Rose Ferrero Elementary

Set in Soledad, California, Rose Ferrero Elementary is a mid-tier elementary campus, operated by Soledad Unified. It enrolls 530 students across grades K through 6.

Across the 10 schools in Soledad Unified (4,805 students total), Rose Ferrero Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Rose Ferrero Elementary lists that 95% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder breaks down as 2% White. By comparison, Monterey County as a whole is about 62% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 22 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.1:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 82% of students at Rose Ferrero Elementary qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, Rose Ferrero Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 30.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 43.6%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Monterey County indicate median household income runs about $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Monterey County's 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), Rose Ferrero Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Soledad High is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Rose Ferrero Elementary. On composite proficiency, Rose Ferrero Elementary comes 1st of 6 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 29.7%.

Rose Ferrero Elementary operates from a town-based location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count grew 4%: 512 students in 2018 compared to 530 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 25.6:1 in 2018 to 24.1:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Rose Ferrero Elementary community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.