Henry F. Kammann Elementary

Henry F. Kammann Elementary is a high-enrollment K-5 school in Salinas, California, part of Salinas City Elementary. The school caters to 743 students in grades K through 6. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 60% bigger than typical.

Salinas City Elementary runs 15 schools in total, collectively educating 8,236 students. Henry F. Kammann Elementary is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, Henry F. Kammann Elementary lists that 92% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest consists of 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 62%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Henry F. Kammann Elementary has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.0:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. An estimated 73% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Henry F. Kammann Elementary falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 35.9%; this one comes in at 20.0%, -15.9 points off the demographic line.

Across the wider county, Monterey County reports that the typical household earns roughly $97,230 per year, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Henry F. Kammann Elementary is one.

Salinas City Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Henry F. Kammann Elementary at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 24.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 6%: 792 students in 2018 compared to 743 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 26.4:1 in 2018 to 24.0:1 today.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.