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Gabilan Elementary

Public Grades K-6
3862nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 5,804 California Elementary Schools
Better than 33% of California elementary schools
Summary

Gabilan Elementary serves 456 students in grades K–6 in Soledad. Its results show a clear relative strength in English language arts, but proficiency remains below California’s rates in all three main tested subjects.

Among eight nearby K–6 schools, Gabilan ranks third in ELA, fourth in math and third in science; it is above the peer average in ELA and science, but slightly below it in math. In 2025–2026, proficiency was 38% in ELA, 25% in math and 21% in science. Those rates were 4, 1 and less than 1 percentage point above the Soledad Unified averages, but 11, 13 and 15 points below state rates. Grade results vary: sixth-grade ELA reached 52%, 4 points above the state, while third-grade math was 22%, 25 points below the state.

Over four years, ELA rose 10 percentage points and math rose 2, while science fell 4; in the latest two years, results were flat or down across all three subjects. SchoolDigger ranks Gabilan at the 33rd percentile statewide with 2 stars, down 12 percentile points from its 2023–2024 ranking. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.8, close to the nearby-school average of 23.3. Also in 2024–2025, 92.5% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, the second-highest share among peers with the same measure and year. SchoolDigger’s English Language Learner Students ranking was notably higher than the school’s overall ranking in two reported years: 80th versus 35th percentile in 2021–2022 and 74th versus 45th in 2023–2024.

456
Students ?
22.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$21,276
Per pupil spending ?
92.5%
Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?
All students in California receive free school meals.
 330 North Walker Dr.
       Soledad, CA  93960

(831) 678-6440

District: Soledad Unified


Students who attend Gabilan Elementary usually attend:

Middle:    Main Street Middle
High:    Soledad High
Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
98.2%
White:
0.9%
Two or more races:
0.7%
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At a glance
▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 33rd in 2026
Strengths
✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 42% meeting standards)
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
!Science scores 15 pts below the California average
Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?
This school20%
District avg24%
California avg42%
3,862nd of 5,804
California public elementary schools ?
Bottom 33%▲ up 13 pts since 2016
From bottom 21% (2016) to bottom 33% (2026)
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★★★★★
SchoolDigger rating ?
3rd of 5Elementary Schools in the Soledad Unified
719th of 968Soledad 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202631.53862 of 580433.5%★★☆☆☆
202533.63673 of 585737.3%★★☆☆☆
202439.23225 of 586945.1%★★☆☆☆
202329.53929 of 585932.9%★★☆☆☆
202230.73825 of 588335.0%★★☆☆☆
201922.34604 of 578920.5%★☆☆☆☆
201823.84344 of 566223.3%★☆☆☆☆
201726.64118 of 569227.7%★☆☆☆☆
201621.84440 of 561420.9%★☆☆☆☆
201519.84653 of 561117.1%★☆☆☆☆
201341.23241 of 553041.4%★★☆☆☆
201243.63031 of 539043.8%★★☆☆☆
201132.23818 of 537729.0%★☆☆☆☆
201023.14363 of 531417.9%★☆☆☆☆
200911.54935 of 51935.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20088.94969 of 51132.8%☆☆☆☆☆
200712.84785 of 51136.4%☆☆☆☆☆
200610.74598 of 48184.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200511.04599 of 48224.6%☆☆☆☆☆
200414.44389 of 48098.7%☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
201917.32526 of 25852.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201819.42000 of 21286.0%☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202457.2830 of 316273.8%★★★★☆
202338.11941 of 324540.2%★★☆☆☆
202263.1665 of 331179.9%★★★★☆
201933.42247 of 327531.4%★★☆☆☆
201838.21859 of 324642.7%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202629.83875 of 556930.4%★★☆☆☆
202532.83641 of 559734.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.43035 of 561245.9%★★☆☆☆
202326.44095 of 560927.0%★☆☆☆☆
202234.73353 of 563540.5%★★☆☆☆
201924.94231 of 549223.0%★☆☆☆☆
201820.14527 of 541316.4%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202642.02871 of 508543.5%★★☆☆☆
202545.92575 of 510749.6%★★☆☆☆
202452.92073 of 510759.4%★★★☆☆
202341.42798 of 508745.0%★★☆☆☆
202243.92597 of 508448.9%★★☆☆☆
201931.03628 of 496326.9%★☆☆☆☆
201832.73375 of 483030.1%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202638.53293 of 541239.2%★★☆☆☆
202543.72888 of 546047.1%★★☆☆☆
202447.42577 of 551753.3%★★★☆☆
202335.13461 of 536335.5%★★☆☆☆
202244.22670 of 526449.3%★★☆☆☆
201931.63747 of 517327.6%★☆☆☆☆
201831.93629 of 508428.6%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankCalifornia percentileRating
202635.33438 of 559038.5%★★☆☆☆
202535.03474 of 562838.3%★★☆☆☆
202437.33264 of 564342.2%★★☆☆☆
202333.83484 of 563838.2%★★☆☆☆
202229.53825 of 566332.5%★★☆☆☆
201920.84593 of 551016.6%★☆☆☆☆
201830.03702 of 543131.8%★★☆☆☆
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)
English Language Learner (2024)74th percentile+29 vs school
Hispanic (2026)44th percentile+10 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2026)39th percentile+6 vs school
Male (2026)38th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2026)30th percentile-3 vs school
Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-18 vs school
By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?
English Language Arts/Literacy38%-11 vs state
Mathematics25%-13 vs state
Science21%-15 vs state
Listening18%-6 vs state
Writing15%~ state avg
Overall6%-4 vs state
Reading3%-4 vs state

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Frequently Asked Questions about Gabilan Elementary

Gabilan Elementary ranks 3862nd of 5804 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students at Gabilan Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

In the 2024-25 school year, 456 students attended Gabilan Elementary.

Students who attend Gabilan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Main Street Middle
High : Soledad High

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2025–26 attendance data, dropout rates & graduation ratesNewOct 15, 2026
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2024–25 school spending dataJul 1, 2026
2024–25 attendance dataMar 13, 2026


SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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