middle
Middle : Harden Middle

What district is North Salinas High in?

Salinas Union High

Is North Salinas High a good school?

North Salinas High ranks 1266^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Salinas High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,106 students attended North Salinas High.

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