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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at New Republic Elementary this year?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
482
Elementary
DISTRICT 491 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SANTA RITA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063579010971
New Republic Elementary
636 Arcadia Way, Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 443-7246 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL482 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 22% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
21.0:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
379 students
DISTRICT 86% · 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 | 90 | 19% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 85 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 20% larger than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
30%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 16% · 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
31.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.0pp since 2014
Math
26.1%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.1pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 10.2% | 20.8% | 24.5% | 44.5% |
| Math | 8.8% | 17.3% | 31.3% | 42.6% |
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 | 31.0% | 26.1% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 28.8% |
| 2022-23 | 37.5% | 28.6% |
| 2021-22 | 36.4% | 30.0% |
| 2018-19 | 45.0% | 41.3% |
| 2017-18 | 47.6% | 38.2% |
| 2016-17 | 37.2% | 32.6% |
| 2015-16 | 33.0% | 27.0% |
| 2014-15 | 29.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 New Republic Elementary
New Republic Elementary's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Republic Elementary this school | 482 | 78.6% | 29.7% |
| Fremont Elementary Fowler | 473 | 77.8% | 40.9% |
| Richman Elementary Fullerton | 470 | 77.2% | 39.9% |
| Taylor Mountain Elementary Santa Rosa | 468 | 79.3% | 23.5% |
| Orangethorpe Elementary Fullerton | 489 | 77.7% | 29.5% |
| Laurel Elementary San Mateo | 469 | 76.5% | 20.9% |
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 New Republic Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #3,551 of 5,151 | #25 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #3,651 of 5,172 ▼ 450 | #32 of 70 ▼ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,875 of 5,172 ▼ 344 | #33 of 70 ▼ 6 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -4.7pp | #625 of 5,116 | #10 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 482 | #2,664 of 5,915 | #45 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.0:1 | #1,483 of 5,352 | #10 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.1% | #3,937 of 5,354 | #20 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #2,308 of 5,625 | #40 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.8% | #1,110 of 3,837 | #11 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
482
-81 (-14%) vs 2020
+6% since 2010-11, when it was 456
Student : Teacher
21.0:1
was 20.9:1
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 | 482 | 23 | 21.0:1 | 79% (379) |
| 2023-24 | 497 | 25 | 19.9:1 | 59% (293) |
| 2022-23 | 537 | 28.3 | 19.0:1 | 57% (306) |
| 2020-21 | 563 | 27 | 20.9:1 | 60% (337) |
| 2017-18 | 624 | 23 | 27.1:1 | 61% (378) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 24 | 24.5:1 | 51% (300) |
| 2010-11 | 456 | N/A | N/A | 57% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for New Republic Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (624 to 482); teachers unchanged (23 to 23).
About New Republic Elementary
A medium-sized elementary school in Salinas, California, New Republic Elementary is part of Santa Rita Union Elementary. Classes run from kindergarten through 5, and the school has 482 students.
Santa Rita Union Elementary has 3,088 students in 6 schools, and New Republic Elementary is one of those schools.
Most students at New Republic Elementary are Hispanic: 83% of enrollment. Other groups include 8% Asian, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. The county population is about 62% Hispanic. New Republic Elementary has a diversity index of 30%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Staffing totals 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 21.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in California average 22.3:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 79%. That is close to the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
allk12 grades New Republic Elementary a C-. The grade compares the school only with California public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with New Republic Elementary's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 33.5%. New Republic Elementary scores 29.7%, 3.8 points below that line.
Census Bureau estimates for Monterey County show that median household income is about $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New Republic Elementary is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County, which together enroll about 73,845 students.
The next-closest public school is Loma Vista Elementary, about 0.4 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. New Republic Elementary ranks 2nd of 6 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 29.7% against a local average of 21.5%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000, according to its NCES locale (City: Mid-size).
New Republic Elementary saw enrollment fall 14% between 2020-21 and 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 Santa Rita Union Elementary
- John Gutierrez MiddleMiddle · 568 students
- Gavilan View MiddleMiddle · 556 students
- Santa Rita ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- La Joya ElementaryElementary · 498 students
- McKinnonElementary · 439 students
- Santa Rita Pre-KElementary
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
- Loma Vista Elementary0.4 mi · 445
- Salinas Community0.5 mi · 101
- Everett Alvarez High0.6 mi · 1,978
- John E. Steinbeck Elementary0.6 mi · 486
- Natividad Elementary0.9 mi · 705
- Wellington M. Smith Jr.0.9 mi · 50
Frequently asked questions
About New Republic ElementaryHow many students attend New Republic Elementary?
New Republic Elementary enrolls approximately 482 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does New Republic Elementary serve?
New Republic Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at New Republic Elementary?
Approximately 21.0:1 students per teacher at New Republic Elementary.
How diverse is New Republic Elementary?
New Republic Elementary reports a student body of 5% White, 83% Hispanic, 1% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees New Republic Elementary?
New Republic Elementary is overseen by Santa Rita Union Elementary in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.