Monte Vista
School overview
Student demographics
Performance breakdown
| Category | Percentage |
|---|---|
| Exceeded Standard | 24.0% |
| Met Standard | 25.0% |
| Below Standard | 51.0% |
What other rankings don't show you
Most rating sites report "49% proficient" for Monte Vista and stop there. Here's what that number hides:
24.0% of students exceeded standard while 25.0% merely met it. That exceeded rate is 3.0 points above the state average of 21.0%. That's 9.7 points above the Monterey Peninsula Unified district average of 14.3%. The 3 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 34.4% exceeded — 10.4 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" is the difference between a school that clears the bar and one that raises it.
Proficiency drops by 14.4 percentage points from grade 3 to grade 5 — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.
Chronic absenteeism is 11.4%, better than the state average of 18.7%.
Key metrics
ELA scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 30.7% | 24.0% | 54.7% |
| 4th | 80 | 37.5% | 25.0% | 62.5% |
| 5th | 85 | 24.7% | 27.1% | 51.8% |
| 6th | 59 | 30.5% | 20.3% | 50.9% |
| 7th | 74 | 9.5% | 33.8% | 43.2% |
| 8th | 55 | 23.6% | 38.2% | 61.8% |
Math scores by grade
| Grade | Tested | Exceeded | Met | Met+Above |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3rd | 75 | 38.7% | 21.3% | 60.0% |
| 4th | 81 | 29.6% | 34.6% | 64.2% |
| 5th | 85 | 17.6% | 16.5% | 34.1% |
| 6th | 59 | 16.9% | 20.3% | 37.3% |
| 7th | 74 | 6.8% | 18.9% | 25.7% |
| 8th | 55 | 21.8% | 20.0% | 41.8% |
Nearby schools
3 schools within ~3 miles · avg composite 58.3