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Washington Middle

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Washington Middle ranks 1531 st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1531^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 45% of California middle schools

Summary

Washington Middle is a public school for grades 7-8 in Salinas, CA, serving about 1,082 students within the Salinas Union High School District, and it stands out for achieving stronger academic results than other middle schools in its own district despite facing similar challenges.

When compared directly to its peers in the same district—La Paz Middle, Harden Middle, and El Sausal Middle—Washington Middle has the highest percentage of students proficient in math, science, and English Language Arts. The school shows particular strength in supporting students who are homeless, in special education, or from economically disadvantaged families. However, it's important to note that schools in neighboring districts like San Benancio Middle (in the Washington Union Elementary district) and Buena Vista Middle (in the Spreckels Union Elementary district) achieve higher overall proficiency rates.

Washington Middle's test scores have been improving, with math being a notable area of strength. A key area for growth is reducing chronic student absenteeism, which is higher here than at its district peers. The school also operates efficiently, spending less per student than some comparison schools while delivering solid results for its community, though performance dips slightly in 8th grade compared to 7th grade.

1,082

Students ?

21.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,230

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

560 Iverson St.
Salinas, CA 93901-2534

(831) 796-7100

District: Salinas Union High

Students who attend Washington Middle usually attend:

High:

Salinas High

Feeder schools for Washington Middle:

Elementary:	Laurel Wood Elementary
	Los Padres Elementary
	Mission Park Elementary
	Monterey Park Elementary
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	Roosevelt Elementary
	Sherwood Elementary
	University Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.3%

White:

5.7%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 38th percentile in 2013 → 45th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 7 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Salinas Union High

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (32% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Mathematics scores 12 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg29%

California avg41%

1,531^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4Middle 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	38.6	1531 of 2761	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.4	1386 of 2783	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.7	1530 of 2781	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1584 of 2740	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.3	1511 of 2715	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1572 of 2480	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.1	1695 of 2508	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	28.7	1695 of 2497	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.0	1391 of 2477	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	38.0	1486 of 2379	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.8	1510 of 2259	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.2	1553 of 2236	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.1	1467 of 2179	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	30.8	1455 of 2063	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.9	1316 of 2005	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	50.5	898 of 1999	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	814 of 1804	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	39.0	1017 of 1777	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	991 of 1769	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.1	819 of 1531	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	790 of 1491	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	956 of 1369	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	39.8	742 of 1478	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.3	1014 of 1521	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	783 of 1540	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1132 of 1442	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1169 of 1364	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1498 of 2533	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.7	1192 of 2551	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	1227 of 2531	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	1264 of 2509	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.7	1404 of 2380	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.3	1394 of 2262	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	1164 of 2395	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	942 of 2388	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.7	1045 of 2374	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.7	1009 of 2359	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.9	1061 of 2213	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.8	1185 of 2072	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	85 of 477	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	65.3	82 of 394	79.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	50 of 320	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	50.8	133 of 336	60.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1229 of 2542	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	1029 of 2579	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.6	1033 of 2531	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	1139 of 2458	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	1249 of 2369	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	1402 of 2230	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.8	1380 of 2534	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	1416 of 2552	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1611 of 2538	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1662 of 2527	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1395 of 2407	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1544 of 2273	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	40 of 95	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.2	58 of 94	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	24 of 86	72.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	47.3	365 of 677	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.7	512 of 1566	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	516 of 1552	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.0	824 of 1531	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	325 of 1520	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	65.6	492 of 1537	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	993 of 1543	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1159 of 1555	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.4	684 of 1602	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.9	646 of 1496	56.8%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)82nd percentile+38 vs school

White (2025)79th percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)67th percentile+23 vs school

Migrant (2025)58th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)52nd percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+4 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)46th percentile~ school

Male (2025)46th percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Science25%-7 vs state

Mathematics25%-12 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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	560 Iverson St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7100	1,082	51	21.2	81.7%	62 (5.7%)	9 (0.8%)	977 (90.3%)	19 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	38.6	1531^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		42.4	1386^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.2%	145	25.2	25.2		46.0	37.7	41.7		27.9	22.7	25.2	$30,230	$28,470	$1,760
El Sausal Middle	Public	7-8	1155 East Alisal St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7200	1,067	48	22.1	91.7%	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1,052 (98.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32.8	1723^rd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		34.1	1661^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.3%	62	24.5	24.5		36.4	36.9	36.7		23.4	22.3	22.9	$31,165	$29,292	$1,873
Harden Middle	Public	7-8	1561 McKinnon St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7300	1,101	52	21.1	82.2%	29 (2.6%)	10 (0.9%)	1,016 (92.3%)	34 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	22.1	2150^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.1%		24.1	2078^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.3%	72	19.2	19.2		31.9	29.1	30.5		16.3	14.8	15.6	$29,522	$27,946	$1,576
La Paz Middle	Public	7-8	1300 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7900	1,099	55	20.0	93.4%	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1,092 (99.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	2119^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.3%		23.7	2102^nd of 2783 public middle schools	24.5%	17	16.0	16.0		34.9	28.7	31.9		18.8	15.7	17.3	$28,891	$27,100	$1,791
Gavilan View Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Van Buren Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7212	556	30	18.5	87.6%	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (91.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	24.6	2028^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%		18.1	2337^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.0%	309	21.1	21.1	34.5	30.2	36.4	33.6	16.5	15.1	16.8	16.1	$11,092	$9,808	$1,284
Buena Vista Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Tara Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 455-8936	321	18	17.5	17.4%	121 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (50.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	69.4	688^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%		59.9	889^th of 2783 public middle schools	68.1%	201	41.4	41.4	51.7	54.1	64.0	57.0	46.1	45.0	37.8	42.7	$19,621	$19,162	$459
John Gutierrez Middle	Public	6-8	1031 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-3300	568	29	19.4	80.5%	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	513 (90.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	24.8	2012^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		22.7	2137^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.2%	125	18.3	18.3	31.9	30.5	37.8	33.5	15.9	20.4	16.2	17.7	$12,197	$10,908	$1,289
San Benancio Middle	Public	6-8	43 San Benancio Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1172	261	12	21.7	10.3%	138 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (28.7%)	26 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	84.8	373^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%		85.2	379^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.4%	6	50.0	50.0	66.2	75.0	59.5	67.3	57.8	52.1	54.1	54.4	$17,191	$16,706	$485
Los Arboles Middle	Public	7-8	294 Hillcrest Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 384-3550	408	23	17.8	75.5%	48 (11.8%)	23 (5.6%)	258 (63.2%)	60 (14.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	32.8	1722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		24.8	2043^rd of 2783 public middle schools	26.6%	321	24.0	24.0		34.9	38.9	37.0		24.6	20.8	22.6	$21,565	$19,476	$2,089
North Monterey County Middle	Public	7-8	10301 Seymour St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-3391	624	30	20.8	87.8%	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	586 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	2513^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.0%		18.5	2317^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.7%	196	12.1	12.1		21.3	26.5	23.9		8.7	7.1	7.9	$19,268	$17,662	$1,606

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Washington Middle ranks 1531^st of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Washington Middle in?

Salinas Union High

What is the racial makeup of Washington Middle?

Students at Washington Middle are 90% Hispanic, 6% White, 2% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Washington Middle attend?

Students who attend Washington Middle usually go on to attend Salinas High

How many students attend Washington Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,082 students attended Washington Middle.

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