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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063393005320
El Gabilan Elementary
1256 Linwood Dr., Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 753-5660 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 2% 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.
- DThree-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
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
429 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 | 96 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 80 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (80).
Student demographics
18%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
21.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.2pp since 2014
Math
15.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp 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 15 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.8% | 16.4% | 20.5% | 58.4% |
| Math | 5.5% | 9.9% | 22.3% | 62.3% |
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 | 21.2% | 15.4% |
| 2023-24 | 20.6% | 18.8% |
| 2022-23 | 19.3% | 16.3% |
| 2021-22 | 24.3% | 21.6% |
| 2018-19 | 21.4% | 19.9% |
| 2017-18 | 24.2% | 17.1% |
| 2016-17 | 16.3% | 10.1% |
| 2015-16 | 13.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 13.0% | 11.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
18.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 19% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 34% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 El Gabilan Elementary
El Gabilan Elementary's state test result (18.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Gabilan Elementary this school | 548 | 78.3% | 18.6% |
| Orange Grove Elementary Anaheim | 548 | 77.7% | 21.0% |
| Emmett S. Finley Elementary Holtville | 559 | 80.0% | 35.4% |
| Longfellow Elementary Whittier | 499 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| Wakefield Elementary Turlock | 601 | 78.9% | 19.3% |
| San Cayetano Elementary Fillmore | 514 | 76.3% | 20.9% |
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 El Gabilan Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 18.6% | #4,688 of 5,151 | #61 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.4% | #4,711 of 5,172 ▼ 402 | #61 of 70 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 21.2% | #4,777 of 5,172 ▼ 88 | #59 of 70 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #623 of 5,116 | #9 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #1,889 of 5,915 | #32 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,856 of 5,352 | #39 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 17.5% | #4,565 of 5,354 | #31 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.3% | #2,338 of 5,625 | #41 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #865 of 3,837 | #6 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
548
-34 (-6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 721
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 23.3:1
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 | 548 | 24 | 22.8:1 | 78% (429) |
| 2023-24 | 536 | 26 | 20.6:1 | 81% (435) |
| 2022-23 | 570 | 24.7 | 23.1:1 | 75% (427) |
| 2020-21 | 582 | 25 | 23.3:1 | 81% (474) |
| 2017-18 | 736 | 31 | 23.7:1 | 80% (587) |
| 2015-16 | 799 | 29 | 27.6:1 | 84% (675) |
| 2010-11 | 705 | N/A | N/A | 91% (644) |
| 2000-01 | 853 | 38 | 22.4:1 | 83% (708) |
| 1990-91 | 721 | 31 | 23.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for El Gabilan Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 26% (736 to 548); teachers down 23% (31 to 24).
About El Gabilan Elementary
El Gabilan Elementary is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in Salinas, California. There are 548 students enrolled, covering kindergarten through 6.
El Gabilan Elementary falls under Salinas City Elementary, which has 15 schools enrolling 8,236 students.
Hispanic students account for 91% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 4% White and 2% multiracial. Monterey County's residents are about 62% Hispanic, 29 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 18, compared with 70 nationally.
Classroom staffing at El Gabilan Elementary totals 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 22.8:1. It is about the same as the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at El Gabilan Elementary is about 78%. Public schools in Monterey County average a similar 76%.
El Gabilan Elementary holds an F allk12 Grade, placing it above 2% of California public elementary schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to post an average proficiency rate across its state test results near 33.7%. El Gabilan Elementary posts 18.6%, 15.1 points below that, which places it in the bottom 10% statewide on BeatsExpectations.
In the wider Monterey County area, the median household earns about $97,230 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. El Gabilan Elementary shares Monterey County with 152 other public schools.
El Gabilan Elementary's nearest public school is Natividad Elementary (about 0.4 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 22.1%; El Gabilan Elementary's is 18.6%, ranking 4th of 5.
El Gabilan Elementary has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 582 to 548, a 6% decline.
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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
- Boronda MeadowsElementary · 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
- Natividad Elementary0.4 mi · 705
- North Salinas High0.5 mi · 2,106
- Wellington M. Smith Jr.0.5 mi · 50
- Harden Middle0.7 mi · 1,101
- Salinas Community0.8 mi · 101
- Henry F. Kammann Elementary0.9 mi · 743
Frequently asked questions
About El Gabilan ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at El Gabilan Elementary?
El Gabilan Elementary enrolls approximately 548 students in grades KG-06.
Is El Gabilan Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
El Gabilan Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at El Gabilan Elementary?
Approximately 22.8:1 students per teacher at El Gabilan Elementary.
What is the student diversity at El Gabilan Elementary?
Student demographics at El Gabilan Elementary are roughly 4% White, 91% Hispanic, 0% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is El Gabilan Elementary in?
El Gabilan Elementary is part of Salinas City Elementary.
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