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Enrollment
812
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALISAL UNION·NCES 060195013182
Monte Bella Elementary
1300 Tuscany Blvd., Salinas, CA 93905 · (831) 753-5700 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL812 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 54% of California public elementary schools
- C+Test 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.
- A-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
26.2:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
700 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 | 147 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 105 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 128 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (147) is 15% larger than its 6th grade class (128).
Student demographics
6%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
39.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +22.0pp since 2014
Math
31.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +21.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 32 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 22 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 22 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.7% | 24.4% | 26.5% | 34.5% |
| Math | 12.3% | 19.4% | 35.1% | 33.2% |
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 | 39.0% | 31.7% |
| 2023-24 | 34.4% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 33.8% | 24.5% |
| 2021-22 | 33.9% | 25.2% |
| 2018-19 | 36.1% | 26.8% |
| 2017-18 | 37.6% | 25.6% |
| 2016-17 | 28.4% | 16.8% |
| 2015-16 | 19.0% | 12.0% |
| 2014-15 | 17.0% | 10.0% |
% 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
29.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% 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 Monte Bella Elementary
Monte Bella Elementary's state test result (34.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Bella Elementary this school | 812 | 86.2% | 34.1% |
| Bret Harte Elementary Modesto | 867 | 86.5% | 22.8% |
| Hollydale South Gate | 794 | 87.9% | 37.6% |
| Montague Charter Academy Pacoima | 852 | 84.6% | N/A |
| Santa Fe Elementary Porterville | 809 | 88.9% | 51.8% |
| Driffill Elementary Oxnard | 891 | 87.8% | 23.8% |
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 Monte Bella Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.1% | #3,057 of 5,151 | #19 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.7% | #3,056 of 5,172 ▲ 145 | #19 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #3,033 of 5,172 ▲ 261 | #21 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #1,418 of 5,116 | #22 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 812 | #354 of 5,915 | #2 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.2:1 | #4,911 of 5,352 | #67 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 6.5% | #5,127 of 5,354 | #49 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.2% | #1,547 of 5,625 | #27 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.6% | #784 of 1,139 | #8 of 11 |
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
812
-25 (-3%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
26.2:1
was 25.4:1
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 | 812 | 31 | 26.2:1 | 86% (700) |
| 2023-24 | 807 | 32 | 25.2:1 | 88% (708) |
| 2022-23 | 837 | 32 | 26.2:1 | 87% (727) |
| 2020-21 | 837 | 33 | 25.4:1 | 81% (675) |
| 2017-18 | 776 | 30 | 25.9:1 | 78% (608) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 24 | 26.8:1 | 88% (562) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Bella Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 5% (776 to 812); teachers up 3% (30 to 31).
About Monte Bella Elementary
Salinas, California, is home to Monte Bella Elementary, a high-enrollment elementary school. A federal count lists 812 students at the school, in kindergarten through 6. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 75% larger than that.
District-wide, Alisal Union has 13 schools and 7,303 students.
Monte Bella Elementary enrolls a student body that is 97% Hispanic. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Monterey County's population at about 62%. Monte Bella Elementary has a diversity index of 6%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 26.2:1 comes from the school's 31 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 86% in 2024-25. Among public schools in Monterey County, the average eligibility rate is 76%.
The allk12 Grade for Monte Bella Elementary is B-. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 54% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Monte Bella Elementary is 5.0 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 34.1% actual, 29.0% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Monterey County has about 437,613 residents, and median household income is about $97,230, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Monterey County number 153 and enroll about 73,845.
The closest other public school is Alisal High, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Monte Bella Elementary ranks 2nd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 34.1% against a local average of 26.3%.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Mid-size, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 3%, from 837 to 812.
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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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- Bardin Elementary0.6 mi · 559
- La Paz Middle0.8 mi · 1,099
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Bella ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Monte Bella Elementary?
Monte Bella Elementary enrolls approximately 812 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Monte Bella Elementary serve?
Monte Bella Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Monte Bella Elementary?
Approximately 26.2:1 students per teacher at Monte Bella Elementary.
How diverse is Monte Bella Elementary?
Monte Bella Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 97% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Monte Bella Elementary?
Monte Bella 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.