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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 2022 – 2023 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2021
  • Educational Environment: 2022 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated July 2024

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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
279
Classroom Teachers
18

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

4

(10 is best)

Better than 32.0% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

3

(10 is best)

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

Grade 8

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
32%
38%
56%
45%
7%
30%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
16%
41%
28%
55%
3%
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
15
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 0 0.0%
Grade 8 15 5.4%
Grade 9 21 7.5%
Grade 10 32 11.5%
Grade 11 77 27.6%
Grade 12 134 48.0%
Total 279 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 2.5% 4.1% 23.2%
Black 0.4% 0.5% 5.1%
Hispanic 96.0% 92.9% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 1.1% 2.4% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.0% 0.1% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 87.1% 91.0% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 72.4% 71.9% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 14.7% 19.1% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 184,035 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 710.4 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 7.6% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 24.9% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 34.6% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 22.0% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 10.9% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 50,003 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 13.7% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 64.8% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 18.8% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 22.5% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 21.0% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 14.6% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 15.6% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 11.8% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 9.2% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 5.4% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,170 $133,478,000 54.4%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,122 $18,329,000 7.5%
Staff $1,275 $20,828,000 8.5%
General Administration $154 $2,517,000 1.0%
School Administration $686 $11,206,000 4.6%
Operation $1,047 $17,100,000 7.0%
Transportation $351 $5,742,000 2.3%
Other $468 $7,639,000 3.1%
Total Support $5,103 $83,361,000 33.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $1,757 $28,703,000 11.7%
Total Expenditures $15,030 $245,542,000 100.0%
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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