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Rose Ferrero Elementary

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Rose Ferrero Elementary ranks 2467 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2467^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 58% of California elementary schools

Summary

Rose Ferrero Elementary is a K-6 public school serving about 530 students in the Soledad Unified district, known for a remarkable decade-long transformation from one of California's lowest-performing schools to a consistent above-average performer.

The school stands out as a clear leader within its district, significantly outperforming nearby schools like Jack Franscioni Elementary, Frank Ledesma Elementary, and San Vicente Elementary in English and math proficiency. It achieves these stronger academic results while spending less per student than several of its peers, demonstrating efficient use of resources. The school has also shown impressive recovery since the pandemic, with rising test scores and a significant drop in chronic absenteeism, which is now better than the district average.

While the school excels in its context, a comparison with Mission Elementary in a different district highlights ongoing challenges, such as a higher chronic absenteeism rate. Within its own high-need community, however, Rose Ferrero's sustained improvement and effective support for its student population make it a notable success story in the Soledad Unified district.

530

Students ?

24.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,514

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

400 Entrada Dr.
Soledad, CA 93960-3148

(831) 678-6480

District: Soledad Unified

Students who attend Rose Ferrero Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Main Street Middle
High:	Soledad High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.9%

White:

2.3%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2013 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Soledad Unified

✓Above the California median (58th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 11 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,467^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 50 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Elementary Schools in the Soledad Unified

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	52.5	2467 of 5857	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	2294 of 5869	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.8	2957 of 5859	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.2	3138 of 5883	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	4021 of 5789	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.2	3977 of 5662	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.7	4451 of 5692	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.1	4005 of 5614	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	5159 of 5611	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	44.4	3050 of 5530	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.8	3022 of 5390	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2011	17.0	4854 of 5377	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	5072 of 5314	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.9	4963 of 5193	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.2	4807 of 5113	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.7	4887 of 5113	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	21.5	3886 of 4818	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	27.1	3473 of 4822	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	30.3	3225 of 4809	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	28.3	1884 of 2585	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1457 of 2128	31.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.6	1098 of 3162	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.3	814 of 3245	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.3	875 of 3311	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	28.3	2611 of 3275	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.3	3088 of 3246	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	2199 of 5597	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.3	1796 of 5612	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.4	2276 of 5609	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	2494 of 5635	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	3523 of 5492	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	3632 of 5413	32.9%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	1251 of 5107	75.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.4	1074 of 5107	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	1730 of 5087	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.2	1767 of 5084	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	3089 of 4963	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	3110 of 4830	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.2	1670 of 5460	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	1723 of 5517	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.2	2284 of 5363	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.5	2305 of 5264	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.2	3094 of 5173	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	3199 of 5084	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	2545 of 5628	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.8	2767 of 5643	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.2	3598 of 5638	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	3693 of 5663	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	4212 of 5510	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	3916 of 5431	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+12 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2019)27th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy50%~ state avg

