Alisal Union runs schools through 6th grade. Its 12 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 54th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). Middle and high school are run by another district; confirm the school for your address with the district.
K6Elementary
712Middle and high
Alisal Union · grades K–6
Another district · grades 7–12
Elementary · 12 schools
from 15th to 54th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
Monte Bella Elementary: 54th percentile, Solid
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy: 47th percentile, Developing
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary: 33rd percentile, Developing
Creekside Elementary: 32nd percentile, Developing
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary: 29th percentile, Developing
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary: 28th percentile, Developing
Frank Paul Elementary: 26th percentile, Developing
Alisal Community: 24th percentile, Needs Support
Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary: 21st percentile, Needs Support
John E. Steinbeck Elementary: 17th percentile, Needs Support
Fremont Elementary: 15th percentile, Needs Support
The average elementary school in Alisal Union had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
The district
Where does Alisal Union’s money go, and what does it plan?
Alisal Union spent $22,712 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Alisal Union dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction66%
Instruction support14%
Student services9%
Administration4%
Buildings & maintenance7%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$39.6 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 59 funded actions in 5 goals. That’s 21% of its $191.2 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 197 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
The money is spread out. No action gets more than 8%, and the three largest, Lower Class Sizes in TK-3rd grade, District Performing Arts/Community and Family Resource Centers, take 20% between them. The plan itself puts 80% of it toward staff.
Lower Class Sizes in TK-3rd grade $3.3 million
District Performing Arts/Community $2.6 million
Family Resource Centers $2.2 million
56 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
11 of the plan’s 59 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $2.3 million
Math $0.3 million
Catch-up help $0.2 million
English learners $3.0 million
Largest of these
Ed Services Reading Support$2.1 million
Bilingual Teacher Stipend$830,745
Enhanced Educational Experiences for EL, FY,and SED Students with IEPs$753,583
What changed and what its goals measure
What changed
The total is $720,539 (2%) lower than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is District Performing Arts/Community, which went from $749,142 to $2.6 million.
Largest cuts
Additional support staff for all TK and kindergarten program−$905,024
Social Workers (New Action: One additional Social Worker Hired for Bardin Elementary) (Red Indicator)−$750,742
Preschool Support Program−$701,628
Largest increases
District Performing Arts/Community+$1.8 million
Technology Support+$577,702
Family Resource Centers+$409,543
New in the 2026–27 plan
Site Discretionary Funds to support students in addressing social-emotional learning and behavior$803,375
Enhanced Educational Experiences for EL, FY,and SED Students with IEPs$753,583
Leadership Development$440,598
Ask: What did Additional support staff for all TK and kindergarten program pay for, and what changes now that the 2026–27 plan gives it $905,024 less?
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1, 2, 3 and 5
29%
32%
up 3 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 2
22%
23%
up 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoal 3
16 in 100
15 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoal 3
1.1%
1.1%
no change
Goal 4 isn’t shown because it tracks other measures.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Lower Class Sizes in TK-3rd grade · $3,270,757
District Performing Arts/Community · $2,596,555
Family Resource Centers · $2,234,617
The full plan5 goals, 32 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($39.6 million).
Where does the money go?
