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
Boronda Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	272	91	A
Graves Elementary	Graves Elementary	KG–08	32	91	A
Lagunita Elementary	Lagunita Elementary	KG–08	96	91	A
Monterey County Home Charter	Monterey County Office of Education	KG–12	259	91	A
Oasis Charter Public	Oasis Charter Public District	KG–06	176	91	A
Open Door Charter	Open Door Charter District	09–12	42	91	A
Salinas City Virtual Academy	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	302	91	A
Salinas Community	Monterey County Office of Education	07–12	104	91	A
Wellington M. Smith Jr.	Monterey County Office of Education	04–12	40	91	A
Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	771	82	A
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy	Alisal Union	KG–06	599	82	A
Frank Paul Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	630	82	A
North Monterey County Center for Independent Study	North Monterey County Unified	KG–12	270	79	A
Central Bay High (Continuation)	North Monterey County Unified	09–12	47	78	A
Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	616	76	A
Bardin Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	571	76	A
Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	567	76	A
Alisal Community	Alisal Union	KG–06	558	76	A
Toro Park Elementary	Washington Union Elementary	KG–03	324	75	A
Monte Bella Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	811	71	A
Fremont Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	780	70	A
John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	512	70	A
Washington Elementary	Washington Union Elementary	04–05	165	70	A
Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	674	69	A
Creekside Elementary	Alisal Union	KG–06	551	67	A
Boronda Meadows	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	634	65	A
Monterey County Special Education	Monterey County Office of Education	KG–12	271	63	A
Everett Alvarez High	Salinas Union High	09–12	2,111	62	A
Henry F. Kammann Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	706	61	A
Prunedale Elementary	North Monterey County Unified	KG–06	639	58	A
Sherwood Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	905	56	A
Buena Vista Middle	Spreckels Union Elementary	06–08	317	54	A
Natividad Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	656	50	A
El Puente	Salinas Union High	07–12	363	48	A
Loma Vista Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	464	43	A
Alisal High	Salinas Union High	09–12	3,013	36	A
Salinas High	Salinas Union High	09–12	2,642	33	A
Monterey Park Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	527	33	A
North Salinas High	Salinas Union High	09–12	2,112	32	A
University Park Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	491	30	A
Echo Valley Elementary	North Monterey County Unified	KG–06	488	30	A
San Benancio Middle	Washington Union Elementary	06–08	261	29	A
Rancho San Juan High	Salinas Union High	09–12	1,611	28	A
Mount Toro High	Salinas Union High	09–12	209	26	A
Laurel Wood Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	424	25	A
El Gabilan Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	570	25	A
Lincoln Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	535	16	A
El Sausal Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,048	12	A
Roosevelt Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	508	12	A
Santa Rita Elementary	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	575	11	A
McKinnon	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	377	11	A
La Paz Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,156	11	A
Mission Park Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	592	10	A
La Joya Elementary	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	526	10	A
Washington Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,115	8	A
New Republic Elementary	Santa Rita Union Elementary	KG–05	564	6	A
Harden Middle	Salinas Union High	07–08	1,100	2	A
Gavilan View Middle	Santa Rita Union Elementary	06–08	645	1	A
John Gutierrez Middle	Santa Rita Union Elementary	06–08	618	0	A
Carr Lake Community Day	Salinas Union High	07–12	10	— insufficient data	A
Los Padres Elementary	Salinas City Elementary	KG–06	697	— insufficient data	F
Mission Trails ROP	Mission Trails ROP	09–12		— insufficient data
Santa Rita Pre-K	Santa Rita Union Elementary	M–M		— insufficient data	B
Toro Preschool	Washington Union Elementary	M–M		— insufficient data