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Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary

Alisal Union Salinas Monterey County 93905
Composite Score
out of 100
State Percentile
of elementary schools
State Rank
1,152 students tested

School overview

Enrollment
576 students
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
Free/Reduced Lunch
95%
Teachers
26 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 98.6%
Other 1.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary
CategoryPercentage
Exceeded Standard6.9%
Met Standard18.2%
Below Standard74.9%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "25% proficient" for Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

6.9% of students exceeded standard while 18.2% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 14.1 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's near the Alisal Union district average of 7.9%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.9% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.

Students here improve by 15.8 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 17.8%, better than the state average of 18.7%.

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard
6.9%
Students scoring above proficient
% Met or Above
25.1%
Students meeting standard
Growth (G3→G5)
+15.8pp
Change in proficiency rate
Chronic Absenteeism
17.8%
Students missing 10%+ of days
Suspension Rate
0.7%
Students suspended at least once
Total Tested
1,152
Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 70 7.1% 17.1% 21.4% 54.3% 24.3%
4th 72 2.8% 18.1% 18.1% 61.1% 20.8%
5th 67 16.4% 31.3% 22.4% 29.9% 47.8%
6th 79 8.9% 15.2% 29.1% 46.8% 24.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade Tested Exceeded Met Nearly Met Not Met Met+Above
3rd 69 4.3% 18.8% 30.4% 46.4% 23.2%
4th 72 0.0% 13.9% 27.8% 58.3% 13.9%
5th 67 13.4% 17.9% 28.4% 40.3% 31.3%
6th 80 2.5% 13.8% 25.0% 58.8% 16.3%