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Gabilan Elementary

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Gabilan Elementary ranks 3673 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

3673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of California elementary schools

Summary

Gabilan Elementary is a public elementary school in Soledad, CA, serving 416 students in grades K-6. It is part of the Soledad Unified School District, which is ranked 1150 out of 1565 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Gabilan Elementary faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance on Smarter Balanced Assessments, high chronic absenteeism rates, and a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. In 2024-2025, only 38.46% of Gabilan students were proficient or better in ELA End-of-Course, compared to 33.43% for Soledad Unified and 48.81% for California. The school's performance lags behind both the district and state averages, suggesting a need for targeted interventions and support.

Interestingly, Gabilan Elementary's Hispanic and English Language Learner students perform relatively better compared to the school's overall performance, indicating that the school may have some effective strategies in place for these subgroups. However, the school ranks very low (bottom 2-3%) for its performance on students with disabilities, a significant concern that requires focused attention and resources. Comparing Gabilan to nearby schools within the same district, as well as schools in neighboring districts like Gonzales Unified and Greenfield Union Elementary, provides useful context, but the overall picture is one of an underperforming school that needs to address its core academic and socioeconomic challenges.

456

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,276

Per pupil spending ?

92.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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: Holding steady — 41st percentile in 2013 → 37th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (31% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg25%

California avg41%

3,673^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	33.6	3673 of 5857	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.2	3225 of 5869	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	3929 of 5859	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	3825 of 5883	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	4604 of 5789	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4344 of 5662	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.6	4118 of 5692	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.8	4440 of 5614	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.8	4653 of 5611	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	41.2	3241 of 5530	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	43.6	3031 of 5390	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	32.2	3818 of 5377	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.1	4363 of 5314	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	4935 of 5193	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	8.9	4969 of 5113	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	4785 of 5113	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	4598 of 4818	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	11.0	4599 of 4822	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	14.4	4389 of 4809	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	17.3	2526 of 2585	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	2000 of 2128	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	57.2	830 of 3162	73.8%	★★★★☆
2023	38.1	1941 of 3245	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	63.1	665 of 3311	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.4	2247 of 3275	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.2	1859 of 3246	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	3641 of 5597	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	3035 of 5612	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.4	4095 of 5609	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	3353 of 5635	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	4231 of 5492	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4527 of 5413	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.9	2575 of 5107	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	2073 of 5107	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.4	2798 of 5087	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	2597 of 5084	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3628 of 4963	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	3375 of 4830	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	2888 of 5460	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	2577 of 5517	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.1	3461 of 5363	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	2670 of 5264	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	3747 of 5173	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	3629 of 5084	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	3474 of 5628	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	3264 of 5643	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.8	3484 of 5638	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.5	3825 of 5663	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.8	4593 of 5510	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	3702 of 5431	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)47th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)35th percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)2nd percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy38%-10 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science23%-9 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Gabilan Elementary

What district is Gabilan Elementary in?

Soledad Unified

Is Gabilan Elementary a good school?

Gabilan Elementary ranks 3673^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Gabilan Elementary?

Students at Gabilan Elementary are 98% Hispanic.

How many students attend Gabilan Elementary?

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

What schools do graduates of Gabilan Elementary attend?

Students who attend Gabilan Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Main Street Middle
High : Soledad High

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