Oasis Charter Public

Oasis Charter Public is one of the modestly sized elementary schools in Salinas, California, part of Oasis Charter Public District, with 193 students on its rolls from grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 58% leaner than the state mean of about 465.

Oasis Charter Public is a school of Oasis Charter Public District, the district that handles curriculum, staffing, and budget for the campus.

Looking at the student body, Oasis Charter Public shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Beyond that, the school reports 8% White, 4% multiracial, 4% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 9 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.1:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 54% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Monterey County (around 76%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Monterey County) shows that median household income runs about $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which Oasis Charter Public is one.

Nearest neighbor: Boronda Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area. Oasis Charter Public operates as a public charter school, meaning it is publicly funded but governed independently of the surrounding district's traditional schools.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.