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Santa Rita Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

Salinas’ School Grade C better than 26% of California school districts

Students
3,088
Schools
6
Spent per student
$19,121
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
86%
Debt
$31.1M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Santa Rita Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, C−: results better than 19% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 16 pts below the state
  • Reading proficiency 18 pts below the state
  • Spends 10% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $31.1M, about $10,075 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

C−: better than 19% 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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How TownRatings grades schools →

Where would my kid go?

The school path for Salinas. Grade by grade →

K–624 schoolsSalinas City Elementary School District
7–84 middle schoolsSalinas Union High School District
9–125 high schoolsSalinas Union High School District

Test scores vs. CA

2021–22
Math proficiency17%
State average 33.1% · 2,284 students tested
Reading / language arts29%
State average 46.7% · 2,280 students tested

98% of students in the tested grades sat the 2022 tests.

Graduation rate 82% at Salinas 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
$19,121 per student · 10% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 56%Support & administration 41%Other 4%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 22%State 67%Federal 11%

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

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

Enrollment over time
3,470’20
3,306’21
3,231’22
3,186’23
3,088’24

Down 11% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 92%White 4%Asian 3%Two or more races 1%Black <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Santa Rita Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salinas
545 students23:1
La Joya Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salinas
498 students23:1
New Republic Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salinas
482 students21:1
McKinnon
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Salinas
439 students21:1
John Gutierrez Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salinas
568 students20:1
Gavilan View Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salinas
556 students19:1

Left off: 1 school reporting no students for 2024–25.

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.