Salinas City Elementary School District
Public
Grades K–6
Elementary and middle schools for Salinas.
At a glance
8,236Students enrolled
15Schools
$21,480Spent per student
23:1Student–teacher ratio
70%Free / reduced lunch
School path
Where would my kid go?
For Salinas
Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.
Academic performance
Graduation rate 83% at Salinas Union High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020
Where the money goes
$21,480
per student each year · 1% above the CA average
Spending
Paid for by
U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).
Enrollment · last 5 years
8,271’20
8,287’21
8,273’22
8,206’23
8,236’24
Students
Hispanic · 91%7,477
White · 4%320
Two or more races · 2%199
Asian · 1%110
American Indian/Alaska Native · 1%72
Black · 0%41
Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.
Schools15 in district · 9 next
Level
This district · grades K–6
Sherwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 859 students · Salinas
PublicHenry F. Kammann ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 743 students · Salinas
PublicNatividad ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 705 students · Salinas
PublicMission Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 657 students · Salinas
PublicLincoln ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 646 students · Salinas
PublicBoronda MeadowsElementary · Grades K–6 · 620 students · Salinas
PublicLos Padres ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 620 students · Salinas
PublicRoosevelt ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 560 students · Salinas
PublicEl Gabilan ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 548 students · Salinas
PublicMonterey Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 541 students · Salinas
PublicUniversity Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 488 students · Salinas
PublicLoma Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 445 students · Salinas
PublicLaurel Wood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 417 students · Salinas
PublicBoronda ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 288 students · Salinas
PublicSalinas City Virtual AcademyElementary · Grades K–6 · 99 students · Salinas
PublicWhere students go next · Salinas Union High School District
El Sausal MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,067 students · Salinas
PublicHarden MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,101 students · Salinas
PublicLa Paz MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,099 students · Salinas
PublicWashington MiddleMiddle · Grades 7–8 · 1,082 students · Salinas
PublicAlisal HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,742 students · Salinas
PublicEverett Alvarez HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,978 students · Salinas
PublicNorth Salinas HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,106 students · Salinas
PublicRancho San Juan HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,600 students · Salinas
PublicSalinas HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,380 students · Salinas
PublicSchool 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. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.