1
Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 648 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GREENFIELD UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 061608014263
Arroyo Seco Academy
1226 Apple Ave., Greenfield, CA 93927 · (831) 674-6080 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.6:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
477 students
DISTRICT 82% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 69 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 88 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 8% smaller than its 6th grade class (88).
Student demographics
2%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 3% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Arroyo Seco Academy→Vista Verde Middle
Based on grade levels within Greenfield Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.1%
CA avg 49.1% . -2.0pp since 2018
Math
16.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.8pp since 2018
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 23 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 2 points since 2018, while math scores are up about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.5% | 16.5% | 20.3% | 56.7% |
| Math | 5.2% | 11.3% | 22.7% | 60.7% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.1% | 16.6% |
| 2023-24 | 18.3% | 11.8% |
| 2022-23 | 18.7% | 12.9% |
| 2021-22 | 21.0% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 25.1% | 14.7% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 31% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Arroyo Seco Academy
Arroyo Seco Academy's state test result (17.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arroyo Seco Academy this school | 571 | 83.5% | 17.5% |
| Suva Elementary Bell Gardens | 562 | 81.9% | 18.1% |
| Rosewood Park City Of Commerce | 585 | 86.3% | 28.8% |
| Roosevelt Elementary Salinas | 560 | 81.1% | 22.2% |
| Wilson Elementary Dinuba | 545 | 80.7% | 44.7% |
| KIPP Raices Academy Los Angeles | 619 | 80.9% | N/A |
Matched among California elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Arroyo Seco Academy ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.5% | #4,784 of 5,151 | #63 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #4,609 of 5,172 ▲ 316 | #59 of 70 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #4,642 of 5,172 ▲ 214 | #52 of 70 ▲ 10 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,502 of 5,116 | #36 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #1,636 of 5,915 | #26 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,863 of 5,352 | #40 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 1.7% | #5,329 of 5,354 | #66 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #1,827 of 5,625 | #33 of 74 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
571
-62 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 26.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | 84% (477) |
| 2023-24 | 630 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 83% (520) |
| 2022-23 | 630 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 82% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 633 | 24 | 26.4:1 | 86% (545) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Arroyo Seco Academy.
About Arroyo Seco Academy
Arroyo Seco Academy is a mid-sized elementary school in Greenfield Union Elementary, located in Greenfield, California. The school enrolls 571 students in kindergarten through 6. Elementary schools in California average about 465 students, which makes this school 23% bigger than average.
The Greenfield Union Elementary system has 5 schools and 3,319 students.
Of every 100 students at Arroyo Seco Academy, about 99 are Hispanic. That is higher than the 62% Hispanic share among all Monterey County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 2%.
Staffing at Arroyo Seco Academy comes to 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 22.8:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. On the income side, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Arroyo Seco Academy earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 8% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For Arroyo Seco Academy, the prediction is 30.6% and the result is 17.5%.
Monterey County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $97,230 a year, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Arroyo Seco Academy shares Monterey County with 152 other public schools.
Of the public schools around it, Arroyo Seco Academy is closest to Oak Avenue Elementary, about 0.3 miles away. Arroyo Seco Academy has 5 other public schools within five miles. Arroyo Seco Academy's average proficiency of 17.5% compares with 26.9% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Arroyo Seco Academy has an NCES locale of Rural: Fringe.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 10%, from 633 to 571. By 2024-25, the school had 22.8 students per teacher, compared with 26.4 in 2020-21.
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Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Greenfield Union Elementary
- Vista Verde MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · 693 students
- Mary Chapa AcademyElementary · 686 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Other schools in Greenfield
- Greenfield HighHigh · 1,274 students
- Vista Verde MiddleMiddle · 727 students
- Oak Avenue ElementaryElementary · 693 students
- Mary Chapa AcademyElementary · 686 students
- Cesar Chavez ElementaryElementary · 642 students
Nearby schools
- Oak Avenue Elementary0.3 mi · 693
- Vista Verde Middle0.6 mi · 727
- Mary Chapa Academy0.7 mi · 686
- Greenfield High1.1 mi · 1,274
- Cesar Chavez Elementary1.5 mi · 642
- Mission Elementary7.8 mi · 130
Frequently asked questions
About Arroyo Seco AcademyHow many students attend Arroyo Seco Academy?
Arroyo Seco Academy enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-06.
Is Arroyo Seco Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Arroyo Seco Academy is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Arroyo Seco Academy have?
Arroyo Seco Academy employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Arroyo Seco Academy?
At Arroyo Seco Academy, the student body is approximately 1% White, 99% Hispanic, 0% Two or more.
Is Arroyo Seco Academy public or private?
Arroyo Seco Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by Greenfield Union Elementary.
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