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Enrollment
1,978
High
DISTRICT 1,419 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS UNION HIGH·NCES 063398004694
Everett Alvarez High
1900 Independence Blvd., Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 796-7800 · Monterey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,978 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of California public high schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
91 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
1,834 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 507 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 463 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 533 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 475 | 24% |
Student demographics
11%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
47.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -6.1pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -0.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 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 down about 6 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.7% | 31.2% | 26.4% | 25.6% |
| Math | 3.1% | 11.6% | 23.3% | 62.1% |
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 | 47.9% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 53.2% | 13.5% |
| 2022-23 | 51.7% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 50.5% | 14.9% |
| 2018-19 | 39.3% | 12.5% |
| 2017-18 | 52.5% | 18.7% |
| 2016-17 | 59.0% | 20.5% |
| 2015-16 | 64.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 54.0% | 15.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 Everett Alvarez High
Everett Alvarez High's state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Everett Alvarez High this school | 1,978 | 92.7% | 32.3% |
| North Salinas High Salinas | 2,106 | 93.5% | 31.8% |
| Hueneme High Oxnard | 1,913 | 91.2% | 24.4% |
| Valley High Santa Ana | 1,908 | 91.4% | 23.6% |
| Indio High Indio | 1,962 | 93.8% | 22.8% |
| John H. Francis Polytechnic Sun Valley | 2,124 | 93.5% | 32.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Everett Alvarez High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #734 of 1,052 | #9 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #844 of 1,056 ▼ 35 | #11 of 15 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.9% | #744 of 1,056 ▼ 155 | #11 of 15 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.4pp | #293 of 1,044 | #3 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,978 | #304 of 2,093 | #4 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #825 of 1,352 | #12 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 11.4% | #1,222 of 1,351 | #12 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #208 of 1,575 | #5 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.2% | #100 of 802 | #1 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
1,978
-268 (-12%) vs 2020
-5% since 2000-01, when it was 2,086
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 23.6:1
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 | 1,978 | 90.6 | 21.8:1 | 93% (1,834) |
| 2023-24 | 2,072 | 93.4 | 22.2:1 | 96% (1,981) |
| 2022-23 | 2,146 | 97.8 | 21.9:1 | 91% (1,949) |
| 2020-21 | 2,246 | 95 | 23.6:1 | 89% (2,006) |
| 2017-18 | 2,645 | 111.2 | 23.8:1 | 62% (1,648) |
| 2015-16 | 2,466 | 101 | 24.4:1 | 58% (1,430) |
| 2010-11 | 2,140 | N/A | N/A | 55% (1,184) |
| 2000-01 | 2,086 | 83 | 25.1:1 | 36% (755) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Everett Alvarez High.
Since 2017-18: students down 25% (2,645 to 1,978); teachers down 19% (111.2 to 90.6).
About Everett Alvarez High
Everett Alvarez High is a high-enrollment high school for students in Salinas, California. Its enrollment is 1,978 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. Across high schools in California, the average enrollment is about 838.
Within Salinas Union High, Everett Alvarez High is one of 12 schools. The district enrolls 15,703 students.
Hispanic students account for 94% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 3% Asian. Monterey County's residents are about 62% Hispanic, 32 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 11% means there is an 11% chance two randomly chosen students at Everett Alvarez High are from different groups.
Everett Alvarez High has 90.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.8:1. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 93%. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Monterey County.
Everett Alvarez High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of California public high schools.
Everett Alvarez High's average proficiency rate across its state test results of 32.3% is 7.1 points above the 25.2% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
For Monterey County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,230 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting Everett Alvarez High, Monterey County has 153 public schools.
John E. Steinbeck Elementary sits about 0.3 miles from Everett Alvarez High. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools with test data average 23.4% proficiency; Everett Alvarez High posts 32.3%.
Everett Alvarez High has an NCES locale of City: Mid-size.
Federal enrollment counts decreased from 2,246 (2020-21) to 1,978 (2024-25). Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 21.8:1, from 23.6:1.
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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 Union High
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
- La Paz MiddleMiddle · 1,099 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
- La Paz MiddleMiddle · 1,099 students
Nearby schools
- John E. Steinbeck Elementary0.3 mi · 486
- Loma Vista Elementary0.5 mi · 445
- Alisal Virtual Academy0.6 mi · 22
- Creekside Elementary0.6 mi · 534
- New Republic Elementary0.6 mi · 482
- Salinas Community0.9 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Everett Alvarez HighHow many students attend Everett Alvarez High?
Everett Alvarez High enrolls approximately 1,978 students in grades 09-12.
Is Everett Alvarez High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Everett Alvarez High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Everett Alvarez High have?
Everett Alvarez High employs 91 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 21.8:1.
What is the student diversity at Everett Alvarez High?
Student demographics at Everett Alvarez High are roughly 1% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is Everett Alvarez High public or private?
Everett Alvarez High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salinas Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.