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Salinas Community

Public Grades 7-12

1729^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 20% of California high schools

Summary

Salinas Community is a small public high school serving grades 7-12 with about 101 students, operated by the Monterey County Office of Education and serving a predominantly high-needs community in Salinas, CA.

The school faces significant challenges, most notably with chronic absenteeism, where over half of students are regularly absent—a rate nearly three times the state average. This directly impacts academic results and graduation rates, which are substantially lower than at nearby comprehensive high schools like Salinas High or North Salinas High. While it shares some challenges with other alternative schools in the area, such as Mount Toro High and El Puente, its graduation rate remains lower and its academic performance more volatile.

A striking finding is the school's exceptionally high per-student spending, which is three to four times higher than most schools in the Salinas Union High district, yet outcomes have remained persistently low. The school's performance was severely impacted during the pandemic and has not recovered to pre-pandemic levels like some peers. This combination of high resources and poor results, particularly around attendance and graduation, suggests that improving student engagement is a critical first step for any future academic progress.

101

Students ?

20.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$56,780

Per pupil spending ?

88.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

615 Leslie Dr.
Salinas, CA 93906-2504

(831) 755-9520

District: Monterey County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

5.0%

African American:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 1st percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 20th (2025) from a 1st-percentile low (2015)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (61% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg13%

California avg41%

1,729^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2013	4.7	2332 of 2379	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.7	2203 of 2259	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	3.3	2151 of 2179	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.2	2026 of 2063	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.2	1970 of 2005	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.0	1907 of 1999	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	6.5	1745 of 1804	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	13.3	1606 of 1777	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	12.0	1633 of 1769	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	1729 of 2162	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1856 of 2159	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.1	1922 of 2170	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.1	1828 of 2123	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	1849 of 2133	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	1638 of 2017	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	1977 of 2021	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.3	1991 of 2039	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.8	1975 of 1994	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	22.3	1572 of 2426	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	16.8	1738 of 2354	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.5	1825 of 2367	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	1867 of 2281	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.3	1660 of 2238	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	18.6	1596 of 2117	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	21.0	1466 of 2063	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.9	1517 of 1968	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.3	1389 of 1901	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.4	1338 of 1653	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	39.8	452 of 938	51.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	13.5	1666 of 1915	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	9.9	1823 of 1915	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	1711 of 1833	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1526 of 1760	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1483 of 1900	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.9	1606 of 1902	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	1762 of 1917	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1586 of 1861	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1691 of 1814	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.5	1399 of 1742	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	1644 of 2013	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1711 of 2026	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1765 of 2030	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	1585 of 1943	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.6	1642 of 1937	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.4	1497 of 1862	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	1767 of 1942	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	1711 of 1948	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1657 of 1963	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	1813 of 1916	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	1819 of 1880	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	1486 of 1834	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

High school

English Language Learner (2018)52nd percentile+33 vs school

Hispanic (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)18th percentile~ school

Female (2024)13th percentile~ school

Male (2025)9th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy14%-35 vs state

Mathematics7%-31 vs state

Science6%-27 vs state

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Schools Near Salinas Community

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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)		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	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Salinas Community	Public	7-12	615 Leslie Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-9520	101	5	20.4	88.1%	5 (5.0%)	3 (3.0%)	93 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.7	1729^th of 2162 public high schools	20.0%		13.8	1856^th of 2159 public high schools	14.0%	127			7.7	5.6	16.7	13.8	8.0	6.7	$56,780	$9,035	$47,745
North Salinas High	Public	9-12	55 Kip Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7500	2,106	105	20.1	93.5%	52 (2.5%)	13 (0.6%)	1,933 (91.8%)	71 (3.4%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	25 (1.2%)	39.7	1266^th of 2162 public high schools	41.4%		38	1291^st of 2159 public high schools	40.2%	25	13.6	22.4	6.3	16.8	47.8	47.8	17.4	17.4	$16,921	$1,751	$15,170
Everett Alvarez High	Public	9-12	1900 Independence Blvd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7800	1,978	91	21.8	92.7%	21 (1.1%)	9 (0.5%)	1,860 (94.0%)	62 (3.1%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (1.2%)	40.6	1246^th of 2162 public high schools	42.4%		41.9	1193^rd of 2159 public high schools	44.7%	53	16.3	30.2	13.6	21.0	47.9	47.9	14.6	14.6	$16,512	$1,512	$15,000
Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	867 East Laurel Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Mission Trails Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 753-4209	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Carr Lake Community Day	Public	7-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	18	2	9.0	94.4%	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (88.9%)	1 (5.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0					$22,904	$3,409	$19,495
El Puente	Public	7-12	20 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	326	20	16.3	93.6%	13 (4.0%)	1 (0.3%)	304 (93.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.8%)	26.2	1567^th of 2162 public high schools	27.5%		28.5	1531^st of 2159 public high schools	29.1%	36			16.7	17.5	35.6	39.2	1.0	4.2	$20,378	$1,607	$18,771
Mount Toro High	Public	9-12	10 Sherwood Pl.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7700	204	14	14.7	96.1%	3 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	199 (97.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	9.3	2052^nd of 2162 public high schools	5.1%		12.8	1902^nd of 2159 public high schools	11.9%	150		1.7	2.2	1.9	6.9	6.9	0.0	0.0	$41,789	$8,313	$33,476
Rancho San Juan High	Public	9-12	1100 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 273-7700	1,600	77	20.7	84.1%	73 (4.6%)	9 (0.6%)	1,449 (90.6%)	41 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.1%)	26 (1.6%)	54	949^th of 2162 public high schools	56.1%		45.5	1114^th of 2159 public high schools	48.4%	165	22.4	36.5	15.4	28.5	55.9	55.9	20.9	20.9	$17,347	$1,785	$15,562
Alisal High	Public	9-12	777 Williams Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7600	2,742	120	22.9	95.2%	9 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	2,685 (97.9%)	31 (1.1%)	2 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.3%)	53.8	953^rd of 2162 public high schools	55.9%		53.4	921^st of 2159 public high schools	57.3%	32	22.7	37.1	4.7	28.4	56.5	56.5	20.2	20.2	$16,278	$1,640	$14,638
Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 South Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7400	2,380	110	21.6	77.5%	401 (16.8%)	20 (0.8%)	1,810 (76.1%)	71 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.0%)	73.6	523^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.8%		73.2	520^th of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	3	32.0	45.8	11.1	36.9	68.7	68.7	34.5	34.5	$16,217	$1,420	$14,797

Frequently Asked Questions about Salinas Community

What is the racial makeup of Salinas Community?

Students at Salinas Community are 92% Hispanic, 5% White, 3% African American.

What district is Salinas Community in?

Monterey County Office of Education

Is Salinas Community a good school?

Salinas Community ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California high schools.

How many students attend Salinas Community?

In the 2024-25 school year, 101 students attended Salinas Community.

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