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What's the vibe like in the hallways at Natividad Elementary right now?
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Enrollment
705
Elementary
DISTRICT 549 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS CITY ELEMENTARY·NCES 063393005327
Natividad Elementary
1465 Modoc Ave., Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 753-5675 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL705 STUDENTS
F
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 3% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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
23.1:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.0:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
556 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 | 125 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 90 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 15% |
| Grade 6 | 79 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 58% larger than its 6th grade class (79).
Student demographics
15%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
19.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.4pp since 2014
Math
14.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 19 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 5 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 7 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 5.4% | 13.9% | 22.0% | 58.7% |
| Math | 5.1% | 9.5% | 21.7% | 63.7% |
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 | 19.4% | 14.6% |
| 2023-24 | 15.8% | 9.2% |
| 2022-23 | 19.4% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 18.6% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 24.7% | 21.4% |
| 2017-18 | 28.6% | 20.4% |
| 2016-17 | 19.7% | 13.6% |
| 2015-16 | 13.0% | 10.0% |
| 2014-15 | 14.0% | 8.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
15.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 33% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Natividad Elementary
Natividad Elementary's state test result (15.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natividad Elementary this school | 705 | 78.9% | 15.1% |
| Washington Elementary Montebello | 685 | 78.1% | 37.2% |
| Nueva Vista Language Academy Delano | 684 | 80.4% | 44.5% |
| Lucas Elementary Ceres | 668 | 77.2% | 23.9% |
| Daisy Gibson Elementary Palmdale | 714 | 77.2% | 19.4% |
| Lorena Falasco Elementary Los Banos | 669 | 77.0% | 27.4% |
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 Natividad Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.1% | #4,928 of 5,151 | #65 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 14.6% | #4,781 of 5,172 ▲ 264 | #63 of 70 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 19.4% | #4,877 of 5,172 ▲ 112 | #65 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #3,090 of 5,116 | #41 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 705 | #733 of 5,915 | #6 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.1:1 | #3,072 of 5,352 | #44 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 14.6% | #4,728 of 5,354 | #35 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #2,289 of 5,625 | #39 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +7.0% | #652 of 1,139 | #7 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
705
+31 (+5%) vs 2020
-18% since 1990-91, when it was 859
Student : Teacher
23.1:1
was 24.1:1
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 | 705 | 30.5 | 23.1:1 | 79% (556) |
| 2023-24 | 706 | 32.5 | 21.7:1 | 83% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 681 | 29 | 23.5:1 | 80% (544) |
| 2020-21 | 674 | 28 | 24.1:1 | 86% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 659 | 26 | 25.4:1 | 88% (581) |
| 2015-16 | 672 | 28 | 24.0:1 | 92% (620) |
| 2010-11 | 701 | N/A | N/A | 91% (638) |
| 2000-01 | 872 | 43 | 20.3:1 | 86% (750) |
| 1990-91 | 859 | 35 | 24.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Natividad Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students up 7% (659 to 705); teachers up 17% (26 to 30.5).
About Natividad Elementary
Federal records list Natividad Elementary as an elementary school in Salinas, California. Total enrollment is 705 students, and the grades served are kindergarten through 6. It has 52% more students than the average for elementary schools in California (about 465).
Natividad Elementary is among 15 schools run by Salinas City Elementary, which serves 8,236 students.
By race and ethnicity, Natividad Elementary is 92% Hispanic. Next come 3% Asian. The county population is about 62% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 15%.
Natividad Elementary reports a ratio of 23.1 students per teacher, from 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in California is 22.3:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at Natividad Elementary, 79% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The average for public schools in Monterey County is similar, at 76%.
On the allk12 Grade, Natividad Elementary lands at F, ahead of 3% of California public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Natividad Elementary ranks in the bottom 10% of California schools. It scores 15.1%; the prediction is 33.3%.
In Monterey County, median household income comes to about $97,230, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 28%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Monterey County has 153 public schools with about 73,845 students, including Natividad Elementary.
About 0.3 miles separate Natividad Elementary from the closest public school, Wellington M. Smith Jr.. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, Natividad Elementary is 6th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
Its location is classified as City: Mid-size by the National Center for Education Statistics.
The school's enrollment rose 5% from 2020-21 to 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
- Mission Park ElementaryElementary · 657 students
- Lincoln ElementaryElementary · 646 students
- Boronda MeadowsElementary · 620 students
- Los Padres ElementaryElementary · 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
- Wellington M. Smith Jr.0.3 mi · 50
- El Gabilan Elementary0.4 mi · 548
- Salinas Community0.4 mi · 101
- North Salinas High0.5 mi · 2,106
- Harden Middle0.7 mi · 1,101
- New Republic Elementary0.9 mi · 482
Frequently asked questions
About Natividad ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Natividad Elementary?
Natividad Elementary enrolls approximately 705 students in grades KG-06.
What age range does Natividad Elementary serve?
Natividad Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at Natividad Elementary?
Approximately 23.1:1 students per teacher at Natividad Elementary.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Natividad Elementary?
At Natividad Elementary, the student body is approximately 1% White, 92% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Natividad Elementary?
Natividad 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.