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Bardin Elementary

Bardin Elementary serves grades K–6 for 546 students in Alisal Union.

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Next day off: Fri, Oct 30 · Professional Development (No classes) · All days off

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Key dates

  1. Professional Development (No classes)Friday · All dayKey date
  2. Parent Conferences (Minimum Day)Monday · All dayKey date
  3. Parent Conferences (Minimum Day)Tuesday · All dayKey date
  4. Parent Conferences (Minimum Day)Thursday · All dayKey date
  5. Parent Conferences (Minimum Day)Friday · All dayKey date
  6. Parent Conferences (Minimum Day)Monday · All dayKey date

Coming up

  1. Creekside's Trunk-O-Treat EventThursday · 5:00 PM
  2. Monte Bella and PTO's Trunk-O-Treat EventThursday · 5:00 PM
  3. CBOC Quarterly Meeting - District Office, Room AFriday · 11:00 AM · Alisal Union School District, 155 Bardin Rd, Salinas, CA 93905, USA
  4. First Trimester (60 Days)Tuesday · All day
  5. Fall Sports Tournament (Volleyball, Flag Football)Saturday · 8:00 AM · Monte Bella Elementary School, 1300 Tuscany Blvd, Salinas, CA 93905, USA
  6. NASA/STEAM Saturday Program (Day 2 of 5)Saturday · 8:00 AM
  7. SHS Salad Bowl- AUSD Music, Folklorico, & Aztec PerformancesSaturday · 2:00 PM
  8. Parent Conferences (Minimum Day)Tuesday · All dayKey date

Last checked Oct 29, 2026, 3:40 AM. Confirm dates with the district ↗. Recurring calendar entries may not appear here.

It is the 9th largest of the 12 Alisal Union elementary schools in Salinas. Its 23.7 students per teacher compares with a median of 24.3 for those schools. Enrollment fell from 647 in 2019–20 to 546 in 2023–24. Its largest grade in 2023–24 was grade 5, with 85 students. 93% of students qualified for free or reduced-price lunch (483 free, 27 reduced-price). It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2019–20. The closest park is Gabilan Park (0.4 mi).

At a glance

Bardin Elementary by the numbers

Student–teacher ratio is not classroom size.

GradesK–6
Students546
Teachers23
Students per teacher23.7
Free or reduced-price lunch93%
School typeRegular School
DistrictAlisal Union
Title ISchoolwide program (2019–20)
Enrollment

Students at Bardin Elementary

Students by grade, 2023–24
  • K78
  • 181
  • 282
  • 381
  • 470
  • 585
  • 669
Total enrollment by school year
  • 2019–20647
  • 2020–21645
  • 2021–22626
  • 2022–23590
  • 2023–24546
Nearby

Parks near Bardin Elementary

All parks
Park · 0.4 miGabilan ParkPlaygroundPark · 0.5 miMontebella ParkPlaygroundPark · 1.0 miCloster ParkPlayground
Contact

Address, phone and official links

425 Bardin Rd., Salinas 93905

(831) 753-5730

Alisal Union website ↗California School Dashboard report cards ↗NCES school record ↗Directions ↗

State school ID 6025985 (search it on California School Dashboard) · NCES ID 060195000083

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Other elementary schools in the district

All schools
K–6Alisal Community582 studentsK–6Monte Bella Elementary807 studentsK–6Cesar E. Chavez Elementary655 studentsK–6Fremont Elementary711 studentsK–6Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary576 studentsK–6Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy601 students
Nearby

Schools nearby

High school · 0.7 miAlisal HighGrades 9–12Middle school · 1.2 miLa Paz MiddleGrades 7–8Middle school · 1.3 miEl Sausal MiddleGrades 7–8High school · 1.9 miMission Trails ROPGrades 9–12School · 2.6 miWellington M. Smith Jr.Grades 4–12High school · 2.6 miOpen Door CharterGrades 9–12

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2019–20 to 2023–24, via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal; parks from OpenStreetMap. Contact the school or district to confirm enrollment boundaries, schedules and programs.

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