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If you had an hour of school board time for Monterey Park Elementary, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
541
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063393005326
Monterey Park Elementary
410 San Miguel Ave., Salinas, CA 93901 · (831) 753-5640 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 14% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+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
22.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
356 students
DISTRICT 68% · 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 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 94 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 9% smaller than its 6th grade class (94).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 17% · 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
27.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +9.3pp since 2014
Math
24.8%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.8pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 27 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 25 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 8.7% | 18.6% | 20.5% | 52.2% |
| Math | 7.1% | 17.6% | 24.1% | 51.1% |
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 | 27.3% | 24.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.8% | 25.8% |
| 2022-23 | 26.6% | 24.1% |
| 2021-22 | 25.0% | 24.5% |
| 2018-19 | 34.1% | 28.1% |
| 2017-18 | 31.1% | 23.2% |
| 2016-17 | 33.1% | 18.1% |
| 2015-16 | 21.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 18.0% | 9.0% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Monterey Park Elementary
Monterey Park Elementary's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Park Elementary this school | 541 | 65.8% | 26.7% |
| Jordan Elementary Whittier | 516 | 62.6% | 49.8% |
| Valley Oaks Elementary Galt | 541 | 69.1% | 38.6% |
| Hilltop Drive Elementary Chula Vista | 559 | 69.2% | 42.6% |
| Ceres Elementary Whittier | 492 | 67.1% | 53.7% |
| Buena Vista/ Horace Mann K-8 San Francisco | 586 | 65.7% | 22.1% |
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 Monterey Park Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #3,890 of 5,151 | #33 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.8% | #3,791 of 5,172 ▼ 259 | #37 of 70 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 27.3% | #4,235 of 5,172 ▼ 430 | #42 of 70 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.3pp | #2,916 of 5,116 | #40 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 541 | #1,974 of 5,915 | #34 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.5:1 | #2,632 of 5,352 | #31 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 28.3% | #4,022 of 5,354 | #22 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.8% | #3,180 of 5,625 | #52 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.7% | #3,569 of 3,837 | #51 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
541
-35 (-6%) vs 2020
+23% since 1990-91, when it was 440
Student : Teacher
22.5:1
was 24.0:1
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 | 541 | 24 | 22.5:1 | 66% (356) |
| 2023-24 | 529 | 23 | 23.0:1 | 70% (372) |
| 2022-23 | 517 | 23 | 22.5:1 | 70% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 576 | 24 | 24.0:1 | 72% (412) |
| 2017-18 | 556 | 24 | 23.2:1 | 82% (456) |
| 2015-16 | 525 | 21 | 25.0:1 | 81% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 515 | N/A | N/A | 74% (382) |
| 2000-01 | 493 | 25 | 19.7:1 | 65% (319) |
| 1990-91 | 440 | 19 | 23.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey Park Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (556 to 541); teachers unchanged (24 to 24).
About Monterey Park Elementary
Monterey Park Elementary is a medium-sized elementary school found in Salinas, California. Students in kindergarten through 6 attend the school, which enrolls 541 students.
Besides Monterey Park Elementary, Salinas City Elementary runs 14 other schools. The district enrolls 8,236 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at Monterey Park Elementary, with 84% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 8% White and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Monterey County's population at about 62%. Monterey Park Elementary has a diversity index of 28%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 24 full-time-equivalent teachers at Monterey Park Elementary and a ratio of 22.5:1. Elementary schools in California average about 22.3:1, a similar figure. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 66% of students. The rate at public schools in Monterey County averages 76%, higher than here.
The allk12 Grade for Monterey Park Elementary is D. Compared with California public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 14% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 41.0%. Monterey Park Elementary scores 26.7%.
Monterey Park Elementary is located in Monterey County, where median household income is about $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 153 public schools in Monterey County, with a combined enrollment of about 73,845.
Of nearby public schools, Monterey County Home Charter is the closest, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Monterey Park Elementary comes in 5th of 6 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Monterey Park Elementary is City: Mid-size.
Monterey Park Elementary had 576 students in 2020-21 and 541 in 2024-25, a 6% decrease. The ratio was 24.0:1 in 2020-21 and 22.5:1 in 2024-25.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Salinas City Elementary
- Sherwood ElementaryElementary · 859 students
- Henry F. Kammann ElementaryElementary · 743 students
- Natividad ElementaryElementary · 705 students
- Mission Park ElementaryElementary · 657 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Boronda MeadowsElementary · 620 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- North Salinas HighHigh · 2,106 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
Nearby schools
- Monterey County Home Charter0.6 mi · 255
- Monterey County Special Education0.6 mi · 274
- Open Door Charter0.6 mi · 55
- Open Door Charter0.6 mi · 53
- Lincoln Elementary0.7 mi · 646
- Salinas High0.9 mi · 2,380
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey Park ElementaryHow many students attend Monterey Park Elementary?
Monterey Park Elementary enrolls approximately 541 students in grades KG-06.
What grades does Monterey Park Elementary serve?
Monterey Park Elementary serves grades KG-06.
How many teachers does Monterey Park Elementary have?
Monterey Park Elementary employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 22.5:1.
How diverse is Monterey Park Elementary?
Monterey Park Elementary reports a student body of 8% White, 84% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees Monterey Park Elementary?
Monterey Park Elementary is overseen by Salinas City Elementary in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.