34% to Goal 3. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Goal 1- Alisal will implement a structured Professional Learning Community (PLC) model to provide all…$13.4 million34% of action budgets
“Goal 1- Alisal will implement a structured Professional Learning Community (PLC) model to provide all students a rigorous academic program. This program will be aligned to the state standards and best practices based on the Multi Tiered System of Support (MTSS) with a focus on Tier 1 an academic instruction to eliminate inequities that limit student success” p. 17 ↗
17 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $16.0 million (−$2.7 million)
Largest funded actions
Lower Class Sizes in TK-3rd grade$3.3 millionaction 1.15 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Additional support staff for all TK and kindergarten program$2.2 millionaction 1.11 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Professional Learning Community Release Program$2.0 millionaction 1.1 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $1.6 million is state funding counted toward those services
Instructional Coaches (Red Indicator)$1.2 millionaction 1.9 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Bilingual Teacher Stipend$0.8 millionaction 1.14 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
12 more funded actions in this goal
Professional Development for Certificated Staff (Red Indicator) · action 1.7 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $446,624 is state funding counted toward those services$0.8 million
Science Camp · action 1.13 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.6 million
Leadership Development · action 1.6 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Curriculum and Instruction Support · action 1.10 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
IReady; Assessment System (New Action) · action 1.5 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Math Professional Development and Support (Red Indicator) · action 1.8 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $203,752 is state funding counted toward those services$0.3 million
Independent Reading Support AR · action 1.4 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Database Coordinator for unduplicated pupils · action 1.16 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Student Tutoring · action 1.18 · p. 147 ↗$0.2 million
Additional Learning Opportunities for Students-Field Trips · action 1.12 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $185,400 is state funding counted toward those services$0.2 million
Classroom Learning Environments · action 1.19 · p. 147 ↗$0.2 million
Educational Services Equity Department · action 1.3 · p. 146 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $129,012 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Additional support staff for all TK and kindergarten program−$0.9 million$3.1 million → $2.2 million · p. 147 ↗
Instructional Coaches (Red Indicator)−$0.3 million$1.5 million → $1.2 million · p. 147 ↗
Professional Learning Community Release Program−$0.3 million$2.2 million → $2.0 million · p. 146 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Lower Class Sizes in TK-3rd grade · $3.2 million → $3.3 million · p. 147 ↗+$0.1 million
All students have access to standards-aligned instructional materialsp. 23 ↗
Baseline
2023-2024 100%
Target for year 3
100%
7 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 2Goal 2: Success of English Learner Students (student group focus) Alisal will provide intentional (tier)…$1.5 million4% of action budgets
“Goal 2: Success of English Learner Students (student group focus) Alisal will provide intentional (tier) support (s) to English Learners to ensure they develop high levels of language in their program of instruction to succeed across all content areas” p. 46 ↗
5 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $1.4 million (+$97,933)
Largest funded actions
Instructional EL Specialist to Support English Learners (Red Indicator)$504,432action 2.2 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Long-Term English Language Learners$504,432action 2.5 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Newcomer Program$359,250action 2.1 · p. 147 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Ellevation$119,039action 2.4 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Language Development Support$19,418action 2.3 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Instructional EL Specialist to Support English Learners (Red Indicator)+$27,680$476,752 → $504,432 · p. 148 ↗
Long-Term English Language Learners+$27,680$476,752 → $504,432 · p. 148 ↗
Language Development Support−$24,712$44,130 → $19,418 · p. 148 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Newcomer Program · $341,254 → $359,250 · p. 147 ↗+$17,996
Parent Survey: % of parents who know what child needs to accomplish in order to be reclassifiedp. 47 ↗
Baseline
2023-2024 85.6%
Target for year 3
100%
Degree to which students have standards-aligned instructional materials to include ELD standards per Williams review/reportp. 47 ↗
Baseline
2023-2024 100%
Target for year 3
100%
4 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 3Goal 3: Social Emotional Learning, Behavioral Supports and Active Engagement. Alisal will cultivate an…$13.5 million34% of action budgets
“Goal 3: Social Emotional Learning, Behavioral Supports and Active Engagement. Alisal will cultivate an environment through a comprehensive system of support that promotes social-emotional, behavioral, and physical wellness that advances student learning” p. 54 ↗
