Total enrollment
8,236
-35 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Salinas City Elementary
California · 8,236 students · 1 city
Salinas City Elementary's footprint covers 15 public K-12 schools with combined enrollment of about 8,236 (an average of 549 per school).
4-year change in Salinas City Elementary
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
15
+1 (+7%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Salinas City Elementary ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #482 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 8,236 | #184 of 587 | #1,141 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 15 | #154 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #456 of 587 | #8,838 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 69.7% | #255 of 587 | #1,972 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.3% | #479 of 530 | #5,967 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Salinas City Elementary
State test results across the district's 14 scored schools run from Lincoln Elementary at 50.2% proficient to Loma Vista Elementary at 9.5%, a gap of 40.7 points. That is the 126th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 14 district schools that reported both years went from 8,844 to 8,137 students (down 8%) and from 370 to 356 full-time teachers (down 4%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 859 |
| Henry F. Kammann Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 743 |
| Natividad Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 705 |
| Mission Park Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 657 |
| Lincoln Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 646 |
| Boronda Meadows | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 620 |
| Los Padres Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 620 |
| Roosevelt Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 560 |
| El Gabilan Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 548 |
| Monterey Park Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 541 |
| University Park Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 488 |
| Loma Vista Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 445 |
| Laurel Wood Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 417 |
| Boronda Elementary | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 288 |
| Salinas City Virtual Academy | Salinas | Elementary | KG-06 | 99 |
About Salinas City Elementary
Salinas City Elementary is a sparse California school district running 15 schools with combined enrollment near 8,236.
Over the past 4-year window. Total public-school enrollment in Salinas City Elementary has held roughly steady since SY 2020-21, moving from about 8,271 students to 8,236. Over that span, Salinas City Elementary gained 1 school, going from 14 to 15.
Within the allk12 community for this area, the community for Salinas City Elementary discusses enrollment trends, district policy changes, and bus-route updates. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.