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Jack Franscioni Elementary

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Jack Franscioni Elementary ranks 2978 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2978^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of California elementary schools

Summary

Jack Franscioni Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 439 students in the Soledad Unified district, and it stands out as a school on a strong upward trajectory, moving from a low to an average state ranking over the past several years.

The school consistently outperforms other schools in its district, particularly in math and English, and shows notable strength in supporting English learners, students in special education, and those from lower-income families. While chronic absenteeism is a challenge the school is working to address, its academic results are impressive compared to many neighbors, such as San Vicente Elementary and Frank Ledesma Elementary. Within the district, its performance is second only to Rose Ferrero Elementary.

An interesting point for parents is that while the school has larger class sizes than some others, it spends more per student, which appears to contribute to its success. Performance is strongest in the middle grades, though there is a noted dip in 6th-grade math that the school is likely focused on. Compared to schools in other nearby districts like Greenfield Union Elementary or Gonzales Unified, Jack Franscioni holds its own or performs better, making it one of the stronger educational options in the Soledad area.

439

Students ?

25.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,546

Per pupil spending ?

85.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

779 Orchard Ln.
Soledad, CA 93960-3375

(831) 678-6340

District: Soledad Unified

Students who attend Jack Franscioni Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Main Street Middle
High:	Soledad High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.8%

White:

2.5%

Two or more races:

1.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2013 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,978^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 40% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	43.5	2978 of 5857	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.0	3688 of 5869	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.0	3424 of 5859	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	4016 of 5883	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.6	4659 of 5789	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.4	3953 of 5662	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.3	3891 of 5692	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	40.4	3056 of 5614	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.6	3354 of 5611	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	36.0	3598 of 5530	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.5	4280 of 5390	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	37.7	3410 of 5377	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.1	4137 of 5314	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	3298 of 5193	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	22.9	4129 of 5113	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.1	4566 of 5113	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.0	1171 of 2227	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.9	2074 of 2585	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1185 of 2128	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.7	1091 of 3162	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.0	1414 of 3245	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	1333 of 3311	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.4	2379 of 3275	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2244 of 3246	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	3070 of 5597	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	3365 of 5612	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.8	3162 of 5609	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	3597 of 5635	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	3984 of 5492	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	3376 of 5413	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.7	1827 of 5107	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.8	2693 of 5107	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	2361 of 5087	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.5	3101 of 5084	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.7	3712 of 4963	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.7	2951 of 4830	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	2121 of 5460	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.1	3361 of 5517	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2820 of 5363	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	3522 of 5264	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	4013 of 5173	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	3173 of 5084	37.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	2719 of 5628	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.3	3625 of 5643	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	3447 of 5638	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	4093 of 5663	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	4911 of 5510	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.0	4185 of 5431	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	54.0	856 of 2635	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	909 of 2420	62.4%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2024)68th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)65th percentile+28 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)47th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Mathematics34%-3 vs state

Science28%-5 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 (2024)
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
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					$22,546	$2,533	$20,013
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					$20,515	$1,971	$18,544
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					$21,745	$2,423	$19,322
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					$21,689	$2,031	$19,658
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					$21,112	$2,411	$18,701
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					$15,447	$334	$15,113
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	$19,050	$930	$18,120
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					$20,946	$3,045	$17,901
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					$20,436	$3,243	$17,193
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					$21,397	$3,261	$18,136

Frequently Asked Questions about Jack Franscioni Elementary

What district is Jack Franscioni Elementary in?

Soledad Unified

Is Jack Franscioni Elementary a good school?

Jack Franscioni Elementary ranks 2978^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Jack Franscioni Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Jack Franscioni Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Jack Franscioni Elementary?

Students at Jack Franscioni Elementary are 95% Hispanic, 3% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Jack Franscioni Elementary attend?

Students who attend Jack Franscioni Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Main Street Middle
High : Soledad High

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