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Enrollment
486
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALISAL UNION·NCES 060195009694
John E. Steinbeck Elementary
1714 Burlington Dr., Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 753-5780 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL486 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 23% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-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
24.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
379 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 75 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 72 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (75) is about the same size as its 6th grade class (72).
Student demographics
18%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
35.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.5pp since 2014
Math
23.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 3 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 12.0% | 23.6% | 23.6% | 40.9% |
| Math | 9.0% | 14.6% | 27.9% | 48.5% |
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 | 35.5% | 23.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.3% | 23.2% |
| 2022-23 | 32.2% | 22.9% |
| 2021-22 | 35.5% | 19.8% |
| 2018-19 | 48.6% | 41.7% |
| 2017-18 | 47.0% | 33.0% |
| 2016-17 | 35.8% | 27.3% |
| 2015-16 | 42.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 33.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 34% 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 John E. Steinbeck Elementary
John E. Steinbeck Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| John E. Steinbeck Elementary this school | 486 | 78.0% | 27.9% |
| Wilcox Elementary Montebello | 479 | 77.0% | 29.5% |
| Vena Avenue Elementary Arleta | 464 | 79.3% | 59.6% |
| Longfellow Elementary Whittier | 499 | 78.4% | 47.9% |
| Arroyo Elementary Ontario | 493 | 76.3% | 29.3% |
| Mulberry Elementary Whittier | 447 | 77.0% | 51.9% |
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 John E. Steinbeck Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,753 of 5,151 | #30 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #3,924 of 5,172 ▼ 106 | #41 of 70 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.5% | #3,372 of 5,172 ▲ 373 | #24 of 70 ▲ 9 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.9pp | #2,669 of 5,116 | #39 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 486 | #2,614 of 5,915 | #44 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.9:1 | #4,384 of 5,352 | #62 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 18.5% | #4,499 of 5,354 | #28 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.0% | #2,362 of 5,625 | #42 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.9% | #998 of 3,837 | #8 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
486
-79 (-14%) vs 2020
+86% since 1990-91, when it was 261
Student : Teacher
24.9:1
was 23.5:1
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 | 486 | 19.5 | 24.9:1 | 78% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 500 | 22 | 22.7:1 | 79% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 511 | 23 | 22.2:1 | 79% (402) |
| 2020-21 | 565 | 24 | 23.5:1 | 72% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 639 | 26 | 24.6:1 | 56% (360) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 25 | 26.5:1 | 59% (388) |
| 2010-11 | 622 | N/A | N/A | 100% (619) |
| 2000-01 | 552 | 25 | 22.1:1 | 88% (486) |
| 1990-91 | 261 | 11 | 23.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for John E. Steinbeck Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 24% (639 to 486); teachers down 25% (26 to 19.5).
About John E. Steinbeck Elementary
John E. Steinbeck Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school in Salinas, California. The school enrolls 486 students, from kindergarten through 6.
The 13 schools of Alisal Union, including John E. Steinbeck Elementary, enroll 7,303 students.
The student body at John E. Steinbeck Elementary is 90% Hispanic. Other groups make up 4% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% White. County-wide, 62% of Monterey County residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is an 18% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school employs the equivalent of 19.5 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 24.9:1. That is higher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 78%. That tracks the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
John E. Steinbeck Elementary is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 23% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 33.9%. John E. Steinbeck Elementary scores 27.9%.
Within Monterey County, the median household income is $97,230, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Monterey County has 153 public schools and roughly 73,845 students.
Nearby, Everett Alvarez High is about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. John E. Steinbeck Elementary ranks 3rd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 27.9% against a local average of 24.3%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Mid-size.
John E. Steinbeck Elementary's enrollment dropped from 565 in 2020-21 to 486 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio rising from 23.5:1 to 24.9:1.
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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
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- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Nearby schools
- Everett Alvarez High0.3 mi · 1,978
- Loma Vista Elementary0.3 mi · 445
- Creekside Elementary0.4 mi · 534
- Alisal Virtual Academy0.4 mi · 22
- New Republic Elementary0.6 mi · 482
- Salinas Community0.7 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About John E. Steinbeck ElementaryHow large is John E. Steinbeck Elementary?
John E. Steinbeck Elementary enrolls approximately 486 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does John E. Steinbeck Elementary serve?
John E. Steinbeck Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at John E. Steinbeck Elementary?
Approximately 24.9:1 students per teacher at John E. Steinbeck Elementary.
What is the student diversity at John E. Steinbeck Elementary?
Student demographics at John E. Steinbeck Elementary are roughly 2% White, 90% Hispanic, 0% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees John E. Steinbeck Elementary?
John E. Steinbeck 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.