21 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $12.4 million (+$1.1 million)
Largest funded actions
District Performing Arts/Community$2.6 millionaction 3.15 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Family Resource Centers$2.2 millionaction 3.6 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Assistant Principals to support MTSS Implementation (Social-emotional, behavior & academic interventions)$2.2 millionaction 3.14 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
School Counselors (Red Indicators)$1.9 millionaction 3.4 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
SPED Staff (Red Indicator)$1.1 millionaction 3.1 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
16 more funded actions in this goal
Social Workers (New Action: One additional Social Worker Hired for Bardin Elementary) (Red Indicator) · action 3.7 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $813,329 is state funding counted toward those services$0.9 million
Site Discretionary Funds to support students in addressing social-emotional learning and behavior · action 3.16 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.8 million
Student Engagement/Attendance · action 3.21 · p. 150 ↗$0.4 million
Pupil Personal Department Director/Secretary · action 3.8 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Nasa Semma · action 3.11 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Sports Program · action 3.13 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
STEM Robotics · action 3.10 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
District Translator/Interpreter (New Action) · action 3.17 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Visual Arts and Performing Arts (VAPA) · action 3.12 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Program · action 3.3 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $22,960 is state funding counted toward those services$0.1 million
Family and Community Engagement · action 3.18 · p. 150 ↗under $0.1 million
Health Services for Students · action 3.5 · p. 148 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $8,696 is state funding counted toward those servicesunder $0.1 million
Migrant Education Program English Learners-Migrant Students · action 3.9 · p. 149 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Multi Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) · action 3.2 · p. 148 ↗under $0.1 million
Independent Study · action 3.19 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
District Performing Arts/Community+$1.8 million$0.7 million → $2.6 million · p. 149 ↗
Social Workers (New Action: One additional Social Worker Hired for Bardin Elementary) (Red Indicator)−$0.8 million$1.6 million → $0.9 million · p. 149 ↗
SPED Staff (Red Indicator)−$0.7 million$1.8 million → $1.1 million · p. 148 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Family Resource Centers · $1.8 million → $2.2 million · p. 149 ↗+$0.4 million
Assistant Principals to support MTSS Implementation (Social-emotional, behavior & academic interventions) · $2.8 million → $2.2 million · p. 149 ↗−$0.6 million
School Counselors (Red Indicators) · $1.8 million → $1.9 million · p. 148 ↗+$0.1 million
Site Discretionary Funds to support students in addressing social-emotional learning and behavior · $803,375 · p. 149 ↗new or renamed
Student Engagement/Attendance · $240,000 → $385,000 · p. 150 ↗+$145,000
Pupil Personal Department Director/Secretary · $296,982 → $305,785 · p. 149 ↗+$8,803
Nasa Semma · $100,000 → $246,201 · p. 149 ↗+$146,201
Sports Program · $257,038 → $197,943 · p. 149 ↗−$59,095
Easter Seals · $135,000 → $170,000 · p. 150 ↗+$35,000
District Translator/Interpreter (New Action) · $100,695 → $100,258 · p. 150 ↗−$437
Visual Arts and Performing Arts (VAPA) · $171,000 → $80,000 · p. 149 ↗−$91,000
Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS) Program · $58,279 → $60,000 · p. 148 ↗+$1,721
Family and Community Engagement · $40,000 · p. 150 ↗new or renamed
Health Services for Students · $167,000 → $15,696 · p. 148 ↗−$151,304
Migrant Education Program English Learners-Migrant Students · $20,000 → $15,350 · p. 149 ↗−$4,650
Multi Tiered System of Supports (MTSS) · $10,000 · p. 148 ↗new or renamed
Independent Study · $6,952 → $9,813 · p. 150 ↗+$2,861
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 9 measures · 1 quoted
The students have access and are enrolled in programs and services developed and provided to students with disabilitiesp. 56 ↗
Baseline
12 psychologists, one per site 2023-2024
Target for year 3
12 psychologists, one per site
8 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 4Goal 4: Building Capacity for the Recruitment and Retention of High-Quality Staff Alisal will build and…$8.1 million21% of action budgets
“Goal 4: Building Capacity for the Recruitment and Retention of High-Quality Staff Alisal will build and sustain a culture of learning, refine systems that guarantee access to high quality-teaching and learning, and facilitate adult learning focused on continuous improvement towards educational equity and social justice” p. 79 ↗
12 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $6.9 million (+$1.2 million)
Largest funded actions
Technology Support$2.0 millionaction 4.5 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Recruitment and Retention of Highly Qualified Staff$1.8 millionaction 4.3 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Additional Professional Development Days for Certificated Staff$1.5 millionaction 4.2 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Enhanced Educational Experiences for EL, FY,and SED Students with IEPs$0.8 millionaction 4.1 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Building Capacity for Site and District Leaders (Red indicator)$0.7 millionaction 4.4 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $263,000 is state funding counted toward those services
