Salida Union Elementary School District

Public Grades K–8 CSchool Grade

At a glance

2,038Students enrolled

5Schools

$20,619Spent per student

21:1Student–teacher ratio

80%Free / reduced lunch

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency24%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts34%

State average 48.5%

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$20,619

per student each year · 3% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction62%

Support & administration33%

Other5%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)20%

State69%

Federal11%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

2,201’20

2,201’21

2,169’22

2,108’23

2,038’24

Students

Hispanic · 69%1,400

White · 16%324

Asian · 8%157

Two or more races · 5%93

Black · 2%36

Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander · 1%22

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Schools5 in district

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Dena Boer ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 444 students · Salida

B+Public 📚

Mildred Perkins ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 362 students · Modesto

CPublic 📚

Sisk ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 286 students · Salida

B-Public 📚

Salida ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 273 students · Salida

CPublic 📚

Salida Middle School - Vella CampusMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 673 students · Salida

B-Public

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.