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Gavilan View Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2070^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,740 California Middle Schools

Better than 24% of California middle schools

Summary

Gavilan View Middle serves 556 students in grades 6–8 in Salinas, California. In 2025–2026, 30% were proficient in English language arts (ELA), 21% in math and 23% in science. The school did better than Santa Rita Union Elementary in all three subjects, but remained below state rates. The central takeaway is that proficiency is below state levels in every tested subject, despite the school’s advantage over its district.

Science is the clearest relative strength: Gavilan View’s rate was 13 percentage points below the state, compared with a 20-point gap in ELA and an 18-point gap in math; against its district, science was 8 points higher, while ELA and math were each 3 points higher. ELA is the most consistent weakness in nearby comparisons: among four nearby schools serving grades 6–8, Gavilan View had the lowest all-grades ELA result. Against the closest same-district, same-grade-span peer, John Gutierrez Middle, Gavilan View was 4 points lower in ELA, but 5 points higher in math and 10 points higher in science. Attendance is a relative bright spot: chronic absenteeism was 11% in 2025–2026, below the district’s 12% and the state’s 18%.

Results over time are mixed: from 2022–2023 to 2025–2026, math improved by 8 percentage points and science by 8, while ELA fell by 2; the state gap in ELA widened from 15 to 20 points. SchoolDigger ranked Gavilan View at the 24th percentile statewide, with 1 star, in 2025–2026; its district was at the 5th percentile with 0 stars. Its 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 18.5, and 88% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible. SchoolDigger’s measure of effectiveness for Special Education Students ranked at the 1st percentile in 2025–2026, down from the 21st percentile in 2023–2024 and 11th in 2024–2025. Its measure for Homeless Students was notably higher, at the 46th percentile, compared with the school’s overall 24th percentile.

556

Students ?

18.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,092

Per pupil spending ?

87.6%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

18250 Van Buren Ave.
Salinas, CA 93906-4300

(831) 443-7212

District: Santa Rita Union Elementary

Students who attend Gavilan View Middle usually attend:

High:

North Salinas High

Feeder schools for Gavilan View Middle:

Elementary:	New Republic Elementary
	Santa Rita Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

91.4%

White:

3.4%

Asian:

2.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2015 → 24th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (25% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school25%

District avg21%

California avg42%

2,070^th of 2,740

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 17 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 24% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Santa Rita Union Elementary

1427^th of 1,530Santa 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
2026	23.4	2070 of 2740	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.6	2028 of 2761	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	2337 of 2783	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	2061 of 2781	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1764 of 2740	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	1805 of 2715	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1714 of 2480	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.3	1530 of 2508	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.4	1451 of 2497	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.1	1568 of 2477	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.2	1536 of 2379	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.9	1609 of 2259	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.1	1470 of 2236	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	38.9	1335 of 2179	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	1247 of 2063	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	1091 of 2005	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	43.1	1062 of 1999	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	964 of 1804	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	33.0	1152 of 1777	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2004	31.2	1172 of 1769	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	27.3	1163 of 1531	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	42.0	708 of 1491	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.1	913 of 1369	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	1304 of 1478	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.2	917 of 1521	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	828 of 1540	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	243 of 1442	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.7	458 of 1364	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	22.0	1979 of 2516	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.6	2054 of 2533	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2171 of 2551	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1910 of 2531	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1591 of 2509	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	1655 of 2380	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.8	1514 of 2262	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	29.6	1662 of 2357	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	30.6	1631 of 2395	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1944 of 2388	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1752 of 2374	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	1386 of 2359	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	1386 of 2213	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1408 of 2072	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	42.1	238 of 442	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	45.8	227 of 477	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.0	246 of 394	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	259 of 320	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.7	164 of 336	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	26.5	1892 of 2529	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	27.2	1876 of 2542	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.4	2204 of 2579	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.5	1980 of 2531	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1597 of 2458	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1475 of 2369	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.4	1476 of 2230	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	1856 of 2514	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	28.5	1735 of 2534	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2182 of 2552	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1854 of 2538	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1705 of 2527	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1663 of 2407	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1731 of 2273	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.1	1594 of 1605	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	21.9	1397 of 1566	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1229 of 1552	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1236 of 1531	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.5	833 of 1520	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1087 of 1537	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	59.2	594 of 1543	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	592 of 1555	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	1005 of 1602	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.6	836 of 1496	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2026)46th percentile+22 vs school

White (2025)45th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2026)29th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2026)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)25th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)24th percentile-12 vs school

Female (2026)21st percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2026)1st percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-20 vs state

Science23%-13 vs state

Mathematics21%-18 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	23.4	2070^th of 2740 public middle schools	24.5%		24.6	2028^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%	42	23.0	23.0	29.1	23.5	35.6	29.5	19.5	21.7	20.9	20.7	$11,092	$9,808	$1,284
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%)	20.8	2179^th of 2740 public middle schools	20.5%		24.8	2012^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%	167	13.0	13.0	40.8	31.1	30.7	33.7	20.0	18.9	10.0	16.0	$12,197	$10,908	$1,289
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%)	20.8	2181^st of 2740 public middle schools	20.4%		22.1	2150^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.1%	31	21.3	21.3		26.6	32.8	29.7		16.6	18.0	17.3	$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%)	20.3	2212^th of 2740 public middle schools	19.3%		22.8	2119^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.3%	93	16.0	16.0		32.5	31.9	32.2		16.6	17.5	17.1	$28,891	$27,100	$1,791
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%)	32.6	1731^st of 2740 public middle schools	36.8%		32.8	1723^rd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%	8	27.0	27.0		35.3	37.9	36.6		20.1	31.6	25.7	$31,165	$29,292	$1,873
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%)	32.9	1719^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.3%		38.6	1531^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%	188	26.9	26.9		37.9	39.6	38.7		20.6	27.6	24.0	$30,230	$28,470	$1,760
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%)	15.4	2416^th of 2740 public middle schools	11.8%		13.1	2513^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.0%	97	12.6	12.6		27.8	26.4	27.1		17.2	11.9	14.5	$19,268	$17,662	$1,606
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%)	54.1	1076^th of 2740 public middle schools	60.7%		69.4	688^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%	388	35.0	35.0	49.4	54.0	42.2	48.7	36.5	48.2	26.5	37.5	$19,621	$19,162	$459
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%)	33	1715^th of 2740 public middle schools	37.4%		32.8	1722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%	7	27.1	27.1		42.6	40.4	41.6		24.3	17.5	21.0	$21,565	$19,476	$2,089
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%)	82.4	426^th of 2740 public middle schools	84.5%		84.8	373^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%	53	54.4	54.4	60.5	67.1	57.6	61.6	53.1	63.5	55.4	57.4	$17,191	$16,706	$485

Frequently Asked Questions about Gavilan View Middle

How many students attend Gavilan View Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 556 students attended Gavilan View Middle.

What high school do graduates of Gavilan View Middle attend?

Students who attend Gavilan View Middle usually go on to attend North Salinas High

Is Gavilan View Middle a good school?

Gavilan View Middle ranks in the bottom 24.5% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Gavilan View Middle?

Students at Gavilan View Middle are 91% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Gavilan View Middle in?

Santa Rita Union Elementary

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