El Sausal Middle

Summary:

El Sausal Middle is a public middle school located in Salinas, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 1,035 students. The school is part of the Salinas Union High School District, which is ranked 957 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

El Sausal Middle faces several challenges, including lower test scores compared to the district and state averages, a fluctuating chronic absenteeism rate that is still higher than the state average, and a very high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. However, the school's stronger performance among certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, suggests that it may be providing targeted interventions and support. When compared to other middle schools in the Salinas area, such as Buena Vista Middle and Washington Middle, El Sausal Middle generally performs worse, with lower test scores and higher chronic absenteeism rates.

To improve overall academic outcomes, the school and district may need to focus on addressing the root causes of the school's challenges, such as socioeconomic factors and chronic absenteeism. The high percentage of economically disadvantaged students at El Sausal Middle is likely a significant factor contributing to the school's lower academic performance, and the fluctuating chronic absenteeism rates are a concern that may require targeted strategies to address the underlying causes.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 1155 East Alisal St.
       Salinas, CA  93905-2715


(831) 796-7200

District: Salinas Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
1657th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,080 Help


Students who attend El Sausal Middle usually attend:

High:    Alisal High

Feeder schools for El Sausal Middle:

Elementary:    Bardin Elementary
    Dr. Martin Luther King Junior Academy
    Fremont Elementary
    Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  22.0 Help
Number of students:  1,051

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
99.1%
Asian:
0.4%
Two or more races:
0.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.9% Help


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Compare Details El Sausal Middle ranks worse than 59.7% of middle schools in California. It also ranks 2nd among 4 ranked middle schools in the Salinas Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 34.13. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details El Sausal Middle has the smallest middle school student body size in the Salinas Union High School District. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (99.1%), Asian (0.4%), two or more races (0.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at El Sausal Middle is 22, which is the 2nd best among 4 middle schools in the Salinas Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at El Sausal Middle is $9,080. 2 middle schools in the Salinas Union High School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

El Sausal Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks El Sausal Middle 1657th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See El Sausal Middle in the ranking list.)

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Salinas Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Salinas Union High 957th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for El Sausal Middle

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Rank History for all students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 20.97 1418th 1769 19.8%
2005 24.74 1339th 1777 24.6%
2006 24.56 1385th 1804 23.2%
2007 33.76 1292nd 1999 35.4%
2008 36.32 1263rd 2005 37.0%
2009 23.69 1643rd 2063 20.4%
2010 28.66 1614th 2179 25.9%
2011 22.57 1842nd 2236 17.6%
2012 14.42 2035th 2259 9.9%
2013 26.11 1842nd 2379 22.6%
2015 19.10 2043rd 2477 17.5%
2016 18.46 2081st 2497 16.7%
2017 18.74 2075th 2508 17.3%
2018 26.62 1769th 2480 28.7%
2019 29.73 1797th 2715 33.8%
2022 34.20 1645th 2740 40.0%
2023 28.09 1898th 2802 32.3%
2024 34.13 1657th 2777 40.3%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.43 426th 1364 68.8%
2019 36.55 808th 1442 44.0%
2022 42.14 685th 1540 55.5%
2023 38.50 829th 1529 45.8%
2024 36.95 848th 1477 42.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 21.77 1396th 1538 9.2%
2024 27.59 1184th 1550 23.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.06 1354th 2230 39.3%
2019 41.86 1275th 2369 46.2%
2022 44.07 1199th 2458 51.2%
2023 38.13 1414th 2549 44.5%
2024 42.93 1272nd 2575 50.6%
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Rank History for Migrant students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 37.38 51st 86 40.7%
2024 50.24 42nd 94 55.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.27 188th 321 41.4%
2024 60.82 98th 394 75.1%
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Rank History for Female students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.48 1661st 2262 26.6%
2019 30.80 1596th 2380 32.9%
2022 34.26 1516th 2509 39.6%
2023 30.32 1639th 2547 35.6%
2024 31.19 1627th 2546 36.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 33.52 840th 1369 38.6%
2019 26.55 1140th 1491 23.5%
2022 26.09 1222nd 1531 20.2%
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Rank History for Male students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.62 1604th 2273 29.4%
2019 27.98 1687th 2407 29.9%
2022 34.07 1505th 2527 40.4%
2023 25.91 1835th 2558 28.3%
2024 35.90 1469th 2547 42.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at El Sausal Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.25 1254th 2072 39.5%
2019 40.71 1229th 2213 44.5%
2022 47.91 1058th 2359 55.2%
2023 38.29 1331st 2391 44.3%
2024 46.15 1092nd 2383 54.2%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

