# Santa Rita Union Elementary

Santa Rita Union Elementary is a elementary district in Monterey County, California. Reading proficiency is 29.7%, +0.6 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 18.2%, +1.6 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/santa-rita-union-elementary |
| County | Monterey |
| District type | Elementary |
| Schools | 6 |
| Students | 3,088 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,426 |
| Low-Income Students | 2,683 (86.9%) |
| English Learners | 1,340 (43.4%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 29.1% | 2,155 |
| 2024 | 25.8% | 2,085 |
| 2025 | 29.7% | 2,030 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.6% | 2,181 |
| 2024 | 15.3% | 2,095 |
| 2025 | 18.2% | 2,048 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 25.3% | 50.1% |
| 2024 | 22.1% | 41.7% |
| 2025 | 26.5% | 50.5% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 14.0% | 31.2% |
| 2024 | 12.9% | 25.7% |
| 2025 | 15.4% | 36.7% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 7.2% | 36.3% |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 34.1% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | 37.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 6.0% | 22.1% |
| 2024 | 5.2% | 20.6% |
| 2025 | 5.3% | 23.4% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Cindy Lopez | Trustee Area 2, Vice President | N/A | 2021 | N/A |
| Diego Jacob Sandoval | Trustee Area 5, President | N/A | 2018 | N/A |
| Elva Arellano | Trustee Area 3 | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Sarah Turner | Trustee Area 1, Vice President | N/A | 2015 | 2028 |
| Sunil "Neil" Patel | Trustee Area 4 | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | New Republic Elementary | Salinas | 31.0% | 26.1% | 28.6% | -6.5 | -2.5 |
| 2 | La Joya Elementary | Salinas | 31.7% | 22.8% | 27.2% | +4.1 | +3.1 |
| 3 | John Gutierrez Middle | Salinas | 33.5% | 17.6% | 25.6% | +1.3 | +2.9 |
| 4 | McKinnon | Salinas | 29.7% | 21.1% | 25.4% | +4.3 | +0.9 |
| 5 | Gavilan View Middle | Salinas | 33.6% | 16.1% | 24.9% | +1.7 | +3.2 |
| 6 | Santa Rita Elementary | Salinas | 10.9% | 10.1% | 10.5% | -2.0 | -1.1 |