Salinas High School
Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: (831) 796-7400
Fax: (831) 796-7405
District: Salinas Union High School District
GreatSchools Rating
public • Grades 9,10,11,12 • 2380 students
Salinas High School, a public school located in Salinas, CA, serves grades 9-12 in the Salinas Union High School District.It has received a GreatSchools Rating of 7 out of 10, based on a variety of school quality measures.
Salinas High School is a public school located in Salinas, CA. 2380 students attend Salinas High School.
School Ratings
| Category | Rating | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Test Scores | 8/10 | The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education. |
| College Readiness | 5/10 | The College Readiness Rating uses this high school's graduation rates, college entrance exam participation and performance, or AP, IB, or Dual Enrollment participation to determine how well schools are preparing students for success in college and beyond. The College Readiness Rating was created using 2019 SAT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using 2019 Average ACT score data from California Department of Education, using 2019 ACT percent college ready data from California Department of Education, using the following data from the 2021 Civil Rights Data Collection: percentage of students enrolled in IB, AP or Dual Enrollment classes in grades 9-12, using 2025 4-year high school graduation rate data from California Department of Education, using 2025 Percent of students who meet UC/CSU entrance requirements data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 demographic data from California Department of Education. |
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My daughter attends Salinas High. Most of the teachers are great educators. The staff is very responsive to parents concerns and the sports offered include extras like diving, mountain biking and golfing. The student population is not as diverse as I would like, but there is a decent mix of students from different social backgrounds. I have not given the school a 5/5 because of a previous year problem with a staff member that raised concerns over equity. Also, more recently I heard about a teacher having a conversation with a student that crosses professional boundaries. This is third party information that I did not witness. Overall, the teacher experiences my daughter has had have been great over the past 2 and a half years.
Posted: March 6, 2024
Posted: February 22, 2020
There is many after school programs and help
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Posted: February 22, 2020
Salinas high is a very good high school. The teachers there teach you and prepare you for college.
Posted: January 14, 2020
I loved Salinas High, most of the teachers I had were amazing, (Balbo, Beall, Power, Nichols) I would highly recommend this school which rivals any local private school. The amount of Sports, Clubs and School Spirit is unparalleled compared to any other high school in the area.
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Posted: January 5, 2019
Its definitely gotten better since weve gotten our new principal.
Posted: January 5, 2019
Posted: January 5, 2019
Some of the administrators like to act like they care and will even take the time to call you out of class for bullying and other issues that are happening, but nothing ever happens. BUT, some do care, mainly some of the really good counselors & our new principal, Mrs.D.
Posted: January 5, 2019
At first I had quite a bit as a lower classman but now, being a senior, I have little to none. The only class I have HW in is my AP. Which is rarely checked. When I was a freshman & sophomore, the teachers who gave HW never went over it to make sure we understood
Posted: January 5, 2019
Some are AMAZING and do the absolute most to help & work with students, while others seem to not really care or are very disorganized and dont seem to know what the heck theyre doing.
Posted: January 5, 2019
Posted: January 5, 2019
Overall I loved high school and being apart of all the activities; from going to games, prom, and being apart of homecoming, etc. I feel like your experience at SHS can be wonderful if you make it, meaning getting involved (clubs!) or even just going to a football game and supporting the school! I really enjoyed the social aspect of the school and never had many issues with anyone, if anything just a few teachers but thats inevitable. Definitely recommend!
Reviews provided by GreatSchools™
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fitch Park at Ord Military Community | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Seaside | CA | 8.6 mi | |
| 2 | Seaside Highlands | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Seaside | CA | 9.9 mi | |
| 3 | Monterey | Neighborhood/Subdivision | Monterey | CA | 14.3 mi | |
| 4 | Pebble Beach | Area of Town | Del Monte Forest | CA | 17 mi |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seaside Highlands | Seaside | CA | 10.4 mi | |
| 2 | Cannery Row | Monterey | CA | 13.8 mi | |
| 3 | Monterey Bay | Monterey | CA | 13.9 mi | |
| 4 | Monterey | Monterey | CA | 13.9 mi | |
| 5 | Pacific Grove | Pacific Grove | CA | 14.7 mi | |
| 6 | 17-Mile Drive | Pebble Beach | CA | 16.1 mi | |
| 7 | Carmel | Carmel-By-The-Sea | CA | 16.6 mi |
| Base | Distance |
|---|---|
| Monterey Naval Postgraduate School | 12.9 mi. |
| DLI - Presidio of Monterey | 14.1 mi. |
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