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Main Street Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 20% of California middle schools

Summary

Main Street Middle is a public school serving 754 students in grades 7 and 8 in Soledad Unified, a district that ranks in the lower quarter of all districts in California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with student proficiency in English and math well below state averages and a 1-star rating that has declined over the past decade. This is happening alongside a rapid increase in the number of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, which has risen from 74% to nearly 90% in just two years. However, the school shows some important strengths: its science scores are notably higher than the Soledad Unified district average, and it has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absenteeism since the pandemic, even outperforming state and district averages in the 2023-2024 school year.

Compared to nearby middle schools like Chalone Peaks Middle, Vista Verde Middle, and Fairview Middle, Main Street Middle's academic results are generally in the middle of the pack. It spends less per student than Fairview Middle but achieves similar or better outcomes, suggesting resources are used efficiently. The school's effectiveness varies for different student groups; it serves homeless students relatively well but has struggled to support students in special education consistently.

754

Students ?

21.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$13,787

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

441 Main St.
Soledad, CA 93960-2507

(831) 678-6460

District: Soledad Unified

Students who attend Main Street Middle usually attend:

High:

Soledad High

Feeder schools for Main Street Middle:

Elementary:	Frank Ledesma Elementary
	Gabilan Elementary
	Jack Franscioni Elementary
	Rose Ferrero Elementary
	More...
	San Vicente Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

96.3%

Asian:

1.7%

White:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 5th percentile in 2018 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 5th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (21% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 23 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,207^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1144^th of 1,543Soledad Unified 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	20.4	2207 of 2761	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	2081 of 2783	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	2012 of 2781	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2389 of 2740	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2404 of 2715	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.7	2356 of 2480	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.8	2291 of 2508	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	2208 of 2497	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1941 of 2477	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.8	1519 of 2379	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.2	1444 of 2259	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.6	1541 of 2236	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.0	1696 of 2179	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	31.0	1444 of 2063	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	27.9	1489 of 2005	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.9	1423 of 1999	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.4	1425 of 1804	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	16.7	1533 of 1777	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	13.5	1605 of 1769	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.7	1353 of 1531	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1398 of 1491	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1129 of 1369	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.8	853 of 1478	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	1107 of 1521	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1308 of 1540	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	1106 of 1442	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1310 of 1364	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2113 of 2533	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1810 of 2551	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	1689 of 2531	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2113 of 2509	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2163 of 2380	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	2171 of 2262	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1758 of 2395	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1566 of 2388	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1492 of 2374	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1976 of 2359	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.5	1963 of 2213	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	1980 of 2072	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	208 of 477	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.6	185 of 394	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	198 of 320	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.7	321 of 336	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.9	1965 of 2542	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1860 of 2579	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1827 of 2531	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.9	2100 of 2458	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	2052 of 2369	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2091 of 2230	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.4	2017 of 2534	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	2032 of 2552	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1985 of 2538	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2332 of 2527	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	2163 of 2407	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	2187 of 2273	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	76 of 95	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	67 of 94	28.7%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.2	172 of 194	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1338 of 1566	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1356 of 1552	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	1427 of 1531	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)56th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)42nd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)20th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)12th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)11th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science21%-12 vs state

Mathematics16%-22 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
Main Street Middle	Public	7-8	441 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6460	754	36	21.1	89.8%	8 (1.1%)	3 (0.4%)	726 (96.3%)	13 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	20.4	2207^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.1%		24.1	2081^st of 2783 public middle schools	25.2%	126	20.8	20.8		26.4	24.8	25.6		14.9	16.5	15.7	$13,787	$11,640	$2,147
Fairview Middle	Public	6-8	401 Fourth St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-3704	426	24	17.8	83.8%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	417 (97.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	21.7	2163^rd of 2761 public middle schools	21.7%		21.6	2195^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.1%	32	16.3	16.3	29.9	35.2	36.6	33.9	13.6	12.1	11.8	12.5	$9,988	$9,230	$758
Vista Verde Middle	Public	7-8	1199 Elm Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-1420	727	34	21.2	80.5%	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	715 (98.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11.3	2572^nd of 2761 public middle schools	6.8%		17.6	2364^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.1%	208	8.3	8.3		19.6	19.2	19.4		10.4	10.6	10.5
Chalone Peaks Middle	Public	6-8	667 Meyer St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-4400	854	39	21.7	91.5%	19 (2.2%)	1 (0.1%)	817 (95.7%)	15 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	20	2221^st of 2761 public middle schools	19.6%		18	2343^rd of 2783 public middle schools	15.8%	122	15.3	15.3	22.9	38.1	30.2	30.3	10.2	17.4	13.5	13.7	$17,758	$16,018	$1,740
Phoenix Academy Community Day	Public	5-8	667 Meyer Ave.	King City	93930	Monterey County	King City Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-4400	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)

Frequently Asked Questions about Main Street Middle

What district is Main Street Middle in?

Soledad Unified

How many students attend Main Street Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 754 students attended Main Street Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Main Street Middle?

Students at Main Street Middle are 96% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% White.

What high school do graduates of Main Street Middle attend?

Students who attend Main Street Middle usually go on to attend Soledad High

Is Main Street Middle a good school?

Main Street Middle ranks in the bottom 20.1% of California middle schools.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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