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What tradition at Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary should never be changed?
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Enrollment
526
Elementary
DISTRICT 562 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ALISAL UNION·NCES 060195009111
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary
680 Las Casitas Dr., Salinas, CA 93905 · (831) 753-5770 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY12-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL526 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 30% of California public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- DThree-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
26.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.5:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
495 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 87 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 6 | 81 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (97) is 20% larger than its 6th grade class (81).
Student demographics
3%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 5% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
26.4%
CA avg 49.1% . +2.4pp since 2014
Math
26.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 17.4% | 22.5% | 51.1% |
| Math | 9.2% | 17.4% | 21.1% | 52.3% |
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 | 26.4% | 26.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.2% | 27.5% |
| 2022-23 | 37.6% | 32.5% |
| 2021-22 | 34.7% | 25.2% |
| 2018-19 | 32.9% | 27.6% |
| 2017-18 | 26.9% | 17.9% |
| 2016-17 | 25.0% | 16.8% |
| 2015-16 | 23.0% | 16.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 12.0% |
% 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
27.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
24.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 24% 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 Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary's state test result (27.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary this school | 526 | 94.1% | 27.9% |
| John Kelley Elementary Thermal | 505 | 93.3% | 23.1% |
| Pio Pico Elementary Santa Ana | 501 | 94.0% | 11.7% |
| Walnut Park Elementary Huntington Park | 555 | 95.3% | 32.7% |
| Bardin Elementary Salinas | 559 | 93.0% | 20.0% |
| Woodlawn Avenue Elementary Bell | 523 | 92.2% | 33.0% |
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 Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.9% | #3,766 of 5,151 | #31 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.6% | #3,593 of 5,172 ▼ 255 | #28 of 70 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 26.4% | #4,343 of 5,172 ▼ 805 | #46 of 70 ▼ 18 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.5pp | #835 of 5,116 | #14 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 526 | #2,128 of 5,915 | #38 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 26.3:1 | #4,959 of 5,352 | #68 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 3.4% | #5,277 of 5,354 | #60 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #566 of 5,625 | #8 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.2% | #334 of 3,837 | #1 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
526
-113 (-18%) vs 2020
-38% since 1990-91, when it was 855
Student : Teacher
26.3:1
was 23.7:1
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 | 526 | 20 | 26.3:1 | 94% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 510 | 22.5 | 22.7:1 | 96% (491) |
| 2022-23 | 514 | 20.5 | 25.1:1 | 93% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 639 | 27 | 23.7:1 | 93% (594) |
| 2017-18 | 799 | 31 | 25.8:1 | 82% (654) |
| 2015-16 | 779 | 29 | 26.9:1 | 93% (725) |
| 2010-11 | 627 | N/A | N/A | 100% (624) |
| 2000-01 | 1,156 | 57 | 20.3:1 | 66% (765) |
| 1990-91 | 855 | 32 | 26.7:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 34% (799 to 526); teachers down 35% (31 to 20).
About Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary operates as a mid-sized elementary school in Salinas, California. It reports enrollment of 526 students in kindergarten through 6.
Besides Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary, Alisal Union runs 12 other schools. The district enrolls 7,303 students.
Hispanic students account for 98% of the school's enrollment. Among all residents of Monterey County, the Hispanic share is about 62%. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 3%.
The school had 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 26.3:1. The school's 26.3:1 compares with an average of 22.3:1 for elementary schools in California. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 94%. That is 18 points above the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 30% of California public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary would be expected to post about 24.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.9%.
In the wider Monterey County area, median household income comes to about $97,230, roughly 28% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Monterey County counts 153 public schools with about 73,845 students.
Frank Paul Elementary, about 0.5 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary is 3rd of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary inside a principal city with a population between 100,000 and 250,000 (City: Mid-size).
By 2024-25, enrollment had dropped to 526, from 639 in 2020-21. The ratio was 23.7:1 in 2020-21 and 26.3:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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- Rancho San Juan HighHigh · 1,600 students
- Harden MiddleMiddle · 1,101 students
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- Frank Paul Elementary0.5 mi · 638
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy0.7 mi · 577
- Creekside Elementary0.7 mi · 534
- Alisal Virtual Academy0.7 mi · 22
- La Paz Middle0.7 mi · 1,099
- Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary0.8 mi · 646
Frequently asked questions
About Virginia Rocca Barton ElementaryHow many students attend Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary?
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary enrolls approximately 526 students in grades KG-06.
Is Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary an elementary, middle, or high school?
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many students per teacher at Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary?
Approximately 26.3:1 students per teacher at Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary.
How diverse is Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary?
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary reports a student body of 1% White, 98% Hispanic, 1% Asian.
Who oversees Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary?
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary is overseen by Alisal Union in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.