Las Juntas Elementary

Las Juntas Elementary, a small primary school in Martinez, California, operated by Martinez Unified, enrolls 353 students, covering grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 24% below typical.

Martinez Unified comprises 8 schools with combined enrollment of 3,774 students; Las Juntas Elementary is among them.

In terms of who attends, Las Juntas Elementary logs that the largest single group is Hispanic at 43%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 35% White, 12% multiracial, 7% Asian, 3% Black. By comparison, Contra Costa County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Las Juntas Elementary records 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 19.2:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 49% of students at Las Juntas Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Las Juntas Elementary sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 50.1%; actual is 29.1%, a gap of -21.1 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Contra Costa County shows the typical household earns roughly $127,229 per year, 45% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 6% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Las Juntas Elementary is one of 280 public schools in Contra Costa County (combined enrollment of about 167,423 students).

Nearest neighbor: Morello Park Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Las Juntas Elementary ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 51.0%.

Las Juntas Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Las Juntas Elementary has ticked down 6%, going from 375 students in 2018 to 353 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 20.8:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, members of the Las Juntas Elementary community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.