Santa Lucia Elementary

Santa Lucia Elementary is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in King City, California, part of King City Union, with 637 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 465 students per school, that is 37% larger than typical.

Across the 4 schools in King City Union (2,554 students total), Santa Lucia Elementary accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Santa Lucia Elementary logs that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (95%); the rest looks like 2% White, 2% Asian. By comparison, Monterey County as a whole is about 62% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Santa Lucia Elementary has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 22.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 89% 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 somewhat above typical.

With demographic context factored in, Santa Lucia Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 22.7%.

In the broader community, Monterey County reports that median household income runs about $97,230, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Santa Lucia Elementary is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students).

Del Rey Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 6 other public schools cluster around Santa Lucia Elementary. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Santa Lucia Elementary ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 26.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a small-town area.

Looking at the recent track record. Santa Lucia Elementary's enrollment has fell 4% since 2018, when it stood at 663 (now 637).

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.