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Santa Rita Elementary

Public Grades K-5

5777^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 1% of California elementary schools

Summary

Santa Rita Elementary is a K-5 public school serving 545 students in Salinas, part of the Santa Rita Union Elementary District, which faces significant academic challenges across its schools.

Academically, Santa Rita's test scores are very low, with only about 11% of students meeting standards in English and math, which is much lower than the district and state averages and notably lower than nearby schools like New Republic Elementary and McKinnon. The school serves a student population where nearly all qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a higher concentration of economic need than other local schools. Despite receiving substantial funding per student, similar to other schools in its district, these resources have not yet translated into stronger academic outcomes.

However, Santa Rita has a significant success story in dramatically reducing chronic student absenteeism, now boasting a better attendance rate than both the district and state averages. This improvement shows the school can make positive changes. The data suggests families might want to look at how the school plans to apply similar effective strategies to improve classroom learning, especially for its most vulnerable students, and learn from higher-performing schools within the same district that serve similar communities.

545

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$10,604

Per pupil spending ?

97.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2014 Santa Rita St.
Salinas, CA 93906-1912

(831) 443-7221

District: Santa Rita Union Elementary

Students who attend Santa Rita Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Gavilan View Middle
High:	Everett Alvarez High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

99.1%

White:

0.7%

Pacific Islander:

0.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2013 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (10% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 38 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school10%

District avg23%

California avg41%

5,777^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4Elementary Schools in the Santa Rita Union Elementary

1331^st of 1,543Santa Rita Union 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
2025	7.1	5777 of 5857	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	5770 of 5869	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	5736 of 5859	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	5443 of 5883	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	5357 of 5789	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	5266 of 5662	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.6	5463 of 5692	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.0	5495 of 5614	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.1	5408 of 5611	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.9	5255 of 5530	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	5107 of 5390	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	22.7	4486 of 5377	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	24.3	4276 of 5314	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	12.4	4884 of 5193	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	11.7	4835 of 5113	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.3	4756 of 5113	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	17.4	4172 of 4818	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.6	4361 of 4822	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.5	4520 of 4809	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	23.4	2933 of 3162	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	2944 of 3245	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.7	2142 of 3311	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.8	2640 of 3275	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	2066 of 3246	36.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	5547 of 5597	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.9	5556 of 5612	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	5522 of 5609	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.4	5329 of 5635	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	5112 of 5492	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.7	5009 of 5413	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	5017 of 5107	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	4993 of 5107	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	4963 of 5087	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.4	4614 of 5084	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.6	4527 of 4963	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	4411 of 4830	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	424 of 429	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	347 of 364	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	295 of 335	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	287 of 356	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	5357 of 5460	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	5387 of 5517	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.2	5234 of 5363	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	4675 of 5264	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	4762 of 5173	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	4652 of 5084	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	5521 of 5628	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	5530 of 5643	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	5470 of 5638	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	5122 of 5663	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	5090 of 5510	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	5076 of 5431	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.5	66 of 68	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.2	2747 of 2847	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)7th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Migrant (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy11%-38 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)				CSA Spanish Listening (2025)				CSA Spanish Writing (2025)				CSA Spanish Reading (2025)				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 (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	CSA Spanish Overall 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 5th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 3rd Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 4th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 5th 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	% 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
Santa Rita Elementary	Public	K-5	2014 Santa Rita St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7221	545	24	22.7	97.2%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	540 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7.1	5777^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.4%		8	5770^th of 5869 public elementary schools	1.7%	7																	7.2	7.2	9.5	6.8	15.5		10.9	14.7	5.3	9.3		10.1	95.2	98.1		96.1	97.1	98.1	$10,604	$8,722	$1,882
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%)	22.4	4644^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		16	5211^th of 5869 public elementary schools	11.2%	567																	21.0	21.0	21.3	28.6	39.3		29.7	34.4	14.1	16.1		21.1							$10,977	$9,320	$1,657
La Joya Elementary	Public	K-5	55 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7216	498	22	22.6	88.8%	28 (5.6%)	4 (0.8%)	459 (92.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	22.3	4646^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.7%		21.5	4716^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	70																	11.8	11.8	24.4	27.9	43.4		31.7	30.4	22.1	15.8		22.8							$11,790	$10,142	$1,648
New Republic Elementary	Public	K-5	636 Arcadia Way	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7246	482	23	20.9	78.6%	26 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	400 (83.0%)	38 (7.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.9%)	30.6	3909^th of 5857 public elementary schools	33.3%		33.1	3673^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	37.4%	236																	31.7	31.7	19.1	28.2	47.4		31.0	14.3	27.9	36.7		26.1	95.4	97.3	97.3	97.3	96.3	98.2	$11,421	$10,004	$1,417
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%)	12.5	5465^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.7%		9.3	5715^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.6%	250	8.9	5.1	2.1	5.3	35.6	5.1	31.9	25.2	20.0	15.4	2.1	12.2	6.7	5.1	2.1	4.6	6.5	6.5	21.7	14.3	14.0	30.8	19.4	24.2	8.4	4.7	24.4	14.6							$19,141	$18,246	$895
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%)	10.7	5591^st of 5857 public elementary schools	4.5%		11.4	5592^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.7%	1																	11.8	11.8	8.0	12.0	17.7	39.1	18.9	8.0	12.0	5.9	4.4	7.8							$35,709	$35,204	$505
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%)	12.8	5441^st of 5857 public elementary schools	7.1%		19.7	4897^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.6%	544																	9.1	9.1	18.4	17.8	16.2	24.5	19.2	23.9	14.6	10.1	18.4	17.0	98.5			98.5		98.5	$17,866	$17,100	$766
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%)	14.8	5278^th of 5857 public elementary schools	9.9%		16.8	5147^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.3%	131																	15.1	15.1	7.9	21.4	25.9	30.4	21.2	6.6	22.6	9.3	20.5	15.4	92.9	96.4	96.4	95.5	96.4	98.2	$20,849	$19,936	$913
Salinas City Virtual 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%)	26.9	4236^th of 5857 public elementary schools	27.7%		29.9	3936^th of 5869 public elementary schools	32.9%	300																	16.0	16.0	18.2	36.8	44.0	22.7	32.5	18.2	36.8	24.0	18.2	24.7							$21,413	$20,322	$1,091
Loma Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	757 Sausal Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5670	445	19	23.4	73.0%	7 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	427 (96.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	5.6	5823^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	0.6%		8.2	5763^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	1.8%	60																	1.8	1.8	8.2	5.6	8.8	16.9	10.3	8.2	7.4	1.8	7.0	6.2							$20,015	$19,122	$893

Frequently Asked Questions about Santa Rita Elementary

What district is Santa Rita Elementary in?

Santa Rita Union Elementary

Is Santa Rita Elementary a good school?

Santa Rita Elementary ranks in the bottom 1.4% of California elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Santa Rita Elementary?

Students at Santa Rita Elementary are 99% Hispanic.

What schools do graduates of Santa Rita Elementary attend?

Students who attend Santa Rita Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Gavilan View Middle
High : Everett Alvarez High

How many students attend Santa Rita Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 545 students attended Santa Rita Elementary.

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