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Spreckels Union Elementary School District

Public school districtGrades K–8

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

Students
850
Schools
2
Spent per student
$13,168
CA $21,206
Students per teacher
21:1
Free or reduced lunch
19%
Debt
$7.8M
fiscal 2024
The gist

What stands out about Spreckels Union Elementary School District

  • Its letter, A−: results better than 75% of California districts
  • Math proficiency 8 pts above the state
  • Reading proficiency 6 pts above the state
  • Spends 38% less per student than the CA average
  • 21 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 11% since 2020–21
  • Debt of $7.8M, about $9,118 per student
The School Grade

What this district adds to its towns’ grade

A−: better than 75% 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 above the state, 2021–22
B+

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 proficiency41%
State average 33.1% · 622 students tested
Reading / language arts53%
State average 46.7% · 617 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
$13,168 per student · 38% below CA
Spending
Classroom instruction 58%Support & administration 41%Other 1%
Paid for by
Local (mostly property tax) 41%State 54%Federal 5%

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

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

Enrollment over time
955’20
921’21
918’22
888’23
850’24

Down 11% since 2020–21.

Students
Hispanic 46%White 40%Two or more races 9%Asian 4%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%

Schools in the district

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

Spreckels Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Spreckels
B
529 students24:1
Buena Vista Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salinas
A−
321 students18:1

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.