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Washington Elementary

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Washington Elementary ranks 972 nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 4-5

972^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of California elementary schools

Summary

Washington Elementary is a consistently high-performing public school serving 154 students in grades 4 and 5 within the Washington Union Elementary district in Salinas, CA, earning a 4-star rating and significantly outperforming state averages in all subjects.

The school's most remarkable strength is its exceptional student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 1.9%, which is dramatically lower than the state average and that of nearby schools like Martin Luther King (16.8%) or even its own district's Toro Park Elementary (7.5%). This focus on engagement contributes to strong academic results, and the school is notably effective in supporting specific student subgroups, achieving 5-star ratings for its Hispanic, special education, and economically disadvantaged students.

Washington Elementary achieves these strong outcomes while operating efficiently, with a higher student-teacher ratio and lower per-student spending than many neighboring schools in districts like Carmel Unified. While it excels in English Language Arts, there is a noted opportunity to strengthen 5th-grade mathematics performance to match the high level seen in 4th grade. Overall, the school provides a stable, high-quality education that stands out in the region.

154

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,109

Per pupil spending ?

12.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

340 Corral de Tierra Rd.
Salinas, CA 93908-9133

(831) 484-1331

District: Washington Union Elementary

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	San Benancio Middle
High:	Salinas High

Racial breakdown:

White:

50.6%

Hispanic:

29.2%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 82nd percentile in 2013 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (61% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of California elementary schools

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 26 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg61%

California avg41%

972^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 7% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

163^rd of 1,543Washington Union Elementary 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	83.8	972 of 5857	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	84.5	973 of 5869	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	1129 of 5859	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	1018 of 5883	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.3	946 of 5789	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.4	1165 of 5662	79.4%	★★★★☆
2017	87.3	798 of 5692	86.0%	★★★★☆
2016	94.0	380 of 5614	93.2%	★★★★★
2015	93.7	403 of 5611	92.8%	★★★★★
2013	81.0	1005 of 5530	81.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.7	936 of 5390	82.6%	★★★★☆
2011	83.4	825 of 5377	84.7%	★★★★☆
2010	88.9	508 of 5314	90.4%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	587 of 5193	88.7%	★★★★☆
2008	91.4	403 of 5113	92.1%	★★★★★
2007	91.2	452 of 5113	91.2%	★★★★★
2006	89.3	518 of 4818	89.2%	★★★★☆
2005	94.4	256 of 4822	94.7%	★★★★★
2004	95.5	211 of 4809	95.6%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	71.4	480 of 2585	81.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	1036 of 5597	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	81.6	1022 of 5612	81.8%	★★★★☆
2023	76.9	1224 of 5609	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	1165 of 5635	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	1290 of 5492	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	955 of 5413	82.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	404 of 5107	92.1%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	274 of 5107	94.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.8	172 of 5087	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	80.6	713 of 5084	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	84.8	517 of 4963	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	86.2	445 of 4830	90.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	336 of 5460	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.1	1448 of 5173	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.9	982 of 5628	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	84.7	890 of 5643	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	81.0	1046 of 5638	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.1	914 of 5663	83.9%	★★★★☆
2019	88.7	650 of 5510	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	1227 of 5431	77.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.1	41 of 670	93.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	95.1	113 of 2847	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	146 of 2420	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.5	1267 of 2598	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.5	1179 of 2651	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	1371 of 2661	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.2	948 of 2726	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.1	1087 of 2834	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.7	1337 of 2737	51.2%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)96th percentile+13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)94th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)81st percentile~ school

Disabled (2019)81st percentile~ school

White (2025)51st percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy69%+21 vs state

