1
What's the state of after-school transportation at Main Street Middle?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
754
Middle
DISTRICT 481 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SOLEDAD UNIFIED·NCES 063705006291
Main Street Middle
441 Main St., Soledad, CA 93960 · (831) 678-6460 · Monterey County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE32-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL754 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 27% of California public middle schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.1:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
677 students
DISTRICT 81% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 7 | 373 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 381 | 51% |
Student demographics
7%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 8% · 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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within Soledad Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
25.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
15.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +2.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 16 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 1 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.8% | 18.9% | 26.7% | 47.7% |
| Math | 6.8% | 8.9% | 22.5% | 61.8% |
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 | 25.6% | 15.7% |
| 2023-24 | 30.7% | 15.6% |
| 2022-23 | 29.6% | 15.5% |
| 2021-22 | 24.1% | 10.1% |
| 2018-19 | 25.6% | 12.0% |
| 2017-18 | 17.7% | 10.5% |
| 2016-17 | 22.6% | 11.6% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 27.0% | 13.0% |
% 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
21.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 22% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 27% 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 Main Street Middle
Main Street Middle's state test result (21.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Street Middle this school | 754 | 89.8% | 21.9% |
| Montebello Intermediate Montebello | 733 | 90.3% | 25.9% |
| Pacoima Middle Pacoima | 823 | 91.9% | 31.2% |
| Chalone Peaks Middle King City | 854 | 91.5% | 20.1% |
| La Merced Intermediate Montebello | 682 | 92.4% | 26.4% |
| Sequoia Middle Fontana | 791 | 93.8% | 28.1% |
Matched among California middle 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 Main Street Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 21.9% | #999 of 1,224 | #13 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.7% | #999 of 1,227 ▼ 63 | #12 of 18 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.6% | #1,082 of 1,227 ▼ 173 | #15 of 18 ▼ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.6pp | #443 of 1,214 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 754 | #501 of 1,377 | #6 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.2:1 | #657 of 1,279 | #12 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 7.2% | #1,201 of 1,278 | #13 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.8% | #290 of 1,329 | #5 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.1% | #863 of 930 | #16 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
754
-38 (-5%) vs 2020
+1% since 1990-91, when it was 747
Student : Teacher
21.2:1
was 22.6:1
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 | 754 | 35.6 | 21.2:1 | 90% (677) |
| 2023-24 | 760 | 34.6 | 22.0:1 | 83% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 749 | 34.6 | 21.7:1 | 74% (555) |
| 2020-21 | 792 | 35 | 22.6:1 | 94% (742) |
| 2017-18 | 778 | 31.9 | 24.4:1 | 93% (727) |
| 2015-16 | 723 | 28 | 25.8:1 | 84% (610) |
| 2010-11 | 688 | N/A | N/A | 92% (633) |
| 2000-01 | 704 | 28 | 25.1:1 | 96% (673) |
| 1990-91 | 747 | 35 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Main Street Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (778 to 754); teachers up 12% (31.9 to 35.6).
About Main Street Middle
Main Street Middle is a mid-sized middle school found in Soledad, California. Students in grades 7 through 8 make up the school's enrollment of 754 students.
Across its 10 schools, Soledad Unified enrolls 4,805 students. Main Street Middle is one of those schools.
A large majority of enrollment at Main Street Middle is Hispanic, at 96%. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 62%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Main Street Middle scores 7%.
The school had 35.6 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 21.2:1. That is in line with the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The school reported 90% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 76% average for public schools in Monterey County is 14 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, Main Street Middle lands at C, ahead of 27% of California public middle schools.
Main Street Middle sits between the top and bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 21.9% and a predicted 26.9%.
For Monterey County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 153 public schools and about 73,845 students.
Among nearby public schools, Soledad Transition Center is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. Main Street Middle is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 28.2% proficiency; Main Street Middle posts 21.9%.
NCES assigns Main Street Middle the locale Town: Distant, meaning in a town some distance from an urbanized area.
The school's enrollment fell 5% from 2020-21 to 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.6:1 to 21.2:1.
People who know Main Street Middle can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 Soledad Unified
- Soledad HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Rose Ferrero ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- San Vicente ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Frank Ledesma ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Gabilan ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Jack Franscioni ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Other schools in Soledad
- Soledad HighHigh · 1,546 students
- Rose Ferrero ElementaryElementary · 530 students
- San Vicente ElementaryElementary · 501 students
- Frank Ledesma ElementaryElementary · 464 students
- Gabilan ElementaryElementary · 456 students
- Jack Franscioni ElementaryElementary · 439 students
Other Main Street Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 3 states are named Main Street Middle. Main Street Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Main Street Middle SchoolMontpelier, VT · 348 students
- Main Street Middle SchoolMadison, ME · 160 students
Nearby schools
- Soledad Transition Center0.1 mi · 12
- Soledad Virtual Academy0.3 mi · 62
- Gabilan Elementary0.4 mi · 456
- Pinnacles High0.4 mi · 41
- Soledad High0.5 mi · 1,546
- San Vicente Elementary0.6 mi · 501
Frequently asked questions
About Main Street MiddleHow large is Main Street Middle?
Main Street Middle enrolls approximately 754 students in grades 07-08.
What grades does Main Street Middle serve?
Main Street Middle serves grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Main Street Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Main Street Middle is approximately 21.2:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Main Street Middle?
Student demographics at Main Street Middle are roughly 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is Main Street Middle in?
Main Street Middle is part of Soledad Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.