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What do you wish you knew before starting at Santa Lucia Elementary?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
637
Elementary
DISTRICT 567 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING CITY UNION·NCES 061968002362
Santa Lucia Elementary
502 Collins St., King City, CA 93930 · (831) 385-3246 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL637 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of California public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- A-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.3:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
564 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
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 | 151 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 106 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 99 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (151) is 53% larger than its 5th grade class (99).
Student demographics
9%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · 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
Santa Lucia Elementary→Chalone Peaks Middle
Based on grade levels within King City Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
28.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +5.9pp since 2014
Math
21.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +8.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 22 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.0% | 17.9% | 25.6% | 45.4% |
| Math | 5.1% | 16.5% | 32.2% | 46.1% |
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 | 28.9% | 21.6% |
| 2023-24 | 26.3% | 19.4% |
| 2022-23 | 23.6% | 16.7% |
| 2021-22 | 21.4% | 14.1% |
| 2018-19 | 31.9% | 30.1% |
| 2017-18 | 33.3% | 28.4% |
| 2016-17 | 32.4% | 23.4% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 20.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 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
24.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 28% 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 Santa Lucia Elementary
Santa Lucia Elementary's state test result (24.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Santa Lucia Elementary this school | 637 | 88.5% | 24.1% |
| John L. Prueitt Elementary Wasco | 621 | 89.0% | 32.8% |
| Beech Avenue Elementary Fontana | 615 | 86.8% | 36.9% |
| Castroville Elementary Castroville | 600 | 90.5% | 24.7% |
| Ernest R. Geddes Elementary Baldwin Park | 662 | 90.6% | 29.7% |
| Glen City Elementary Santa Paula | 675 | 86.8% | 29.6% |
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 Santa Lucia Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.1% | #4,183 of 5,151 | #42 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 21.6% | #4,147 of 5,172 ▲ 87 | #46 of 70 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.9% | #4,079 of 5,172 ▲ 100 | #38 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.5pp | #1,013 of 5,116 | #14 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 637 | #1,113 of 5,915 | #18 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.7:1 | #2,769 of 5,352 | #36 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.8% | #5,001 of 5,354 | #44 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.5% | #1,267 of 5,625 | #23 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.9% | #3,441 of 3,837 | #50 of 55 |
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
637
+47 (+8%) vs 2020
-27% since 1990-91, when it was 868
Student : Teacher
22.7:1
was 21.9:1
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 | 637 | 28 | 22.7:1 | 89% (564) |
| 2023-24 | 635 | 26 | 24.4:1 | 90% (571) |
| 2022-23 | 599 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 90% (539) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 27 | 21.9:1 | 95% (560) |
| 2017-18 | 663 | 29.5 | 22.5:1 | 97% (641) |
| 2015-16 | 703 | 31 | 22.7:1 | 96% (674) |
| 2010-11 | 737 | N/A | N/A | 89% (654) |
| 2000-01 | 888 | 44 | 20.2:1 | 80% (713) |
| 1990-91 | 868 | 33 | 26.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Santa Lucia Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (663 to 637); teachers down 5% (29.5 to 28).
About Santa Lucia Elementary
This page covers Santa Lucia Elementary, a medium-sized elementary school in King City, California. Enrolled students number 637 students, in kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 37% higher than the average for elementary schools in California, which is about 465.
King City Union runs Santa Lucia Elementary along with 3 other schools, enrolling 2,554 students in total.
At Santa Lucia Elementary, Hispanic students make up 95% of the student body. Other students are 2% White and 2% Asian. By comparison, Monterey County residents are about 62% Hispanic. Santa Lucia Elementary has a diversity index of 9%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Teachers at Santa Lucia Elementary total 28 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 22.7:1. Elementary schools in California have a similar average ratio of 22.3:1. The school counts 564 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 89%. The 76% average for public schools in Monterey County is 13 points lower.
Santa Lucia Elementary is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On BeatsExpectations, Santa Lucia Elementary is 3.6 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of California schools.
Among Monterey County residents, 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 closest other public school is Del Rey Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. Around the school, 6 other public schools are within five miles. Of 7 schools in the immediate area with test results, Santa Lucia Elementary ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Santa Lucia Elementary falls in the Town: Remote locale category, used for schools in a town far from an urbanized area.
Enrollment was 590 in 2020-21 and 637 in 2024-25, a rise of 47 students.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 King City Union
- Chalone Peaks MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- King City Arts MagnetElementary · 424 students
- Phoenix Academy Community DayMiddle
- Special Education PreschoolElementary
Other schools in King City
- King City HighHigh · 1,199 students
- Chalone Peaks MiddleMiddle · 854 students
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- King City Arts MagnetElementary · 424 students
- Portola-Butler Continuation HighHigh · 115 students
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley HighHigh · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Del Rey Elementary0.2 mi · 639
- King City High0.3 mi · 1,199
- Portola-Butler Continuation High0.3 mi · 115
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley High0.4 mi · 77
- King City Arts Magnet0.5 mi · 424
- Chalone Peaks Middle0.5 mi · 854
Frequently asked questions
About Santa Lucia ElementaryHow many students attend Santa Lucia Elementary?
Santa Lucia Elementary enrolls approximately 637 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Santa Lucia Elementary serve?
Santa Lucia Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Santa Lucia Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Santa Lucia Elementary is approximately 22.7:1 (28 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Santa Lucia Elementary?
Santa Lucia Elementary reports a student body of 2% White, 95% Hispanic, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees Santa Lucia Elementary?
Santa Lucia Elementary is overseen by King City Union in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.