📍 20 Sherwood Pl., Salinas, Monterey County, 93906
El Puente is an Alternative/PRU serving high age pupils, located in Salinas, Monterey County. The school has 279 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ernesto Garcia. It is part of the Salinas Union High school district. It serves grades 7–12 in an urban setting. The school employs 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
El Puente enrolls 279 students across grades 7–12. The student body is 42% male and 58% female. A teaching staff of 18.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 95% Hispanic or Latino, 2.5% White and 1.1% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 266 | 95% |
| White | 7 | 2.5% |
| Asian | 3 | 1.1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Black or African American | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
243 of the school's 279 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
El Puente is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Midsize). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
El Puente is one of 12 schools in Salinas Union High, based in Salinas, California. The district serves 15,813 students district-wide and employs 741 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 279 students, El Puente is smaller than the district average of about 1,318 students per school.