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Which teacher or staff member at Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
573
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALISAL UNION·NCES 060195008530
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary
1505 Cougar Dr., Salinas, CA 93905 · (831) 751-1945 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL573 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
511 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.9%
CA avg 47.1% . +6.9pp since 2014
Math
18.3%
CA avg 35.6% . +3.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 18 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
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
22.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
573
-143 (-20%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.6:1
was 25.6:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
98%
was 95%
% Black
0%
was 0%
% Asian
1%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary
Located at 1505 Cougar Dr., in Salinas, California, Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary is a mid-sized elementary-level community that hosts 573 students (grades K through 6), part of Alisal Union. By comparison, California's public schools average about 465 students each, so Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary sits 23% above that benchmark.
Within Alisal Union, which oversees 13 schools and 7,303 students, Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary is one campus in the system.
For racial and ethnic makeup, Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (98%). That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.6:1. The state averages about 22.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 89% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably above Monterey County's rate of about 76%.
After controlling for student poverty, Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 26.4%; this one delivers 22.0%.
Around the school, Monterey County reports that median household income runs about $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Monterey County's 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: Alisal High, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 28.3%.
Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary has contracted 20%, going from 716 students in 2018 to 573 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 21.6:1 today.
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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 Alisal Union
- Monte Bella ElementaryElementary · 812 students
- Fremont ElementaryElementary · 711 students
- Jesse G. Sanchez ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Frank Paul ElementaryElementary · 638 students
- Cesar E. Chavez ElementaryElementary · 628 students
- Alisal CommunityElementary · 591 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
- Alisal High0.5 mi · 2,742
- Monte Bella Elementary0.5 mi · 812
- Cesar E. Chavez Elementary0.5 mi · 628
- La Paz Middle0.5 mi · 1,099
- Alisal Community0.7 mi · 591
- Frank Paul Elementary0.8 mi · 638
Frequently asked questions
About Dr. Oscar F. Loya ElementaryHow many students attend Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary?
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary enrolls approximately 573 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary serve?
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many teachers does Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary have?
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.6:1.
How diverse is Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary?
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary reports a student body of 0% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary?
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary is overseen by Alisal Union in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.