Salinas City Elementary: Salinas City Elementary elementary schools add +5.5 points from grade 3 to 5 — a signal that schools are adding real value.
Salinas City Elementary has 15 ranked schools across elementary levels with an average Scope Score of 32.5/100 — 12.4 points below the state average of 44.8. The highest-scoring school is Lincoln Elementary at 56/100, where 18.5% of students exceed the state standard. The district spends $13,656 per student (below the state average of $14,815). 2 schools show positive growth trajectories. Chronic absenteeism averages 20.3%, above the state average. Data source: CDE CAASPP 2025 and NCES fiscal data, analyzed by SchoolScope.
Salinas City Elementary's elementary schools average 32.5/100 — 12.4 points below the state average with +5.5pp grade-to-grade growth.
District Analysis
Salinas City Elementary has 15 ranked schools with an average Scope Score of 32.5/100 — 12.4 points below the state average of 44.8 (CDE CAASPP 2025).
District-wide elementary growth averages +5.5pp (state avg: -2.9pp) — schools are adding meaningful value beyond what students arrive with.
Score range of 42.6 points — showing significant variation between schools.
District chronic absenteeism averages 20.3%, 2.4pp above the state average of 17.9%.
District suspension rate averages 1.6%, near the state average of 1.6%.
Lincoln Elementary leads the district at 56 with 18.5% exceeding standard.
How we score · Scope Score methodology
School archetypes in Salinas City Elementary
Hidden gems: 9 schools in Salinas City Elementary are classified as On the Rise (7) or Growth Engine (2) — showing positive growth trajectories that raw proficiency scores alone don't capture. These are schools where students leave with more than they arrived with.
Archetypes are data-driven labels based on Scope Score dimensions. Learn more
Student demographics
District averages · California Department of Education enrollment data
District Funding
Salinas City Elementary spends $13,656 per student in current expenditures — $1,159 below the state average of $14,815.
Data source: NCES Common Core of Data, Fiscal Survey (F-33) · 2019–2020
Teacher compensation
CDE Form J-90 salary schedule · 2024–25
Every school in Salinas City Elementary
ranked by Scope Score · 2024–25 CAASPP
Elementary Schools (15)
Salinas City Elementary has 15 ranked elementary schools averaging a Scope Score of 32.5 — 12.4 points below the state average of 44.8.
Grade-to-grade growth averages +5.5pp — schools are adding value beyond what students arrive with.
The highest-scoring elementary school is Lincoln Elementary with a Scope Score of 56 and 18.5% exceeding standard.
| # | School | Exceeded | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln Elementary Salinas City Elementary Growth Engine | 18.5% | Solid 56/100 |
| 2 | Boronda Elementary Salinas City Elementary Growth Engine | 11.7% | Developing 45/100 |
| 3 | Salinas City Virtual Academy Salinas City Elementary On the Rise | 9.8% | Developing 40/100 |
| 4 | Los Padres Elementary Salinas City Elementary On the Rise | 7.1% | Developing 39/100 |
| 5 | Mission Park Elementary Salinas City Elementary On the Rise | 12.4% | Developing 37/100 |
| 6 | Laurel Wood Elementary Salinas City Elementary On the Rise | 7.9% | Developing 34/100 |
| 7 | Sherwood Elementary Salinas City Elementary Building Momentum | 5.6% | Developing 33/100 |
| 8 | Henry F. Kammann Elementary Salinas City Elementary Building Momentum | 6.7% | Developing 33/100 |
| 9 | Roosevelt Elementary Salinas City Elementary On the Rise | 5.0% | Developing 32/100 |
| 10 | Monterey Park Elementary Salinas City Elementary On the Rise | 7.6% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 11 | El Gabilan Elementary Salinas City Elementary On the Rise | 3.8% | Needs Support 27/100 |
| 12 | Boronda Meadows Salinas City Elementary Building Momentum | 4.8% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 13 | Loma Vista Elementary Salinas City Elementary Building Momentum | 1.4% | Needs Support 25/100 |
| 14 | Natividad Elementary Salinas City Elementary Building Momentum | 4.6% | Needs Support 21/100 |
| 15 | University Park Elementary Salinas City Elementary Building Momentum | 4.9% | Needs Support 13/100 |
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology
Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.
Numbers tell you whether students are clearing the bar. A school visit tells you whether they're happy doing it. These metrics are intentionally missing from the Scope Score: class sizes and student-teacher interaction quality; arts, music, athletics, and enrichment programs; teacher experience and turnover; campus safety and social-emotional support; parent and community engagement; quality of special education and gifted programs; how resources are distributed across schools within the district. Full methodology