Enrollment
273
Elementary
DISTRICT 341 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SALIDA UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063390010694
Salida Elementary
4519 Finney Rd., Salida, CA 95368 · (209) 545-9394 · Stanislaus County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL273 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
253 students
DISTRICT 80% · STATE 65%
Community
0
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 | 60 | 22% |
| Grade 1 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (45).
Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 49% · 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
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Salida Elementary→Salida Middle School - Vella Campus
Based on grade levels within Salida Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
31.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.0pp since 2014
Math
29.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.6pp 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 30 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down 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 | 10.6% | 20.4% | 29.6% | 39.4% |
| Math | 9.9% | 19.7% | 30.3% | 40.1% |
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 | 31.0% | 29.6% |
| 2023-24 | 23.3% | 26.7% |
| 2022-23 | 31.2% | 30.4% |
| 2021-22 | 25.2% | 23.8% |
| 2020-21 | 23.3% | 22.7% |
| 2018-19 | 41.5% | 35.5% |
| 2017-18 | 42.3% | 32.5% |
| 2016-17 | 40.5% | 26.7% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 28.0% |
| 2014-15 | 38.0% | 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
27.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
25.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 Salida Elementary
Salida Elementary's state test result (27.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salida Elementary this school | 273 | 92.7% | 27.7% |
| Albert F. Biella Elementary Santa Rosa | 274 | 90.1% | 22.6% |
| Garden Grove Elementary Reseda | 306 | 94.1% | 48.2% |
| Kingsley Elementary Los Angeles | 288 | 96.5% | 36.6% |
| Newcastle Elementary Reseda | 299 | 90.6% | 44.5% |
| Bertrand Avenue Elementary Reseda | 326 | 90.5% | 25.0% |
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 Salida Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Stanislaus County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.7% | #3,784 of 5,151 | #62 of 100 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.6% | #3,267 of 5,172 ▲ 162 | #49 of 100 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #3,881 of 5,172 ▲ 581 | #67 of 100 ▲ 12 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +5.8pp | #1,435 of 5,116 | #33 of 100 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 273 | #4,972 of 5,915 | #95 of 108 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.8:1 | #2,781 of 5,352 | #48 of 97 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.8% | #3,712 of 5,354 | #67 of 97 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.7% | #749 of 5,625 | #5 of 105 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.3% | #1,738 of 3,837 | #11 of 56 |
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
273
-19 (-7%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 483
Student : Teacher
22.8:1
was 22.5:1
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 | 273 | 12 | 22.8:1 | 93% (253) |
| 2023-24 | 291 | 13 | 22.4:1 | 90% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 13 | 21.1:1 | 84% (231) |
| 2020-21 | 292 | 13 | 22.5:1 | 79% (230) |
| 2017-18 | 330 | 15 | 22.0:1 | 91% (299) |
| 2015-16 | 366 | 14 | 26.1:1 | 87% (320) |
| 2010-11 | 483 | N/A | N/A | 72% (349) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Salida Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (330 to 273); teachers down 20% (15 to 12).
About Salida Elementary
Students in Salida, California, attend Salida Elementary, a small elementary school. It covers kindergarten through 5, with a total enrollment of 273 students. Statewide, elementary schools in California average about 465 students each.
Salida Union Elementary runs Salida Elementary along with 4 other schools, enrolling 2,038 students in total.
At 80%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Salida Elementary combined. The remaining students are 10% White, 5% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Among people living in Stanislaus County, the Hispanic share is about 50%. Salida Elementary has a diversity index of 35%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Dividing enrollment by its 12 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 22.8:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. Salida Elementary reports 93% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Public schools in Stanislaus County average 71%.
On BeatsExpectations, Salida Elementary is 2.5 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Within Stanislaus County, median household income is about $81,468, about 20% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 11% of residents are in poverty. Federal data list 190 public schools in Stanislaus County, with a combined enrollment of about 106,477.
The nearest public school is Dena Boer Elementary, at about 0.5 miles. Salida Elementary has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 39.5% proficiency; Salida Elementary posts 27.7%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
The number of students declined from 292 to 273 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Stanislaus County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
553,990
Census ACS
Median income
$81,468
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
20%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
190
106,477 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Salida Union Elementary
- Salida Middle School - Vella CampusMiddle · 673 students
- Dena Boer ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Mildred Perkins ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- Sisk ElementaryElementary · 286 students
Other schools in Salida
- Salida Middle School - Vella CampusMiddle · 673 students
- Dena Boer ElementaryElementary · 444 students
- Sisk ElementaryElementary · 286 students
Nearby schools
- Dena Boer Elementary0.5 mi · 444
- Salida Middle School - Vella Campus0.7 mi · 673
- Sisk Elementary0.8 mi · 286
- Great Valley Academy - Salida1.5 mi · 927
- Mildred Perkins Elementary1.7 mi · 362
- Joseph A. Gregori High1.7 mi · 2,346
Frequently asked questions
About Salida ElementaryHow large is Salida Elementary?
Salida Elementary enrolls approximately 273 students in grades KG-05.
Is Salida Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Salida Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Salida Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Salida Elementary is approximately 22.8:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Salida Elementary?
Salida Elementary reports a student body of 10% White, 80% Hispanic, 1% Black, 5% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is Salida Elementary in?
Salida Elementary is part of Salida Union Elementary.
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