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Greenfield Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Serves Greenfield.

Greenfield’s School Grade C− better than 19% of California school districts

Students
3,319
Schools
5
Spent per student
$20,010
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
22:1
Free or reduced lunch
82%
Debt
$35.3M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Greenfield Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, D: results better than 12% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 19 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 23 pts below the state
  • Spends 6% less per student than the CA average
  • 22 students per teacher
  • Debt of $35.3M, about $10,649 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

D: better than 12% of the 1,872 California school districts we grade. Each town’s School Grade weighs its districts by the students they test; spending and class size are shown but don’t count.

Test scoresReading and math well below the state, 2021–22
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The town it serves, and its School Grade
C−Greenfield 21,138

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Greenfield. Grade by grade →

K–63 schoolsThis district
7–8Vista Verde MiddleThis district
9–12Greenfield HighSouth Monterey County Joint Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency14%
State average 33.1% · 2,189 students tested
Reading / language arts24%
State average 46.7% · 2,180 students tested

100% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 87% at South Monterey County Joint Union High, which runs the high school (state 86.2%) · class of 2023.

Reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute); the newest year for each measure.

Where the money goes

fiscal 2024
$20,010 per student · 6% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 38%Other 6%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 18%State 70%Federal 12%

Fiscal 2022–24 includes federal pandemic relief (ESSER).

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances.

Enrollment over time
3,464’20
3,276’21
3,334’22
3,331’23
3,319’24

Down 4.2% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 98%White <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Asian <1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%Two or more races <1%

Schools in the district

5 public schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools.

Oak Avenue Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Greenfield
693 students23:1
Mary Chapa Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Greenfield
686 students23:1
Cesar Chavez Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Greenfield
642 students22:1
Arroyo Seco Academy
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Greenfield
571 students23:1
Vista Verde Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Greenfield
727 students21:1

District facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory 2024–25 and district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau’s school finance survey. Test scores and graduation: state results reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express and the Urban Institute). The letters are our own summary, graded within California.