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Enrollment
620
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063393010970
Boronda Meadows
915 Larkin St., Salinas, CA 93907 · (831) 784-5400 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL620 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 5% 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.
- CThree-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
23.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
478 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 117 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 65 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 88 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 99 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (117) is 18% larger than its 6th grade class (99).
Student demographics
14%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
20.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.6pp since 2014
Math
18.9%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 21 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 19 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 3 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.0% | 15.7% | 24.0% | 55.4% |
| Math | 6.0% | 12.9% | 28.9% | 52.2% |
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 | 20.6% | 18.9% |
| 2023-24 | 21.8% | 19.5% |
| 2022-23 | 18.9% | 21.1% |
| 2021-22 | 24.1% | 17.9% |
| 2018-19 | 27.3% | 25.0% |
| 2017-18 | 25.5% | 18.9% |
| 2016-17 | 23.7% | 18.3% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 13.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
20.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 Boronda Meadows
Boronda Meadows's state test result (20.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boronda Meadows this school | 620 | 77.1% | 20.2% |
| Mountain Vista Elementary Indio | 599 | 76.8% | 29.1% |
| Lorena Falasco Elementary Los Banos | 669 | 77.0% | 27.4% |
| Lucas Elementary Ceres | 668 | 77.2% | 23.9% |
| Orange Grove Elementary Anaheim | 548 | 77.7% | 21.0% |
| George Nicoloff Elementary San Ysidro | 616 | 79.9% | 19.5% |
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 Boronda Meadows ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.2% | #4,566 of 5,151 | #55 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 18.9% | #4,402 of 5,172 ▼ 178 | #54 of 70 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 20.6% | #4,803 of 5,172 ▼ 212 | #62 of 70 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.2pp | #1,445 of 5,116 | #18 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 620 | #1,230 of 5,915 | #21 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #2,962 of 5,352 | #42 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 13.6% | #4,772 of 5,354 | #37 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.1% | #2,449 of 5,625 | #45 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.0% | #1,646 of 3,837 | #20 of 55 |
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
620
-46 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 746
Student : Teacher
23.0:1
was 25.6:1
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 | 620 | 27 | 23.0:1 | 77% (478) |
| 2023-24 | 600 | 26 | 23.1:1 | 79% (475) |
| 2022-23 | 594 | 27 | 22.0:1 | 74% (437) |
| 2020-21 | 666 | 26 | 25.6:1 | 79% (523) |
| 2017-18 | 756 | 32 | 23.6:1 | 82% (621) |
| 2015-16 | 804 | 31 | 25.9:1 | 86% (689) |
| 2010-11 | 746 | N/A | N/A | 84% (623) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Boronda Meadows.
Since 2017-18: students down 18% (756 to 620); teachers down 16% (32 to 27).
About Boronda Meadows
Boronda Meadows, located in Salinas, California, is a mid-sized elementary school. Enrollment stands at 620 students, covering kindergarten through 6. That is 33% above the average of about 465 students for elementary schools in California.
Boronda Meadows reports to Salinas City Elementary, which has 15 schools and 8,236 students.
Roughly 93% of students at Boronda Meadows are Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 3% White. Among people living in Monterey County, the Hispanic share is about 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Boronda Meadows scores 14%.
Its staff includes 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 23.0 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in California is similar, at 22.3:1. Roughly 77% of students at Boronda Meadows can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Monterey County is similar, at 76%.
Boronda Meadows holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 5% of California public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Boronda Meadows would score about 34.4%. It scores 20.2%, 14.2 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Monterey County show that median household income comes to about $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 153, with about 73,845 students.
Boronda Meadows's closest public school neighbor is Boronda Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. Within five miles of Boronda Meadows, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 20.2% is below the 24.1% average for nearby schools.
Boronda Meadows is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, a location NCES labels Suburb: Mid-size.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 7% decline, from 666 to 620. The ratio was 25.6:1 in 2020-21 and 23.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 Salinas City Elementary
- Sherwood ElementaryElementary · 859 students
- Henry F. Kammann ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- Natividad ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Mission Park ElementaryElementary · 657 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Los Padres ElementaryElementary · 620 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Nearby schools
- Boronda Elementary0.4 mi · 288
- Laurel Wood Elementary0.4 mi · 417
- Salinas City Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 99
- Henry F. Kammann Elementary0.8 mi · 743
- Oasis Charter Public0.8 mi · 193
- Roosevelt Elementary1.3 mi · 560
Frequently asked questions
About Boronda MeadowsHow large is Boronda Meadows?
Boronda Meadows enrolls approximately 620 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Boronda Meadows serve?
Boronda Meadows serves grades KG-06.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Boronda Meadows?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Boronda Meadows is approximately 23.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Boronda Meadows?
At Boronda Meadows, the student body is approximately 3% White, 93% Hispanic, 1% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Boronda Meadows?
Boronda Meadows is overseen by Salinas City Elementary in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.