Schools in Salinas, CA

Safety scores and transparency grades from federal incident data · 2021-22 collection

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SCHOOL	DISTRICT	GRADES	STUDENTS	SAFETY SCORE	GRADE
Washington Elementary	Washington Union Elementary	04–05	165	92	A
Monte Bella Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	811	92	A
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	512	91	A
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	674	90	A
Everett Alvarez High	Salinas Union High	09–12	2,111	89	A
Creekside Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	551	87	A
Boronda Meadows	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	634	85	A
Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	706	79	A
Monterey County Special Education	Monterey County Office of Education	KG–12	271	79	A
Prunedale Elementary	North Monterey County Unified	KG–06	639	77	A
Sherwood Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	905	74	A
El Puente	Salinas Union High	07–12	363	72	A
Buena Vista Middle	Spreckels Union Elementary	06–08	317	68	A
McKinnon	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	377	66	A
Natividad Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	656	66	A
Loma Vista Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	464	57	A
Alisal High	Salinas Union High	09–12	3,013	52	A
Salinas High	Salinas Union High	09–12	2,642	47	A
Santa Rita Elementary	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	575	46	A
North Salinas High	Salinas Union High	09–12	2,112	46	A
Monterey Park Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	527	44	A
Echo Valley Elementary	North Monterey County Unified	KG–06	488	40	A
University Park Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	491	40	A
Rancho San Juan High	Salinas Union High	09–12	1,611	40	A
San Benancio Middle	Washington Union Elementary	06–08	261	39	A
Mount Toro High	Salinas Union High	09–12	209	39	A
La Joya Elementary	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	526	37	A
Laurel Wood Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	424	34	A
El Gabilan Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	570	34	A
Lincoln Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	535	22	A
El Sausal Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,048	18	A
New Republic Elementary	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	564	17	A
Roosevelt Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	508	16	A
La Paz Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,156	15	A
Mission Park Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	592	13	A
Washington Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,115	10	A
Harden Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,100	2	A
Gavilan View Middle	Santa Rita Union Elementary	06–08	645	2	A
John Gutierrez Middle	Santa Rita Union Elementary	06–08	618	0	A
Alisal Community	Alisal Union	KG–06	558	— insufficient data	D
Bardin Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	571	— insufficient data	D
Boronda Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	272	— insufficient data	C
Carr Lake Community Day	Salinas Union High	07–12	10	— insufficient data	A
Central Bay High (Continuation)	North Monterey County Unified	09–12	47	— insufficient data	C
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy	Alisal Union	KG–06	599	— insufficient data	D
Frank Paul Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	630	— insufficient data	D
Fremont Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	780	— insufficient data	D
Graves Elementary	Graves Elementary	KG–08	32	— insufficient data	C
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	771	— insufficient data	E
Lagunita Elementary	Lagunita Elementary	KG–08	96	— insufficient data	C
Los Padres Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	697	— insufficient data	D
Mission Trails ROP	Mission Trails ROP	09–12		— insufficient data
Monterey County Home Charter	Monterey County Office of Education	KG–12	259	— insufficient data	C
North Monterey County Center for Independent Study	North Monterey County Unified	KG–12	270	— insufficient data	D
Oasis Charter Public	Oasis Charter Public District	KG–06	176	— insufficient data	C
Open Door Charter	Open Door Charter District	09–12	42	— insufficient data	C
Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	616	— insufficient data	D
Salinas City Virtual Academy	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	302	— insufficient data	D
Salinas Community	Monterey County Office of Education	07–12	104	— insufficient data	C
Santa Rita Pre-K	Santa Rita Union Elementary	M–M		— insufficient data	C
Toro Park Elementary	Washington Union Elementary	KG–03	324	— insufficient data	C
Toro Preschool	Washington Union Elementary	M–M		— insufficient data
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	567	— insufficient data	D
Wellington M. Smith Jr.	Monterey County Office of Education	04–12	40	— insufficient data	C