Public school · Elk Grove Unified

Monterey Trail High — Rating & test scores

8661 Power Inn Road, Elk Grove · 2,263 students · Grades 9–12

How to enroll
Compare

Compare schools

Choose up to four high schools.

Type at least two characters to search.

Save

Sign in to save this school

Shared campus · © OpenStreetMap

The California School Campus Database records Edward Harris, Jr. Middle on this campus too; it gives each school the whole campus, so this drawing doesn’t show which buildings each uses.

Drawn from OpenStreetMap, inside the campus outline from the California School Campus Database (2025). Volunteers map it, so a new building may be missing. Buildings with no mapped height are drawn one storey high.

A picture of the campus, not an attendance boundary or a rating.

Schools maintain a closed campus policy. For students’ safety, visitors may enter a campus only with the school’s official permission; this drawing implies no permission to enter.

Scope Score 74

DevelopingScope Score · 46th percentile. Higher than 46 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 95% of the class graduated in four years (542 of 572); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 572
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Monterey Trail a good high school?

Developing. Monterey Trail is higher than most California high schools on math test results and attendance. Monterey Trail is lower than most on English test results.

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced3653%
Math, Proficient or Advanced5629%
English, Advanced3921%
Math, Advanced6012%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance7215 in 100
Monterey Trail’s place among California high schools, out of 100Elk Grove Unified’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

5.8% of students (134 of 2,314) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, twice the rate at the average California high school.

Each bar is Monterey Trail’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
CDE suspension file, 2025–26. All students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 2,314. District and California figures are averages of school rates (11 Elk Grove Unified schools; 1,492 scored California high schools), our calculation.

In its own words

What does Monterey Trail say about itself?

We haven’t read Monterey Trail’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

Open mths.egusd.net (opens in a new tab)

Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

4 of the 8 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Monterey Trail. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

9 high schools within 3.6 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Pleasant GroveNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8584th
  2. Cosumnes OaksNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8073rd
  3. SheldonNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7757th
  4. Laguna CreekNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7550th
  5. Monterey TrailScope Score 7446th
  6. Elk GroveNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7341st
  7. FlorinNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7022nd
  8. ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 6918th
  9. Las Flores High (Alternative)School of choice · by applicationScope Score 6712th
Elk Grove UnifiedMagnet or school of choice

A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

50%75%0%25%50%75%100%

8 of 9 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Monterey Trail compare with schools like it?

Monterey Trail’s Scope Score is 74. 242 California high schools, counting Monterey Trail, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 74. Monterey Trail’s result is higher than 136 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 242

  1. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 98Strong · 99th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 99th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 64%

    Scope Score 93Strong · 96th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 65%

    Scope Score 91Strong · 95th percentile

242 California public high schools where 62% to 74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 62% to 74% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Monterey Trail’s share. The count includes Monterey Trail. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

English results were higher than in 2025; math results were lower. English went from 53% to 58% and math from 29% to 22%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%20172018201920222023202420252026Both 67%58%Elk Grove UnifiedDistrict58%Monterey TrailThis school57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202640%31%37%Elk Grove UnifiedDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia22%Monterey TrailThis school

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. Elk Grove Unified’s line combines its 11 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. Elk Grove Unified’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringMonterey TrailElk Grove UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201767%67%60%511
201860%58%56%560
201961%65%57%550
202242%58%55%559
202345%58%55%558
202440%53%56%536
202553%58%57%496
202658%58%57%504
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringMonterey TrailElk Grove UnifiedCaliforniaTested here
201731%40%32%511
201827%36%31%561
201934%41%32%549
202223%34%27%553
202321%35%27%556
202421%32%28%542
202529%35%30%499
202622%37%32%489

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Near California in English; well below it in math.

English

58%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

24183622
Elk Grove Unified56%California57%

Math

22%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

5325148
Elk Grove Unified35%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 58% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 22% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”). Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school22%36%18%24%504
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · Elk Grove Unified26%30%20%24%4,564
Math, grade 11 · This school8%14%25%53%489
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · Elk Grove Unified16%19%22%43%4,533

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 504 tested in English, 489 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 37% of students. 400 of 2,278 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

18in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (400 of 2,278 students).

