El Puente

Public high school, grades 7 to 12 · Salinas, California

El Puente in Salinas, California enrolled 326 students in 2024-25 with 19.9 full-time teachers, 16.4 students per teacher against the California high-school median of 19.3. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 35-44% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%). Its four-year graduation rate for the class of 2023 was 20-24% (California: 86.2%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment rose 17% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 8%

279 students in 2022-23, 349 students in 2023-24, 326 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 18.4 to 19.9.

Students enrolled at El Puente by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-232792023-243492024-25326
Students enrolled at El Puente by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-232792023-243492024-25326
Students enrolled at El Puente by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-232792023-243492024-25326
Students enrolled at El Puente by school year2022-23: 279, 2023-24: 349, 2024-25: 32601002003004002022-232792023-243492024-25326
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2327918.415.1
2023-2434919.418.0
2024-2532619.916.4

16.4 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 66 of every 100 California high schools

Among the 2,071 California high schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 19.3; the national median for high schools is 14.5. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Puente 16.4; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Puente 16.4state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Puente 16.4; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Puente 16.4state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Puente 16.4; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Puente 16.4state median 19.3U.S. 14.5
Students per teacher, California high schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 72.2; El Puente 16.4; state median 19.3.1 more above 40.0 →010203040students per full-time teacherEl Puente 16.4state median 19.3U.S. 14.5

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 121 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection El Puente enrolled 363 students and had 3.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 6 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)3.0, one per 121 of the 363 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions6
  • Chronically absentnot reported for this school

Who attends

93.3% of students were Hispanic, 4.0% White, 1.8% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. Hispanic93.3%
  2. White4.0%
  3. Two or more races1.8%
  4. Asian0.6%
  5. Black0.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at El Puente scored proficient or above: 35-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2235‑44%37%45%
Math, 2022-236‑9%18% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Graduation rate, class of 2023

20-24% of the 187 students in El Puente's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The four-year rate follows the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and counts those who earned a regular diploma by 2023. Every state computes it the same way under federal law, though each sets its own diploma requirements.

Four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rate, class of 2023
This schoolIts districtCalifornia
Four-year graduation rate20‑24%82%86.2%
Students in the class1872,906495,492

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express: ED shows school and district rates as ranges (for example 90-94%) and leaves out small classes.

High schools in Salinas

12 public high schools in Salinas report 2024-25 enrollment; El Puente is number 6 by size.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Alisal High2,74222.979.4%
Salinas High2,38021.654.5%
North Salinas High2,10620.171.9%
Everett Alvarez High1,97821.874.2%
Rancho San Juan High1,60020.864.9%
El Puente32616.477.0%
Mount Toro High20414.886.3%
Salinas Community10120.482.2%

All public schools in Salinas →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about El Puente

  1. Carr Lake Community DayThe nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 18 students, 9.0 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  2. Mount Toro HighThe next nearest public high school, under 0.1 miles away: 204 students, 14.8 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
  3. Compare El Puente with Carr Lake Community DayStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Salinas Union High School District spends per student$18,321 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,321
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaEl Puente is the number 1,182 by size of 2,112 California high schools open in 2024-25.#1,182 of 2,112
  6. California schools by students per teacher16.4 students per teacher here against the California median of 19.3 for high schools.16.4:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about El Puente

  1. How many students attend El Puente?
    326 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 279 in 2022-23. It is a high school in Salinas, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at El Puente?
    16.4 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for high schools is 19.3. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is El Puente a Title I school?
    El Puente has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at El Puente do on state tests?
    The students tested at El Puente scored proficient or above: 35-44% in reading in 2021-22 and 6-9% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What is the graduation rate at El Puente?
    20-24% of the 187 students in El Puente's class of 2023 graduated within four years, against 86.2% across California. The rate counts the students who started ninth grade in fall 2019, adjusted for those who moved in or out, and the share of them with a regular diploma by 2023. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23; ED publishes school rates as ranges to protect small groups.
  6. What district is El Puente in?
    Salinas Union High School District, NCES district ID 0633980. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 063398012977 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • EDFacts four-year adjusted-cohort graduation rates, 2022-23: the class of 2023 for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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