North Salinas High School

55 Kip Dr, Salinas, CA 93906 | (831) 796-7500
  • Grades: 9-12
  • Student Enrollment: 2,047
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School Description

School Summary and Highlights
Additional Contact Information
  • Mailing Address: 55 Kip Dr., Salinas, CA 93906
School Operational Details
  • Title I Eligible
School District Details

Faculty Details and Student Enrollment

Students and Faculty
  • Total Students Enrolled: 2,047
  • Total Full Time "Equivalent" Teachers: 85.6
  • Average Student-To-Teacher Ratio: 23.9
Students Gender Breakdown
  • Males: 1,064 (52.0%)
  • Females: 983 (48.0%)
Free Lunch Student Eligibility Breakdown
  • Eligible for Reduced Lunch: 304 (14.9%)
  • Eligible for Free Lunch: 889 (43.4%)
  • Eligible for Either Reduced or Free Lunch: 1,193 (58.3%)
Student Enrollment Distribution by Race / Ethnicity
North Salinas High School Student Race Distribution
  Number Percent
American Indian120.6%
Black894.3%
Asian21210.4%
Hispanic1,56476.4%
White1567.6%
Number of Students Per Grade
Number of Students Per Grade For North Salinas High School
  Number Percent
8th Grade30.1%
9th Grade56027.4%
10th Grade52325.5%
11th Grade48523.7%
12th Grade47623.3%
Graduates Information (2010)
Graduation Rate
School:
89.3%
District:
85.1%
State:
78.6%
Teacher Education Background (2009)
Percent With Master's Degree
School:
24.7%
District:
44.0%
Percent With Bachelor's Degree
School:
18.3%
District:
4.0%
Teacher Credentials & Experience (2009)
Percent of Teachers With Emergency Credentials: 2.5%
Percent of Teachers With Credentials: 92.5%
Number of Certificated Staff: 93.0
Average Number of Years of Teacher Experience: 13.2
Average Age
School:
45.5
District:
50.4
Source: CA Department of Education, Source: NCES 2009-2010

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Test Scores and Performance Information

Overall School Rating

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How is this determined?
The overall school rating shows that North Salinas High School performed on average worse than many other schools across the state on CST state exams in the following subjects:
  • CST Algebra I
  • CST Algebra II
  • CST Biology
  • CST Chemistry
  • CST Earth Science
  • CST English-Language Arts
  • CST Geometry
  • CST Physics
  • CST Science
  • CST Summative High School Math
  • CST U.S. History
  • CST World History
AYP Results (2010)
Overall AYP Met: No
ELA AYP Met: No
Math AYP Met: No
Program Improvement (PI) Requirement Under NCLB (2010)
First Year PI Requirement was Implemented: 2010-2011
School's Placement Under NCLB: Year 1
ACT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking ACT Exam: 6.6%
Average Combined Score: 20.1
Percent Scoring At or Above 21: 34.5%
SAT Exam Results (2009)
Percent of Students Taking SAT Exam: 27.9%
Average Combined Score: 1,352.7
Critical Reading Average: 444.5
Math Average: 461.8
Writing Average: 446.4
Percent Scoring At or Above 1500: 27.6%

CST - Test Proficiency by Grade and Subject

Grade 9 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST Algebra I Test
20103.0%16.0%22.0%
20096.0%12.0%21.0%
20084.0%7.0%18.0%
 
CST Algebra II Test
201027.0%50.0%69.0%
200953.0%54.0%65.0%
 
CST Earth Science Test
201018.0%19.0%35.0%
200920.0%19.0%29.0%
200825.0%18.0%31.0%
 
CST English-Language Arts Test
201040.0%43.0%54.0%
200937.0%38.0%50.0%
200833.0%36.0%49.0%
 
CST Geometry Test
20103.0%20.0%46.0%
20098.0%26.0%47.0%
200814.0%22.0%43.0%
 
CST Physics Test
201059.0%33.0%40.0%
200962.0%31.0%35.0%
200855.0%27.0%30.0%
 
CST Biology Test
200811.0%32.0%52.0%
 

Grade 10 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST Algebra II Test
20107.0%29.0%40.0%
200910.0%29.0%37.0%
200825.0%29.0%36.0%
 
CST Biology Test
201036.0%40.0%38.0%
200931.0%34.0%34.0%
200829.0%36.0%35.0%
 
CST Earth Science Test
20108.0%14.0%29.0%
2009---
200812.0%5.0%23.0%
 
CST English-Language Arts Test
201030.0%35.0%45.0%
200930.0%33.0%44.0%
200828.0%31.0%41.0%
 
CST Science Test
201035.0%43.0%46.0%
200939.0%41.0%44.0%
200831.0%37.0%40.0%
 
CST Summative High School Math Test
201043.0%43.0%75.0%
 
CST World History Test
201025.0%31.0%42.0%
200921.0%26.0%38.0%
200819.0%23.0%33.0%
 
CST Geometry Test
20092.0%2.0%14.0%
20085.0%4.0%12.0%
 
CST Algebra I Test
20083.0%3.0%9.0%
 

Grade 11 - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST Algebra I Test
20106.0%12.0%8.0%
 
CST Algebra II Test
20101.0%4.0%14.0%
20095.0%7.0%12.0%
20089.0%7.0%11.0%
 
CST Biology Test
201029.0%42.0%46.0%
200934.0%30.0%41.0%
200825.0%33.0%39.0%
 
CST Chemistry Test
201021.0%29.0%30.0%
200918.0%25.0%27.0%
200822.0%24.0%25.0%
 
CST Earth Science Test
20108.0%14.0%32.0%
200911.0%9.0%26.0%
200810.0%11.0%28.0%
 
CST English-Language Arts Test
201028.0%31.0%42.0%
200928.0%31.0%40.0%
200829.0%25.0%37.0%
 
CST Physics Test
201064.0%28.0%53.0%
200968.0%27.0%50.0%
200856.0%23.0%47.0%
 
CST Summative High School Math Test
201015.0%26.0%50.0%
200923.0%21.0%47.0%
200816.0%21.0%43.0%
 
CST U.S. History Test
201032.0%35.0%45.0%
200930.0%32.0%44.0%
200828.0%28.0%38.0%
 
CST Geometry Test
20081.0%1.0%6.0%
 
CST World History Test
200811.0%16.0%9.0%
 

End of Course - % of students at or above proficiency

SchoolDistrictState
CST Algebra I Test
20103.0%25.0%31.0%
20095.0%19.0%28.0%
20083.0%16.0%25.0%
 
CST Algebra II Test
201010.0%21.0%31.0%
200913.0%20.0%28.0%
200814.0%18.0%27.0%
 
CST Biology Test
201034.0%40.0%46.0%
200932.0%33.0%42.0%
200827.0%35.0%42.0%
 
CST Chemistry Test
201022.0%33.0%38.0%
200918.0%26.0%36.0%
200823.0%26.0%32.0%
 
CST Earth Science Test
201017.0%18.0%33.0%
200919.0%17.0%28.0%
200823.0%16.0%28.0%
 
CST Geometry Test
20101.0%13.0%27.0%
20093.0%13.0%26.0%
20087.0%12.0%24.0%
 
CST Physics Test
201060.0%30.0%49.0%
200964.0%30.0%46.0%
200855.0%25.0%43.0%
 
CST Summative High School Math Test
201022.0%29.0%54.0%
200923.0%23.0%50.0%
200820.0%21.0%47.0%
 
CST World History Test
201024.0%30.0%41.0%
200920.0%26.0%38.0%
200819.0%22.0%33.0%
 
Source: CA Department of Education 2009-2010

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