At the average Elk Grove Unified high school: 23 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Suspensions: 5.8% of students were suspended at least once (134 of 2,314). Average California high school 2.9%.

Students, 2024–25

2,263

students in grades 9–12.

Asian 37%Hispanic or Latino 21%Black or African American 16%Two or more races 9%White 6%Filipino 6%Pacific Islander 4%

Family income

68%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 1,535 of 2,263. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

108

teachers, with 15 years of experience on average.

10% were in their first year.

88% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

English learners

55%

of English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top, spring 2025 to spring 2026 (108 of 197 students).

Elk Grove Unified: 48%. California: 47%.

It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent. Sources: California Department of Education and the California School Dashboard. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian37%
Hispanic or Latino21%
Black or African American16%
Two or more races9%
White6%
Filipino6%
Pacific Islander4%
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. English learner progress: California School Dashboard, 2026 . Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 95.5 of 108.7 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

English learners here scored well above the same group across California in math.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • Filipino38 tested32%California 49%
  • Asian201 tested30%California 67%
  • Two or more races42 tested26%California 43%
  • English learners51 tested24%California 8%
  • Low-income337 tested23%California 23%
  • Black or African American69 tested14%California 19%
  • Hispanic or Latino97 tested10%California 21%
  • Students with disabilities56 tested7%California 8%

24% of English learners scored Proficient or Advanced in math (grade 11, spring 2026), against 8% for the same group across California. Asian, Hispanic or Latino and Filipino students and students of two or more races scored well below the same groups across California in math. Every group’s English results are in the table below.

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11 math, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs Elk Grove Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 349 tested in English, 337 in math
English56%+749%+749%
Math23%−629%023%
Asian · 204 tested in English, 201 in math
English68%+167%−1179%
Math30%−1747%−3767%
Hispanic or Latino · 100 tested in English, 97 in math
English46%+244%−349%
Math10%−1222%−1121%
Black or African American · 75 tested in English, 69 in math
English47%+740%+542%
Math14%−620%−519%
Two or more races · 44 tested in English, 42 in math
English50%−858%−1767%
Math26%−1137%−1743%
Filipino · 39 tested in English, 38 in math
English74%074%−377%
Math32%−1648%−1749%
English learners · 53 tested in English, 51 in math
English14%+410%+68%
Math24%+915%+168%
Students with disabilities · 57 tested in English, 56 in math
English25%+817%+619%
Math7%07%−18%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in Elk Grove Unified, and across California. ■ Green: a group that is behind across California does much better here, by 10 points or more and more than twice the margin of error.

White, Pacific Islander and homeless students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for American Indian or Alaska Native and military-family students and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

95% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 52% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 78% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

52%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

68%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

95%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 542 of 572 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

52%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 297 of 572 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

68%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 369 of 542 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

78% enrolled in college within 12 months · 538 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓55 · 10%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓123 · 23%
  • California community college212 · 40%
  • In-state private10 · 2%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year17 · 3%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · <1%
  • Not enrolled119 · 22%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
78%enrolled in college within a year

538 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California55 (10%)
  • California State University123 (23%)
  • California community college212 (40%)
  • In-state private10 (2%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year17 (3%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 (0%)
  • Not enrolled119 (22%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 542 of 572 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 297 of 572 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 369 of 542 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
163
Admitted
125
Enrolled
59

By campus · fall 2025

  • UC DavisApplied 143 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 33
  • UC IrvineApplied 98 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled 5
  • UC MercedApplied 91 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC San DiegoApplied 91 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3
  • UCLAApplied 80 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 72 · Admitted 3 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 68 · Admitted 65 · Enrolled 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 59 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 7
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 51 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 163 · Admitted 125 · Enrolled 59
  • Fall 2024Applied 154 · Admitted 116 · Enrolled 58
  • Fall 2023Applied 159 · Admitted 99 · Enrolled 57
  • Fall 2022Applied 147 · Admitted 93 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2021Applied 150 · Admitted 106 · Enrolled 48
  • Fall 2020Applied 103 · Admitted 69 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2019Applied 122 · Admitted 67 · Enrolled 34
  • Fall 2018Applied 130 · Admitted 79 · Enrolled 39
  • Fall 2017Applied 110 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled 43
  • Fall 2016Applied 104 · Admitted 70 · Enrolled 41

