How does Salida Elementary compare to other elementary schools in Salida?

Salida Elementary has a SchoolScope composite score of 43.7/100, placing it at the 50th percentile statewide. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 568 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Salida Elementary?

10.3% of students at Salida Elementary exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 30.4% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Salida Elementary improving or declining?

Salida Elementary's proficiency rate increases by 2.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Salida Elementary?

6.9% of students at Salida Elementary are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Salida Elementary

Salida Union Elementary Salida Stanislaus County 95368

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of elementary schools

State Rank

568 students tested

School overview

Enrollment

291 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

90%

Teachers

13 full-time

Student demographics

Hispanic 81.8%

White 7.9%

Asian 6.5%

Black 0.7%

Other 3.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Salida Elementary
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.3%
Met Standard	20.1%
Below Standard	69.6%

Exceeded

10.3%

Met

20.1%

Below

69.6%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "30% proficient" for Salida Elementary and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.3% of students exceeded standard while 20.1% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 10.7 points below the state average of 21.0%. That's 6.0 points below the Salida Union Elementary district average of 16.3%. The 6 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 17.7% exceeded — 7.4 points higher. 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 2.2 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

Chronic absenteeism is 6.9%, better than the state average of 18.7%.