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Schools in Spreckels

Spreckels’s public schools

Salinas Union High School District and Spreckels Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spreckels. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?2/2schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 97% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
42%
2021–22
Math proficiency
17%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 7% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Salinas Union High
Students per teacher
21.1
CA 21.6
Schools in town
1
16,005 students on the public path
In brief

Spreckels’s schools, in brief

School by school

2 of Spreckels’s 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Buena Vista Middle places highest (better than 78%); Spreckels Elementary lowest (64%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Spreckels, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Spreckels ElementarySpreckels Union Elementary School DistrictB
7–85 middle schoolsDepends on your addressA−
9–125 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Salinas Union High School District.

Two districts serve Spreckels

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Salinas Union High School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 12 schools · 15,703 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 21.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,699CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Spreckels Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 2 schools · 850 students, down 11% since 2020–21 · 21.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$13,168CA $21,206 · FY2024
A−
Test scores · 2021–22

Below the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Salinas Union High School District42%
State average 46.7% · 7163 students tested
Math · 7–12, Salinas Union High School District17%
State average 33.1% · 7229 students tested
Reading · K–8, Spreckels Union Elementary School District53%
State average 46.7% · 617 students tested
Math · K–8, Spreckels Union Elementary School District41%
State average 33.1% · 622 students tested

Spreckels vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Spreckels’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Spreckels—Spreckels Union Elementary K–8 · Salinas Union High 7–12

Every school in Spreckels

11 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Spreckelsby address
Spreckels Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
B
529 students24:1Rate it →
Also serving Spreckelsin other towns
Buena Vista Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Salinas
A−
321 students18:1Rate it →
Harden Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Salinas
1,101 students21:1Rate it →
La Paz Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Salinas
1,099 students20:1Rate it →
Washington Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Salinas
1,082 students21:1Rate it →
El Sausal Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Salinas
1,067 students22:1Rate it →
Alisal High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salinas
2,742 students23:1Rate it →
Salinas High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salinas
2,380 students22:1Rate it →
North Salinas High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salinas
2,106 students20:1Rate it →
Everett Alvarez High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salinas
1,978 students22:1Rate it →
Rancho San Juan High
High · Grades 9–12 · Salinas
1,600 students21:1Rate it →

Questions about Spreckels’s schools

Are Spreckels’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Spreckels. Salinas Union High School District and Spreckels Union Elementary School District have no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Spreckels. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 2 of its 2 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Spreckels in?

Salinas Union High School District and Spreckels Union Elementary School District.

Where do Spreckels kids go to high school?

One of five high schools, depending on your address: Alisal High, Salinas High, North Salinas High, Everett Alvarez High and Rancho San Juan High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.