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
279
Admitted
264
Enrolled
103

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Sacramento StateApplied 1,212 · Admitted 1,167 · Enrolled 445
  • San Diego StateApplied 319 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 309 · Admitted 143 · Enrolled 12
  • San José StateApplied 297 · Admitted 247 · Enrolled 28
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 221 · Admitted 90 · Enrolled 26
  • San Francisco StateApplied 197 · Admitted 179 · Enrolled under 6
  • Chico StateApplied 129 · Admitted 114 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 118 · Admitted 77 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 79 · Admitted 63 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 69 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 64 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 63 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 49 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 47 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 46 · Admitted 43 · Enrolled under 6
  • Sonoma StateApplied 44 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled under 6
  • Stanislaus StateApplied 35 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 32 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 21 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 17 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 16 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 279 · Admitted 264 · Enrolled 103
  • Fall 2024Applied 267 · Admitted 261 · Enrolled 102
  • Fall 2023Applied 280 · Admitted 273 · Enrolled 127
  • Fall 2022Applied 239 · Admitted 230 · Enrolled 115
  • Fall 2021Applied 242 · Admitted 236 · Enrolled 107
Advanced courses on record

AP courses the school is approved to teach

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025–26. Authorization doesn’t show which courses run or who can take them; ask the school.

  • Math & Computer Science4
  • Sciences5
  • English2
  • History & Social Science6
  • World Languages & Cultures1
  • Arts3
Every approved AP course21 courses in 6 subjects
Math & Computer Science 4
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
  • Precalculus
  • Statistics
Sciences 5
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Environmental Science
  • Physics 1
  • Physics 2
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 6
  • Macroeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Psychology
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 1
  • Spanish Language and Culture
Arts 3
  • 3-D Art and Design
  • Drawing
  • Music Theory

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
499 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families and staff can answer a short set of questions about Monterey Trail. These are not star ratings or reviews.

  1. Staff answers show once 5 people have answered.Until then this page shows no staff answers.
  2. Family answers show once 20 families have answered.Until then this page shows how many have answered.
  3. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
  4. Answers are never part of the Scope Score.They sit beside the state’s records and do not change a school’s score.
  5. Staff confirm a work email.Staff answers come only from people who confirmed an email address at Elk Grove Unified.

Families

No family answers yet

0 of 20 needed before answers show

  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

Answer the family questionsResponder en españolHow family answers work

Staff

No staff answers yet

5 answers needed before they show

  • Would you send your own child to this school?Yes · Maybe · No
  • Do you plan to work at this school next year?Yes · Not sure · No
  • Do you have the materials and supplies you need to teach?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • And 5 more questions.

Answer the staff questionsHow staff answers work

Money

Where does the money go?

$16,072 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. Elk Grove Unified’s plan for 2026–27 covers $825 million.

$16,072

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$11,017
The school’s share of district office costs
$5,055
Of the total, from federal funds
$830
  • Monterey Trail$16,072
  • Elk Grove Unified high schools$16,389
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

Elk Grove Unified’s yearly plan

$825million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$128million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 8 goals. The district’s page lists each one. Source: Elk Grove Unified Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Monterey Trail like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 95624. They are not figures for the families at Monterey Trail.

Typical household income in a year

$125,332

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 95624.

Typical home value
$633,300
People who live in this ZIP code
67,630
Typical age
39.4 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
34%

What you can do

Who can act on Monterey Trail’s results?

Elk Grove Unified’s board decides Monterey Trail’s plan.

How to take part

  1. Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  2. Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  3. Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  4. Read the midyear report, due by February 28.

State support

The state hasn’t placed Monterey Trail in a support program. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26. Source 

Extra state help for the district

The state is giving Elk Grove Unified extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 California School Dashboard. The county office must help the district for at least three years, including a review of its yearly plan.

