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Enrollment
2,106
High
DISTRICT 1,419 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALINAS UNION HIGH·NCES 063398005335
North Salinas High
55 Kip Dr., Salinas, CA 93906 · (831) 796-7500 · Monterey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,106 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 44% of California public high schools
- CTest 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 18.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
1,969 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 537 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 479 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 564 | 27% |
| Grade 12 | 526 | 25% |
Student demographics
15%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
47.8%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.8pp since 2014
Math
17.4%
CA avg 37.7% . +4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 16.6% | 31.2% | 27.4% | 24.9% |
| Math | 5.2% | 12.2% | 21.5% | 61.1% |
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 | 47.8% | 17.4% |
| 2023-24 | 49.7% | 12.1% |
| 2022-23 | 46.0% | 13.7% |
| 2021-22 | 49.9% | 13.8% |
| 2018-19 | 50.5% | 25.5% |
| 2017-18 | 45.4% | 17.8% |
| 2016-17 | 56.6% | 20.0% |
| 2015-16 | 59.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 41.0% | 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
31.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 25% 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 North Salinas High
North Salinas High's state test result (31.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Salinas High this school | 2,106 | 93.5% | 31.8% |
| John H. Francis Polytechnic Sun Valley | 2,124 | 93.5% | 32.8% |
| Everett Alvarez High Salinas | 1,978 | 92.7% | 32.3% |
| Indio High Indio | 1,962 | 93.8% | 22.8% |
| Katella High Anaheim | 2,326 | 91.7% | 29.2% |
| James Monroe High North Hills | 1,905 | 94.1% | 24.6% |
Matched among California high 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 North Salinas High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.8% | #747 of 1,052 | #10 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 17.4% | #758 of 1,056 ▲ 100 | #10 of 15 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #748 of 1,056 ▼ 95 | #12 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.8pp | #608 of 1,044 | #9 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,106 | #231 of 2,093 | #3 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.1:1 | #566 of 1,352 | #6 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 15.2% | #1,162 of 1,351 | #10 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.5% | #184 of 1,575 | #4 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.0% | #636 of 802 | #5 of 9 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,106
-38 (-2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 1,859
Student : Teacher
20.1:1
was 24.9:1
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 | 2,106 | 104.7 | 20.1:1 | 93% (1,969) |
| 2023-24 | 2,125 | 94.8 | 22.4:1 | 96% (2,034) |
| 2022-23 | 2,112 | 98 | 21.5:1 | 93% (1,956) |
| 2020-21 | 2,144 | 86 | 24.9:1 | 90% (1,921) |
| 2017-18 | 2,216 | 94.2 | 23.5:1 | 65% (1,450) |
| 2015-16 | 1,977 | 90 | 22.0:1 | 63% (1,242) |
| 2010-11 | 2,111 | N/A | N/A | 61% (1,282) |
| 2000-01 | 2,074 | 81 | 25.6:1 | 38% (790) |
| 1990-91 | 1,859 | 65 | 28.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for North Salinas High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (2,216 to 2,106); teachers up 11% (94.2 to 104.7).
About North Salinas High
North Salinas High is a high-enrollment high school in California, located in Salinas. Students in grades 9 through 12 attend, and enrollment is 2,106 students. The school's enrollment is 151% bigger than the 838 average for high schools in California.
Salinas Union High (12 schools, 15,703 students) runs North Salinas High.
Hispanic students are the large majority at North Salinas High, with 92% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 3% Asian and 2% White. Among people living in Monterey County, the Hispanic share is about 62%. The chance that two students picked at random at North Salinas High belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 15%.
Staffing totals 104.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 20.1:1. For comparison, high schools in California average 18.2:1. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 93%. That is higher than the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
North Salinas High is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 44% of California public high schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, North Salinas High lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 31.8%; the prediction is 24.8%.
Recent Census Bureau figures 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. Federal data list 153 public schools in Monterey County, with a combined enrollment of about 73,845.
The school nearest to North Salinas High is Harden Middle, at a distance of about 0.3 miles. Within five miles of North Salinas High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, North Salinas High ranks 1st of 6 on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put North Salinas High inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (2,144) and 2024-25 (2,106). The ratio of students to teachers went from 24.9:1 to 20.1:1 over the same years.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week at North Salinas High. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 Union High
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
- La Paz MiddleMiddle · 1,099 students
Other schools in Salinas
- Alisal HighHigh · 2,742 students
- Salinas HighHigh · 2,380 students
- Everett Alvarez HighHigh · 1,978 students
- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
- La Paz MiddleMiddle · 1,099 students
Nearby schools
- Harden Middle0.3 mi · 1,101
- El Gabilan Elementary0.5 mi · 548
- Natividad Elementary0.5 mi · 705
- Wellington M. Smith Jr.0.8 mi · 50
- Henry F. Kammann Elementary0.8 mi · 743
- Salinas Community0.9 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About North Salinas HighWhat is the total enrollment at North Salinas High?
North Salinas High enrolls approximately 2,106 students in grades 09-12.
Is North Salinas High an elementary, middle, or high school?
North Salinas High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does North Salinas High have?
North Salinas High employs 105 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.1:1.
How diverse is North Salinas High?
North Salinas High reports a student body of 2% White, 92% Hispanic, 1% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is North Salinas High public or private?
North Salinas High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Salinas Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.