Mathematics40%+3 vs state

Science22%-11 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)	% 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 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	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Rose Ferrero Elementary	Public	K-6	400 Entrada Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6480	530	22	24.0	81.7%	12 (2.3%)	2 (0.4%)	503 (94.9%)	7 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	52.5	2467^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.9%		54.8	2294^th of 5869 public elementary schools	60.9%	173																	21.5		21.5	50.7	45.3	46.0	60.0			50.2	43.4	43.1	36.9	35.7			40.1					$19,514	$17,832	$1,682
Frank Ledesma Elementary	Public	K-6	973 Vista De Soledad	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6320	464	21	22.0	89.7%	11 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	440 (94.8%)	12 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	23.5	4549^th of 5857 public elementary schools	22.3%		28.4	4075^th of 5869 public elementary schools	30.6%	474																	12.2		12.2	25.9	33.3	18.5	47.0			31.7	24.1	26.7	9.8	24.1			20.4					$23,350	$20,836	$2,514
Jack Franscioni Elementary	Public	K-6	779 Orchard Ln.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6340	439	17	25.8	85.4%	11 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	416 (94.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	43.5	2978^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.2%		33	3688^th of 5869 public elementary schools	37.2%	710																	28.0		28.0	44.2	46.1	40.8	41.8			43.5	38.5	43.4	30.0	20.0			33.9					$23,894	$22,060	$1,834
Gabilan Elementary	Public	K-6	330 North Walker Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6440	456	20	22.8	92.5%	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	448 (98.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	33.6	3673^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	37.3%		39.2	3225^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.1%	448																	23.2		23.2	16.7	43.6	39.4	58.7			38.5	21.0	35.9	20.3	27.7			26.0					$21,276	$19,512	$1,764
San Vicente Elementary	Public	K-6	1300 Metz Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6420	501	21	24.4	92.8%	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	485 (96.8%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	13.7	5371^st of 5857 public elementary schools	8.3%		13.7	5419^th of 5869 public elementary schools	7.7%	48																	5.5		5.5	33.8	16.3	15.3	17.9			20.4	26.5	16.1	12.5	14.3			17.1					$27,296	$25,532	$1,764
Mission Elementary	Public	K-8	36825 Foothill Rd.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Mission Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-3524	130	6	21.6	36.9%	29 (22.3%)	2 (1.5%)	93 (71.5%)	6 (4.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	45.1	2875^th of 5857 public elementary schools	50.9%		45.6	2824^th of 5869 public elementary schools	51.9%	51																	7.1	27.3	16.0	50.0	36.4	64.3	86.7	35.7	63.6	57.0	35.7	36.4	14.3	20.0	35.7	36.4	29.1					$35,839	$35,428	$411
La Gloria Elementary	Public	K-5	220 Elko St.	Gonzales	93926	Monterey County	Gonzales Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 675-3663	784	34	23.0	77.9%	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	773 (98.6%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	22.9	4601^st of 5857 public elementary schools	21.4%		27.8	4133^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	29.6%	468	17.8	6.3	0.0	10.6	62.2	6.3	33.3	43.5	20.0	6.3	4.2	12.9	13.3	6.3	0.0	8.2	8.6		8.6	32.6	23.0	23.7				26.6	46.2	27.7	12.2				28.5	97.4	98.0	98.0	98.0	$5,942	$5,340	$602
Mary Chapa Academy	Public	K-6	490 El Camino Real	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-5586	686	30	22.8	90.1%	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	674 (98.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	25	4393^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	25.0%		18.7	4959^th of 5869 public elementary schools	15.5%	566																	10.6		10.6	19.2	26.8	25.9	45.7			29.7	33.0	25.4	9.3	32.7			25.5
Cesar Chavez Elementary	Public	K-6	250 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-2412	642	29	22.1	70.2%	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	629 (98.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	22.3	4649^th of 5857 public elementary schools	20.6%		16.9	5126^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.7%	477																	25.3		25.3	23.3	34.8	34.3	21.5			28.4	21.8	23.3	24.0	14.1			20.9
Arroyo Seco Academy	Public	K-6	1226 Apple Ave.	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	Greenfield Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-6080	571	25	22.8	83.5%	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	566 (99.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15.7	5209^th of 5857 public elementary schools	11.1%		11.5	5583^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	4.9%	374																	11.3		11.3	36.4	12.7	16.7	26.4			23.1	27.9	11.5	15.0	12.4			16.6

Frequently Asked Questions about Rose Ferrero Elementary

What schools do graduates of Rose Ferrero Elementary attend?

Students who attend Rose Ferrero Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Main Street Middle
High : Soledad High

What district is Rose Ferrero Elementary in?

Soledad Unified

How many students attend Rose Ferrero Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 530 students attended Rose Ferrero Elementary.

Is Rose Ferrero Elementary a good school?

Rose Ferrero Elementary ranks 2467^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Rose Ferrero Elementary?

Students at Rose Ferrero Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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