Extra help for Elk Grove Unified: CDE’s assistance status file for the 2025 California School Dashboard. Source 

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 7 questions to Monterey Trail. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. What does the school try before a suspension, and who talks with the family?5.8% suspended at least once, 2025–26 (134 of 2,314 students); average California high school: 2.9%
  2. What extra help do Hispanic students get, and how do you know it’s working?10% of Hispanic students scored Proficient or Advanced in math, grade 11, spring 2026 (97 students tested); the same group across California: 21%
  3. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  4. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Monterey Trail, and how do I get in?

Ask Elk Grove Unified which school serves your address. From Edward Harris, Jr. Middle.

Boundaries split some neighborhoods. Each school’s standing compares it with California schools at its own level.

Middle · assigned
Edward Harris, Jr. Middle Scope Score 80Solid · 72nd percentile · 2026

Fed by 6 elementary schools

High · this school
Monterey Trail High

Its middle school is assigned here.

From the district’s 2026 attendance boundaries. Shares are our estimate of where the zone’s children live. We use 2020 Census child counts, or land area where few children were counted. A share counts children living in the zone, not a school’s enrolled students. A boundary doesn’t guarantee a place. Transfers, permits, magnets and other programs can change the path. Check your child’s address and current assignment with the district. Explore schools on the map

All feeding elementary schools (6)Grouped by the middle school each one feeds, with each school’s standing

Into Edward Harris, Jr. Middle

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Middle-school links

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking.

Where it is

Where is Monterey Trail?

Address
8661 Power Inn Road, Elk Grove 95624Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Lara RicksAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated February 9, 2023.

A school’s place on the map is its address in the state directory. It does not show which homes the school serves. See nearby schools on the map

Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask Elk Grove Unified which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Monterey Trail a good high school?

Monterey Trail High has a Scope Score of 74. It scored higher than 46 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Developing, 46th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 18 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 23 in 100 at the average Elk Grove Unified high school. 5.8% of students (134 of 2,314) were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 36 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 56% of low-income students in grade 11 at Monterey Trail High in Elk Grove scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 49% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

The College Board approved this school to teach 21 AP courses in 6 subjects for 2025–26.

  • 499 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection

See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

78% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 17 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
17
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaCollege BoardU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #796 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #6 of 11 in Elk Grove Unified
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate95%5925%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math17%5122%
Ready for college or career (state measure)52%5520%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math41%5418%
Chronically absent15 in 100625%
Suspension rate4.4% (106 of 2,390)475%
English learners: top level16%515%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests.

Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–257446#796California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–1910 in 1004.6% (110 of 2,390)
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–2418 in 1005.6% (135 of 2,419)
2024–2515 in 1004.4% (106 of 2,390)

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 1150422%36%18%24%58%57%+1

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 114898%14%25%53%22%32%−10

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English50422%58%
2026 · Math4898%22%
2025 · English49621%53%
2025 · Math49912%29%
2024 · English53617%40%
2024 · Math5426%21%
2023 · English55818%45%
2023 · Math5567%21%
2022 · English55918%42%
2022 · Math5538%23%
2019 · English55031%61%
2019 · Math54910%34%
2018 · English56026%60%
2018 · Math5618%27%
2017 · English51132%67%
2017 · Math51111%31%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English49653%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math49929%
2024 · Grade 11 · English53640%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math54221%
2023 · Grade 11 · English55845%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math55621%
2022 · Grade 11 · English55942%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math55323%
2019 · Grade 11 · English55061%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math54934%
2018 · Grade 11 · English56060%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math56127%
2017 · Grade 11 · English51167%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math51131%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide5316%29%55%11%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Low-income34956%+7+7
Asian20468%+1−11
Hispanic or Latino10046%+2−3
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 15 in 100 → 2025–26 · 18 in 100 · +3 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 4.4% (106 of 2,390) → 2025–26 · 5.8% (134 of 2,314) · +1.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female11 in 10018 in 100+7 in 100
Male8 in 10017 in 100+9 in 100
Asian5 in 10010 in 100+5 in 100
Black or African American16 in 10021 in 100+5 in 100
Filipino3 in 1009 in 100+6 in 100
Hispanic or Latino12 in 10024 in 100+12 in 100
American Indian or Alaska Native5 of 13——
Pacific Islander9 of 7731 of 91—
Two or more races13 in 10022 in 100+9 in 100
White14 in 10020 in 100+6 in 100
Students with disabilities16 in 10026 in 100+10 in 100
English learners12 in 10022 in 100+10 in 100
Foster youth6 of 10——
Homeless7 of 1323 of 64—
Low-income11 in 10019 in 100+8 in 100
All students10 in 10018 in 100+8 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 52% · numerator 297 students classified Prepared · denominator 572 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 31% · AP-pathway numerator 92 · denominator 297 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 297 of 572 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
95%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
31%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
68%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
78%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
2025163125593.793.884.03
2024154116583.813.883.98
202315999573.863.974.04
202214793423.833.984.11
2021150106483.733.833.96
202010369433.803.954.03
201912267343.733.924.03
201813079393.713.913.98
201711077433.763.934.02
201610470413.653.853.94