El Sausal Middle Test Scores
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Enrollment information for El Sausal Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 126 21 63 1148 6 n/a n/a 0 1364
1989 127 26 54 1200 10 n/a n/a 0 1417
1990 114 21 59 1273 11 n/a n/a 0 1478
1991 85 24 58 1431 8 n/a n/a 0 1606
1992 82 25 57 1454 2 n/a n/a 0 1620
1993 50 19 43 913 2 n/a n/a 0 1027
1994 45 10 37 958 1 n/a n/a 0 1051
1995 17 6 18 976 4 n/a n/a 0 1021
1996 17 6 18 976 4 n/a n/a 0 1021
1997 18 2 24 1031 4 n/a n/a 0 1079
1998 22 5 30 1152 6 n/a n/a 0 1215
1999 17 8 30 1159 5 n/a n/a 0 1219
2000 14 8 22 1175 2 n/a n/a 1 1222
2001 23 7 22 1254 1 n/a n/a 1 1308
2002 16 6 16 845 2 n/a n/a 0 885
2003 16 6 16 845 2 n/a n/a 0 885
2004 9 5 14 846 1 n/a n/a 0 875
2005 7 4 7 826 0 n/a n/a 0 844
2006 6 1 8 812 0 n/a n/a 1 828
2007 1 2 7 863 3 n/a n/a 4 880
2008 1 3 7 881 1 n/a n/a 0 893
2009 1 1 7 834 0 1 0 0 844
2010 4 2 5 786 0 1 1 0 799
2011 5 2 8 841 0 0 4 0 860
2012 5 2 7 861 1 2 1 0 879
2013 9 0 3 884 1 2 0 0 899
2014 12 0 6 892 0 0 0 0 910
2015 7 1 6 937 1 0 0 0 952
2016 12 3 5 965 2 0 0 0 987
2017 14 3 6 1032 1 0 0 0 1056
2018 12 0 2 1088 0 0 0 0 1102
2019 9 1 3 1146 0 0 1 0 1160
2020 11 2 4 1136 0 0 1 0 1154
2021 12 0 3 1064 0 0 0 0 1079
2022 4 0 8 1033 1 1 2 2 1051
2023 0 0 10 1020 0 0 4 1 1035
2024 2 0 4 1042 0 0 3 0 1051

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at El Sausal Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1364 62.1 21.9 n/a
1989 1417 60.2 23.5 n/a
1990 1478 66.0 22.3 n/a
1991 1606 68.3 23.5 n/a
1992 1620 69.4 23.3 80.9
1993 1027 42.6 24.1 81.1
1994 1051 50.9 20.6 83.6
1995 1021 47.2 21.6 84.4
1996 1021 47.2 21.6 84.4
1997 1079 47.8 22.6 87.3
1998 1215 52.7 23.1 84.4
1999 1219 55.2 22.1 88.2
2000 1222 54.0 22.6 83.3
2001 1308 62.2 21.0 82.1
2002 885 49.6 17.8 85.6
2003 885 49.6 17.8 85.6
2004 875 49.4 17.7 83.4
2005 844 45.8 18.4 90.5
2006 828 41.2 20.1 0
2007 880 38.1 23.1 84.8
2008 893 47.0 19.0 81.6
2009 844 37.0 18.8 87.6
2010 799 36.4 21.9 83.6
2011 860 n/a n/a 86
2012 879 36.1 24.3 n/a
2013 899 36.3 24.7 92.3
2014 910 35.9 25.2 83.7
2015 952 38.0 25.0 89.5
2016 987 41.0 24.0 90.8
2017 1056 46.0 22.9 90.3
2018 1102 49.0 22.4 90.7
2019 1160 52.2 22.2 90.3
2020 1154 n/a n/a 90.2
2021 1079 50.2 21.4 92.6
2022 1051 49.8 21.0 90.7
2023 1035 47.1 21.9 95.7
2024 1051 47.7 22.0 94.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio El Sausal Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1364 62.1 21.9 n/a
1989 1417 60.2 23.5 n/a
1990 1478 66.0 22.3 n/a
1991 1606 68.3 23.5 n/a
1992 1620 69.4 23.3 80.9
1993 1027 42.6 24.1 81.1
1994 1051 50.9 20.6 83.6
1995 1021 47.2 21.6 84.4
1996 1021 47.2 21.6 84.4
1997 1079 47.8 22.6 87.3
1998 1215 52.7 23.1 84.4
1999 1219 55.2 22.1 88.2
2000 1222 54.0 22.6 83.3
2001 1308 62.2 21.0 82.1
2002 885 49.6 17.8 85.6
2003 885 49.6 17.8 85.6
2004 875 49.4 17.7 83.4
2005 844 45.8 18.4 90.5
2006 828 41.2 20.1 0
2007 880 38.1 23.1 84.8
2008 893 47.0 19.0 81.6
2009 844 37.0 18.8 87.6
2010 799 36.4 21.9 83.6
2011 860 n/a n/a 86
2012 879 36.1 24.3 n/a
2013 899 36.3 24.7 92.3
2014 910 35.9 25.2 83.7
2015 952 38.0 25.0 89.5
2016 987 41.0 24.0 90.8
2017 1056 46.0 22.9 90.3
2018 1102 49.0 22.4 90.7
2019 1160 52.2 22.2 90.3
2020 1154 n/a n/a 90.2
2021 1079 50.2 21.4 92.6
2022 1051 49.8 21.0 90.7
2023 1035 47.1 21.9 95.7
2024 1051 47.7 22.0 94.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for El Sausal Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,080

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on El Sausal Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1797th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1898th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Sausal Middle)31.328.4
 2.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Salinas Union High)35.533.7
 1.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (El Sausal Middle)22.218.1
 4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Salinas Union High)22.218.2
 3.9%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (El Sausal Middle)36.332
 4.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Salinas Union High)36.134.9
 1.1%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (El Sausal Middle)31.220.8
 10.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Salinas Union High)25.416.1
 9.3%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (El Sausal Middle)20.217.1
 3%
   8th Grade Science (Salinas Union High)21.317
 4.3%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students11601035
 10.8%
African American10
 100%
American Indian00
Asian310
 233.3%
Hispanic11461020
 11%
Pacific Islander00
White90
 100%
Two or More Races14
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients90.3%95.7%
 5.3%


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El Sausal Middle ranks 1657th of 2777 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Students who attend El Sausal Middle usually go on to attend Alisal High

Students at El Sausal Middle are 99% Hispanic.

In the 2023-24 school year, 1,051 students attended El Sausal Middle.


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