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Best High Schools in Zip Code 93905

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Schools

2,742

Students

Districts

Top rankedAlisal High953^rd of 2,162 California high schools

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Summary:

Zip code 93905 in Salinas, California, contains one public high school, Alisal High, a large school serving grades 9-12 within the Salinas Union High School District.

Alisal High demonstrates significant strengths in supporting its students, boasting a 92% graduation rate that exceeds both district and state averages. The school also maintains a notably low rate of chronic student absenteeism, which is less than half the state average, indicating a strong, engaging school environment. Its statewide academic ranking has shown consistent improvement over recent years.

While the school excels in graduation and attendance, academic proficiency presents a mixed picture. Student performance in English Language Arts is a clear strength, surpassing state averages. However, proficiency in Mathematics and Science lags significantly behind the state, highlighting a key area for growth. The school's performance is particularly notable given the high level of economic need among its student population, and it generally outperforms other schools in its district across most metrics.

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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 (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 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
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)
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	$26,545	$25,058	$1,487

Cities Near Zip Code 93905

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salinas	0.29 mi	68	738^th
Spreckels	4.05 mi	1	250^th
Marina	8.12 mi	8	597^th
Castroville	9.32 mi	4	775^th
Chualar	9.41 mi	1	417^th

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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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