7 more funded actions in this goal
New Teacher Support Services · action 4.7 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.5 million
Tech TOSA · action 4.8 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Educational Technology · action 4.10 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Educational Technology Teachers · action 4.9 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
College Readiness · action 4.6 · p. 150 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Recruitment & Retention Increase for Certificated Staffing · action 4.12 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Professional Development Days for Special Education Staff to support Dually-Identified Students · action 4.11 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Technology Support+$0.6 million$1.5 million → $2.0 million · p. 150 ↗
Building Capacity for Site and District Leaders (Red indicator)−$0.4 million$1.1 million → $0.7 million · p. 150 ↗
New Teacher Support Services+$208,062$267,170 → $475,232 · p. 150 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Recruitment and Retention of Highly Qualified Staff · $1.7 million → $1.8 million · p. 150 ↗+$0.1 million
Additional Professional Development Days for Certificated Staff · $1.4 million → $1.5 million · p. 150 ↗+$0.1 million
Enhanced Educational Experiences for EL, FY,and SED Students with IEPs · $753,583 · p. 150 ↗new or renamed
Tech TOSA · $338,192 → $351,796 · p. 151 ↗+$13,604
Educational Technology · $388,215 → $266,520 · p. 151 ↗−$121,695
College Readiness · $72,000 → $72,000 · p. 150 ↗unchanged
Recruitment & Retention Increase for Certificated Staffing · $63,312 · p. 151 ↗new or renamed
Professional Development Days for Special Education Staff to support Dually-Identified Students · $50,803 · p. 151 ↗new or renamed
A reworded title counts as new.
How the plan measures it · 4 measures · 1 quoted
Students survey about college visit Did this visit change my perspective on wanting to go to college?p. 80 ↗
Baseline
2023-2024 0%
Target for year 3
90%
3 more measures in the plan’s table.
Goal 5 · Focus GoalGoal 5: Best First Early Literacy Instruction All Alisal students will develop foundational literacy skills…$3.0 million8% of action budgets
“Goal 5: Best First Early Literacy Instruction All Alisal students will develop foundational literacy skills necessary to read at grade level by the end of third grade, aligned to the California Comprehensive State Literacy Plan” p. 92 ↗
4 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $3.5 million (−$475,458)
Largest funded actions
Ed Services Reading Support$2.1 millionaction 5.4 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Early Learning Program Support Director/Teacher PLC Support$0.6 millionaction 5.3 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Preschool Support Program$0.3 millionaction 5.1 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Early Learning Professional Development$0.1 millionaction 5.2 · p. 151 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Preschool Support Program−$701,628$954,257 → $252,629 · p. 151 ↗
Ed Services Reading Support+$0.2 million$1.9 million → $2.1 million · p. 151 ↗
Early Learning Program Support Director/Teacher PLC Support+$73,359$563,881 → $637,240 · p. 151 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Early Learning Professional Development · $118,633 → $93,228 · p. 151 ↗−$25,405
How the plan measures it · 4 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 92 ↗.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 7,303 students
1Hispanic or Latino97%
2Filipino<1%
3White<1%
4Two or more races<1%
5Asian<1%
6Black or African American<1%
7American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
8Pacific Islander<1%
9Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.
Free or reduced-price meals
91%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 6,645 of 7,303 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Alisal Union extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 51% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (1,603 of 3,145 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Alisal Union rank highest?
Elementary: Monte Bella Elementary, 54th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California elementary schools we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Alisal Union district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Alisal Union good?
Alisal Union’s 12 public elementary schools run from the 15th to the 54th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 6 Developing and 5 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Alisal Union compare with California?
The average elementary school in Alisal Union had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Alisal Union spend per student?
Alisal Union spent $22,712 per student in the 2024–25 school year. The typical California district spent $20,491. About 66 cents of every Alisal Union dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Alisal Union’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $39.6 million into 59 funded actions in 5 goals, 21% of its $191.2 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $13.5 million, 34% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2026 and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Alisal Union, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.