School district · California

Santa Rita Union Elementary

Santa Rita Union Elementary in California: 7 public schools with 3,088 students and 20.7 students per teacher in the 2024–25 school year. It spent $19,121 per student in FY2024.

Schools
7
Students
3,088
Students per teacher
20.7
CA 21.6 · US 15.1
Spending per student
$19,121
CA $20.7K · US $17.6K

Staff

Full-time equivalents reported by the district. Ratios are students per staff member: lower means more staff for each student, not better results.

Teachers (FTE)
149
Counselors (FTE)
4.0
Students per counselor
772
CA 407 · US 357
Psychologists (FTE)
5.0
Librarians (FTE): 0.0

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on California's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

California: 47%

30%proficient

+3.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 81% of school districts in California

Median 42% · 854 school districts compared

2,030 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

California: 38%

18%proficient

+2.9 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 83% of school districts in California

Median 32% · 854 school districts compared

2,048 students tested, grades 3–8 · Smarter Balanced; proficient means Levels 3-4

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Money

Current spending pays for staff, services and supplies; buildings and debt are counted apart. It follows local costs and needs (special education, long bus routes), so it is a comparison, not a grade.

Spending per student, 2015–2024
$7.8K15
$9.1K16
$9.5K17
$9.7K18
$10.8K19
$11.1K20
$12.0K21
$14.4K22
$16.2K23
$19.1K24
Where the money comes from (FY2024)
Federal
11% · $7.7M
State
67% · $47.3M
Local
22% · $15.8M

Per student (FY2024)

Instruction
$10,650
Support services
$7,763
Buildings and equipment (capital outlay)
$4.9M
Long-term debt
$32.3M

Schools

Open public schools of the district in the 2024–25 school year.

Elementary schools: 4Middle schools: 2Other schools: 1
SchoolGradesStudentsStudents / teacherReadingMath
La Joya ElementaryFree meals for all
K–549822.632%23%
McKinnonFree meals for all
K–543920.930%21%
New Republic ElementaryFree meals for all
K–548221.031%26%
Santa Rita ElementaryFree meals for all
K–554522.711%10%
Gavilan View MiddleFree meals for all
6–855618.534%16%
John Gutierrez MiddleFree meals for all
6–856819.534%18%
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Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

Sources

Address
57 Russell Rd., Salinas, CA 93906
Phone
(831)443-7200
Website