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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Spreckels Elementary administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
529
Elementary
DISTRICT 425 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SPRECKELS UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 063771006381
Spreckels Elementary
Fourth St. and Hatton Ave., Spreckels, CA 93962 · (831) 455-1831 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL529 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-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
24.1:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
19%
102 students
DISTRICT 18% · 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 | 105 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (105) is 18% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
Spreckels Elementary→Buena Vista Middle
Based on grade levels within Spreckels Union Elementary. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
54.2%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.2pp since 2014
Math
45.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -13.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 2 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 14 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 23.5% | 30.8% | 26.1% | 19.6% |
| Math | 20.0% | 25.4% | 26.1% | 28.5% |
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 | 54.2% | 45.4% |
| 2023-24 | 57.3% | 45.6% |
| 2022-23 | 50.9% | 45.0% |
| 2021-22 | 47.1% | 47.8% |
| 2020-21 | 43.7% | 42.7% |
| 2018-19 | 61.5% | 54.5% |
| 2017-18 | 59.8% | 50.7% |
| 2016-17 | 53.9% | 59.2% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 58.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
68.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 68% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 Spreckels Elementary
Spreckels Elementary's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spreckels Elementary this school | 529 | 19.3% | 50.7% |
| Cesar Chavez Elementary Davis | 510 | 22.5% | 68.8% |
| Dixon Montessori Charter Dixon | 471 | 25.7% | N/A |
| Riverview Elementary Lakeside | 469 | 25.2% | 61.2% |
| San Pasqual Union Elementary Escondido | 548 | 26.1% | 53.2% |
| Charles Helmers Elementary Valencia | 524 | 21.6% | 75.5% |
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 Spreckels Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,674 of 5,151 | #8 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.4% | #1,893 of 5,172 ▼ 112 | #9 of 70 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.2% | #1,731 of 5,172 ▼ 321 | #9 of 70 ▼ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #2,514 of 5,116 | #37 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 529 | #2,107 of 5,915 | #37 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.1:1 | #3,798 of 5,352 | #54 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.0% | #1,621 of 5,354 | #10 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 19.3% | #5,175 of 5,625 | #70 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.5% | #1,711 of 3,837 | #22 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
529
-90 (-15%) vs 2020
-7% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
24.1:1
was 23.8:1
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 | 529 | 22 | 24.1:1 | 19% (102) |
| 2023-24 | 555 | 24.8 | 22.4:1 | 19% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 583 | 26.6 | 21.9:1 | 17% (97) |
| 2020-21 | 619 | 26 | 23.8:1 | 15% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 641 | 24.2 | 26.5:1 | 18% (116) |
| 2015-16 | 600 | 25 | 24.0:1 | 12% (74) |
| 2010-11 | 606 | N/A | N/A | 17% (101) |
| 2000-01 | 600 | 32 | 18.8:1 | 17% (100) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Spreckels Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 17% (641 to 529); teachers down 9% (24.2 to 22).
About Spreckels Elementary
Spreckels Elementary is a mid-sized elementary school serving families in Spreckels, California. Enrollment totals 529 students across kindergarten through 5.
Spreckels Union Elementary counts 2 schools and 850 students, including Spreckels Elementary.
The student body at Spreckels Elementary has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 44%. Next come 42% White, 11% multiracial, and 3% Asian. The county population is about 62% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 62, compared with 70 nationally.
Spreckels Elementary reported 22 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 24.1:1. The school's 24.1:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. Roughly 19% of students at Spreckels Elementary can receive free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County is 57 points.
Spreckels Elementary earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 39% of California public elementary schools.
BeatsExpectations places Spreckels Elementary in the bottom 10% of California schools. The measure fits a line through proficiency and free or reduced-price lunch share for each state, and this school sits 17.6 points below it (50.7% actual, 68.2% predicted).
For Monterey County, Census Bureau data show the median household earns about $97,230 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Monterey County number 153, with about 73,845 students.
Buena Vista Middle sits about 1.4 miles from Spreckels Elementary. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Spreckels Elementary is 1st among 6 schools close by.
The federal government classifies Spreckels Elementary's location as Suburb: Mid-size.
A 15% decrease took enrollment from 619 in 2020-21 to 529 in 2024-25.
People can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates and other school topics. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Spreckels Elementary schools
One other US public school is named Spreckels Elementary. Spreckels Elementary is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Spreckels ElementarySan Diego, CA · 680 students
Nearby schools
- Buena Vista Middle1.4 mi · 321
- Monterey County Special Education1.9 mi · 274
- Open Door Charter1.9 mi · 53
- Open Door Charter1.9 mi · 55
- Monterey County Home Charter1.9 mi · 255
- Monterey Park Elementary2.1 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About Spreckels ElementaryHow large is Spreckels Elementary?
Spreckels Elementary enrolls approximately 529 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does Spreckels Elementary serve?
Spreckels Elementary serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Spreckels Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Spreckels Elementary is approximately 24.1:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Spreckels Elementary?
Student demographics at Spreckels Elementary are roughly 42% White, 44% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Who oversees Spreckels Elementary?
Spreckels Elementary is overseen by Spreckels Union Elementary in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.