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Salinas Union High Schools
Salinas Union High is a public school district in California, based in Monterey County (Salinas). SchoolGrade grades 12 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Salinas Union High on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Salinas Union High
11 of 12 schools in Salinas Union High carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 1B: 2C: 5D: 2F: 1
Best schools in Salinas Union High
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- A- Salinas High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Alisal High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Rancho San Juan High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- C Washington Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C El Sausal Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C Everett Alvarez High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C North Salinas High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- El Puente (High school, underperforms expectations)
- D Harden Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
- D La Paz Middle (Middle school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Salinas Union High
High schools (6)
- B- Alisal High, Salinas
- C Everett Alvarez High, Salinas
- F Mount Toro High, Salinas
- C North Salinas High, Salinas
- B- Rancho San Juan High, Salinas
- A- Salinas High, Salinas
Middle and junior high schools (4)
- C El Sausal Middle, Salinas
- D Harden Middle, Salinas
- D La Paz Middle, Salinas
- C Washington Middle, Salinas
Other schools and academies (2)
- Carr Lake Community Day, Salinas
- C- El Puente, Salinas
Where Salinas Union High schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Salinas (12)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Monterey County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize city (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 16,225 students with 739 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,641 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0633980
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Salinas City Elementary (15 schools, 2 mi)
- Alisal Union (12 schools, 5 mi)
- Santa Rita Union Elementary (6 schools, 7 mi)
- Washington Union Elementary (3 schools, 9 mi)
- North Monterey County Unified (8 schools, 10 mi)
- Monterey Peninsula Unified (18 schools, 11 mi)
- Aromas - San Juan Unified (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Gonzales Unified (3 schools, 14 mi)
Questions about Salinas Union High
How many schools are in Salinas Union High?
SchoolGrade grades 12 public schools in Salinas Union High, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Salinas Union High serve?
The largest by graded schools: Salinas.
How good are the schools in Salinas Union High?
Across the 11 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C, with 27.1% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 37%. 55% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Salinas Union High?
16,225 students were enrolled in Salinas Union High in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Salinas Union High?
Salinas Union High is in California, based in Monterey County, with its district office in Salinas. Its boundary covers about 259 sq mi.