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El Sausal Middle: The state doesn't publish enough data to score this school fairly.

El Sausal is a middle school in Salinas. The state doesn't publish enough data to score it fairly — so we won't. Here's what we can show.

1155 East Alisal Street, 93905·Salinas Union High·Salinas·Grades 7-8·1,067 students·92% low-income·(831) 796-7200·Website

No Scope Score available

California doesn't publicly report per-grade test results when fewer than 11 students are tested in a grade — a privacy protection for small schools. We can't compute a Scope Score without that data.

Worth a school visit

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The community around it

Community Profile
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Student demographics

Hispanic98.6%
White0.9%
Other0.5%
GenderFemale 50.0%Male 50.0%
Resources & Access
Enrollment
1,067
207 above CA avg (~860)
Free/Reduced Lunch
92%
28pp above CA avg (64%)
Student-Teacher Ratio
22:1
1 more students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$18,959
District avg: $13,447 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
EL Proficiency (ELPAC)
37.2% Level 4
Share of English Learners reaching full proficiency
Teacher Salary Range
$61,054 – $143,305
District schedule · CA median ~$98K
At El Sausal Middle in Salinas, 34.8% of low-income students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 40.5% district-wide and 38.2% statewide. El Sausal Middle trails its district average for low-income students by 5.6 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: Low-Income students (21.2% Math proficient); Hispanic students (36.5% ELA proficient). The largest proficiency gap is 34.3 percentage points for english learner students. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 959 students tested.
Equity Gaps
ELA · English Learner−34.3pp
2.4% vs 36.6% overall · n=274
3 more gaps by subject
ELA Exceeded · Disabilities−9.2pp
0.0% vs 9.2% overall · n=85
Math · English Learner−21.2pp
1.6% vs 22.9% overall · n=273
Math Exceeded · Disabilities−7.7pp
0.0% vs 7.7% overall · n=85

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
Low-Income959 tested
ELA 34.8%·Math 21.2%· -5.6pp vs district
Hispanic1,019 tested
ELA 36.5%·Math 22.9%· -4.2pp vs district
English Learner274 tested
ELA 2.6%·Math 1.8%· -0.9pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Subgroup Growth by Grade
Change in proficiency from lowest tested grade. Shows which groups are gaining ground.

Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 60%Support 38%Other 2%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$80K
$5K below CA median
Median Home Value
$616K
$43K below CA median
Bachelor's+
7%
28pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
10.0 years avg experience
48 teachers · 6% second-year
Teacher Credentials
78% fully credentialed
6.0% on intern/emergency permit

Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25

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