Mathematics61%+24 vs state

Science46%+13 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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Washington Elementary	Public	4-5	340 Corral de Tierra Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1331	154	6	25.6	12.3%	78 (50.6%)	1 (0.6%)	45 (29.2%)	11 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (12.3%)	83.8	972^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	83.4%		84.5	973^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	83.4%	1	45.7		45.7		71.2	67.9				69.5		69.9	53.1				61.0							$17,109	$16,660	$449
Tularcitos Elementary	Public	K-5	35 Ford Rd.	Carmel Valley	93924	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 659-2276	447	21	21.2	23.3%	290 (64.9%)	3 (0.7%)	92 (20.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60 (13.4%)	87.6	797^th of 5857 public elementary schools	86.4%		93.7	452^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.3%	345	57.1		57.1	73.8	59.4	66.7				67.1	72.2	73.4	59.5				67.8	97.3				97.3		$47,045	$46,452	$593
Toro Park Elementary	Public	K-3	22500 Portola Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-9691	341	16	21.3	10.0%	181 (53.1%)	4 (1.2%)	99 (29.0%)	15 (4.4%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (12.0%)								(n/a)				66.2						66.2	77.9						77.9	96.6		96.6				$17,510	$16,984	$526
Carmel Child Development Center	Public	K	8460 Carmel Valley Rd.	Carmel	93923	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-8047	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	1650 Sonoma Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	410	18	22.7	77.8%	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	365 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	21	4742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.5	4160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	582	3.3	25.6	15.9	27.6	5.1	13.8	44.4	52.9	57.1	34.1	30.0	4.9	10.0	32.6	46.3	30.8	26.4							$23,975	$22,146	$1,829
Martin Luther King	Public	K-6	1713 Broadway	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3970	548	27	20.1	89.2%	21 (3.8%)	22 (4.0%)	446 (81.4%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (4.0%)	12.8	5436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.8	5693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	257	6.3		6.3	14.3	15.1	23.8	39.0			22.9	11.8	16.3	5.0	13.4			11.7							$21,264	$18,924	$2,340
Spreckels Elementary	Public	K-5	Fourth St. and Hatton Ave.	Spreckels	93962	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 455-1831	529	22	24.0	19.3%	221 (41.8%)	0 (0.0%)	232 (43.9%)	18 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	57 (10.8%)	62.5	1941^st of 5857 public elementary schools	66.9%		66.2	1765^th of 5869 public elementary schools	69.9%	176	38.5		38.5	49.4	47.7	64.8				54.2	41.0	57.0	38.5				45.4	96.3	98.1		97.2		98.1	$19,678	$19,562	$116
Del Rey Woods Elementary	Public	K-6	1281 Plumas Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3907	390	20	19.1	87.9%	25 (6.4%)	9 (2.3%)	320 (82.1%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.6%)	29.4	4005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		21.5	4720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	715	17.5		17.5	34.5	24.2	21.3	46.3			31.8	40.4	14.9	9.5	43.3			26.8							$23,464	$21,464	$2,000
International School of Monterey	Public, Charter	K-8	1720 Yosemite St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	International School of Monterey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2165	439	21	21.3	32.1%	91 (20.7%)	23 (5.2%)	221 (50.3%)	46 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.1%)	34.9	3597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		43.8	2937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	660	26.9	29.2	28.0	40.8	37.7	38.5	39.2	69.2	56.3	46.9	30.6	28.3	32.7	19.6	38.5	39.6	31.5
Ord Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 La Salle Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3922	397	20	19.8	91.2%	17 (4.3%)	7 (1.8%)	345 (86.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	25.9	4324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		39	3233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	1091	8.3		8.3	36.2	27.5	21.7	42.6			32.7	33.3	15.7	14.9	30.7			24.2	97.2						$23,744	$20,916	$2,828

Frequently Asked Questions about Washington Elementary

What schools do graduates of Washington Elementary attend?

Students who attend Washington Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : San Benancio Middle
High : Salinas High

How many students attend Washington Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 154 students attended Washington Elementary.

What district is Washington Elementary in?

Washington Union Elementary

Is Washington Elementary a good school?

Washington Elementary ranks 972^nd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Washington Elementary?

Students at Washington Elementary are 51% White, 29% Hispanic, 12% Two or more races, 7% Asian.

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