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Elementary School Puente

Serves grades 7 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
20 Sherwood Pl.
Salinas, CA 93906
Phone
(831) 796-7700
District
Salinas Union High
County
MONTEREY COUNTY
Type of School
Other
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
349
Classroom Teachers
19

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 21.5% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

Elementary School Puente Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 8

50 40 30 20 10 0
22%
38%
44%
45%
0%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
21%
41%
37%
55%
4%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

25 20 15 10 5 0
18
22
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 7 4 1.1%
Grade 8 17 4.9%
Grade 9 15 4.3%
Grade 10 40 11.5%
Grade 11 59 16.9%
Grade 12 214 61.3%
Total 349 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 4.3% 4.0% 23.2%
Black 0.3% 0.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 94.2% 93.1% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.9% 2.2% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.3% 0.2% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 94.6% 93.1% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 79.7% 76.5% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.9% 16.6% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 183,334 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 707.7 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.8% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.7% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.2% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.1% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 11.1% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 50,705 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 14.9% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 65.1% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 19.2% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 24.6% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 22.1% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 13.7% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 14.6% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.4% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 8.5% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 5.1% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,742 $141,836,000 49.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,394 $22,621,000 7.9%
Staff $1,303 $21,139,000 7.4%
General Administration $136 $2,212,000 0.8%
School Administration $871 $14,127,000 4.9%
Operation $1,315 $21,336,000 7.4%
Transportation $411 $6,665,000 2.3%
Other $509 $8,261,000 2.9%
Total Support $5,939 $96,361,000 33.5%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,031 $49,173,000 17.1%
Total Expenditures $17,712 $287,370,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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