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San Ardo Elementary

Q: How many students attend San Ardo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 76 students attended San Ardo Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of San Ardo Elementary?

Students at San Ardo Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

Q: What schools do graduates of San Ardo Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Ardo Elementary usually go on to attend: High : King City High

Public Grades K-8

Summary

San Ardo Elementary is a small public elementary school serving grades K-8 in the rural town of San Ardo, California, with a student population of just 79 students. However, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of California elementary schools, with a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

One key challenge facing San Ardo Elementary is its significantly higher chronic absenteeism rates compared to nearby schools like Santa Lucia Elementary, Del Rey Elementary, and Cappy Culver Elementary. In the 2022-2023 school year, San Ardo Elementary had a 27.5% chronic absenteeism rate, which is much higher than the rates at these nearby schools. Additionally, San Ardo Elementary students perform significantly below the state and nearby school averages on standardized tests, with only 13.56% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and 26.67% proficient in mathematics.

Another key factor is the high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch at San Ardo Elementary, ranging from 74.68% to 94.62% over the past few years. This is significantly higher than the nearby schools, which have free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 40% to 89.98%. The school's low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.2 to 22.2, may present opportunities for more individualized attention, but the consistently low performance suggests that additional resources and support are needed to address the unique challenges faced by the school's student population.

Students ?

15.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,185

Per pupil spending ?

94.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

62428 Center St.
San Ardo, CA 93450-0170

(831) 627-2520

District: San Ardo Union Elementary

Students who attend San Ardo Elementary usually attend:

High:

King City High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.4%

Two or more races:

3.9%

White:

2.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — <1st percentile in 2008 → 24th in 2024

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 24 percentile points since 2008

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 36 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg12%

California avg41%

Not ranked this year

San Ardo Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.1	4452 of 5869	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	5753 of 5883	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.8	5633 of 5789	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	5018 of 5662	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	8.2	5523 of 5614	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	4654 of 5611	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	1.1	5372 of 5377	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	0.9	5310 of 5314	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	2.8	5179 of 5193	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	5089 of 5113	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.5	4542 of 5113	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.7	4151 of 4818	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	9.6	4665 of 4822	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	10.3	4656 of 4809	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.3	1447 of 3311	56.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.8	3433 of 5107	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	11.9	4797 of 4963	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	4097 of 4830	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	12.9	5075 of 5264	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	5119 of 5173	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	4796 of 5084	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	8.7	2588 of 2715	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.1	2350 of 2480	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	26.6	1774 of 2497	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	20.8	1895 of 2259	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	10.9	2037 of 2179	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	28.5	1479 of 2005	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.9	1823 of 1999	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.2	1555 of 1804	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.2	1419 of 1777	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	11.1	1655 of 1769	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	11.4	2096 of 2213	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	1949 of 2072	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	12.2	2221 of 2369	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	2055 of 2230	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2022)56th percentile+54 vs school

Hispanic (2024)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)4th percentile~ school

Middle school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2019)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics15%-23 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-36 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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Schools Near San Ardo Elementary

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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
San Ardo Elementary	Public	K-8	62428 Center St.	San Ardo	93450	Monterey County	San Ardo Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 627-2520	76	5	15.2	94.7%	2 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (93.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (3.9%)								(n/a)			5.9		8.3					12.5		16.7					14.6							$29,185	$7,167	$22,018
San Lucas Elementary	Public	K-8	53675 San Benito St.	San Lucas	93954	Monterey County	San Lucas Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 382-4426	72	3	20.8	97.2%	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	71 (98.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	5415^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.5%					(n/a)	0.0		20.0			36.4				36.0			0.0				18.0							$28,118	$4,101	$24,017
San Antonio Elementary	Public	K-8	67550 Lockwood/Jolon Rd.	Lockwood	93932	Monterey County	San Antonio Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3051	134	9	14.8	40.3%	54 (40.3%)	3 (2.2%)	66 (49.3%)	2 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (6.7%)	23.9	4506^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.1%		13.9	5397^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.0%	891	18.8	14.3	16.2	15.0		25.0	26.3	35.7	33.3	26.3	25.0		18.8	42.1	42.9	33.3	33.3	77.3	77.3	86.4	86.4	77.3	86.4	$15,651	$2,328	$13,323
Bradley Elementary	Public	K-8	65600 Dixie St.	Bradley	93426	Monterey County	Bradley Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 472-2310	54	3	18.1	31.5%	33 (61.1%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (5.6%)								(n/a)			31.6							39.5							21.1							$33,211	$930	$32,281
King City Arts Magnet	Public	K-5	415 Pearl St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-5473	424	19	22.3	88.0%	15 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	405 (95.5%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30.6	3914^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.2%		23.9	4475^th of 5869 public elementary schools	23.8%	561	17.9		17.9	18.8	45.3	47.8				37.4	26.6	32.8	19.4				26.2							$19,297	$3,103	$16,194
Santa Lucia Elementary	Public	K-5	502 Collins St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-3246	637	28	22.7	88.5%	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	608 (95.4%)	13 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	22.5	4627^th of 5857 public elementary schools	21.0%		20	4867^th of 5869 public elementary schools	17.1%	240	18.6		18.6	13.8	32.9	40.2				28.9	16.0	29.3	20.6				21.6							$19,441	$2,851	$16,590
Del Rey Elementary	Public	K-5	502 King St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-4884	639	29	21.8	83.6%	16 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	609 (95.3%)	8 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	24	4501^st of 5857 public elementary schools	23.2%		20.7	4794^th of 5869 public elementary schools	18.3%	293	11.7		11.7	28.9	40.2	26.7				32.1	31.5	28.4	15.8				25.0	98.4			98.4			$19,900	$3,068	$16,832
Cappy Culver Elementary	Public	K-8	11011 Heritage Ranch Loop Rd.	Paso Robles	93446	San Luis Obispo County	San Miguel Joint Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 227-1040	220	10	22.1	48.2%	149 (67.7%)	0 (0.0%)	52 (23.6%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	14 (6.4%)	65.7	1807^th of 5857 public elementary schools	69.1%		65.1	1814^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.1%	7	42.3	6.3	28.6	34.6	35.7	64.0	59.1	45.0	12.5	43.1	69.2	60.7	44.0	45.5	25.0	25.0	47.5	92.3						$19,990	$3,141	$16,849

Frequently Asked Questions about San Ardo Elementary

What district is San Ardo Elementary in?

San Ardo Union Elementary

How many students attend San Ardo Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 76 students attended San Ardo Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of San Ardo Elementary?

Students at San Ardo Elementary are 93% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

What schools do graduates of San Ardo Elementary attend?

Students who attend San Ardo Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : King City High

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