Graves Elementary
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Salinas, California
Graves Elementary in Salinas, California enrolled 32 students in 2024-25 with 2.0 full-time teachers, 16.0 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22. On the state tests, 21-39% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 34.3%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers held steady
31 students in 2022-23, 35 students in 2023-24, 32 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 2.0 to 2.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 31 | 2.0 | 15.4 |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 2.0 | 17.5 |
| 2024-25 | 32 | 2.0 | 16.0 |
16.0 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 96 of every 100 California elementary schools
Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
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).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Graves Elementary enrolled 32 students and reported no counselor; it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)0.0
- Out-of-school suspensions0
- Chronically absent38.7% (2022-23)
Who attends
87.5% of students were Hispanic, 6.3% White, 3.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.
- Hispanic87.5%
- White6.3%
- Two or more races3.1%
- American Indian3.1%
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, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Graves Elementary scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 34.3% in math across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23.
| Subject | This school | Its district | California |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 21‑39% | not published | 34.3% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express; 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.
Elementary schools in Salinas
39 public elementary schools in Salinas report 2024-25 enrollment.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherwood Elementary | 859 | 21.5 | 90.2% |
| Monte Bella Elementary | 812 | 26.2 | 70.6% |
| Henry F. Kammann Elementary | 743 | 24.0 | 73.2% |
| Fremont Elementary | 711 | 24.1 | 90.9% |
| Natividad Elementary | 705 | 23.1 | 78.9% |
| Mission Park Elementary | 657 | 24.3 | 54.6% |
| Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary | 646 | 23.9 | 92.1% |
| Lincoln Elementary | 646 | 23.9 | 27.6% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Graves Elementary
- Boronda ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 1.5 miles away: 288 students, 22.2 per teacher (2024-25).1.5 mi
- Boronda MeadowsThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.7 miles away: 620 students, 23.0 per teacher (2024-25).1.7 mi
- Compare Graves Elementary with Boronda ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Graves Elementary spends per student$19,806 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$19,806
- The largest public schools in CaliforniaGraves Elementary is the number 5,794 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#5,794 of 5,904
- California schools by students per teacher16.0 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.16.0:1
- 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 Graves Elementary
How many students attend Graves Elementary?
32 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 31 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Salinas, CA.What is the student-teacher ratio at Graves Elementary?
16.0 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Graves Elementary a Title I school?
Graves Elementary 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.How do students at Graves Elementary do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Graves Elementary scored proficient or above: 21-39% in math, against 34.3% in math 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, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Graves Elementary in?
Graves Elementary, NCES district ID 0615870. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 061587002002 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, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency 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.