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025723under 3
Berkeley202490under 3under 3
Berkeley20239443
Berkeley2022883under 3
Berkeley2021685under 3
Davis20251435233
Davis20241335431
Davis20231304427
Davis20221223918
Davis20211223312
Irvine202598115
Irvine202498215
Irvine2023105245
Irvine2022943311
Irvine2021773314
Los Angeles2025803under 3
Los Angeles2024773under 3
Los Angeles2023933under 3
Los Angeles20229364
Los Angeles20216833
Merced20259188under 3
Merced202448436
Merced202335346
Merced202238353
Merced202161576
Riverside202568653
Riverside20243628under 3
Riverside202324177
Riverside20221511under 3
Riverside20213120under 3
San Diego20259117under 3
San Diego202483133
San Diego202391166
San Diego202261134
San Diego202172174
Santa Barbara202551173
Santa Barbara20245316under 3
Santa Barbara2023366under 3
Santa Barbara2022443under 3
Santa Barbara202136143
Santa Cruz202559457
Santa Cruz202456378
Santa Cruz20233522under 3
Santa Cruz20223917under 3
Santa Cruz202147294
Universitywide202516312559
Universitywide202415411658
Universitywide20231599957
Universitywide20221479342
Universitywide202115010648

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

AP course catalog2025–26 · College Board course authorizations
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
3-D Art and Designthis school
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
Drawingthis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Environmental Sciencethis school
Macroeconomicsthis school
Microeconomicsthis school
Music Theorythis school
Physics 1this school
Physics 2this school
Precalculusthis school
Psychologythis school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Statisticsthis school
U.S. Government and Politicsthis school
United States Historythis school
World History: Modernthis school

Authorization ≠ a section running this year — the Ledger records what the school may teach, not seat counts.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count16
AP enrollment (male/female)561
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 499 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections4
Physics sections51
Chemistry sections22
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)2,296

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California5510%
California State University12323%
California community college21240%
In-state private102%
Out-of-state, 4-year173%
Out-of-state, 2-year20%
Not enrolled11922%

538 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 78% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$12,179 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 63,157 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

School-level federal expenditures$619 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,263

Central federal expenditures attributed here$211 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 2,263

District current expense · FY 2024–25$18,202 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 65%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 6%Buildings & maintenance 7%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$701,017,85565.05%65%
Instruction support$115,484,79210.72%11%
Student services$120,268,80011.16%11%
Administration$60,643,4445.63%6%
Buildings & maintenance$80,304,8007.45%7%
Total$1,077,721,374100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $1,077,721,374 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$12,179 per pupil
2020$11,944 per pupil
2019$12,557 per pupil
2018$11,515 per pupil
2017$11,117 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 95624 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 95624 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$125,332
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)34%
ZIP-area population67,630
Median age39.4 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 95624 →

Downloads, embed and methodologyCSV · embed code · sources · corrections

Embed this scorecard

<iframe
  src="https://schoolscope.co/embed/school/monterey-trail-high-5916"
  width="100%" height="210" loading="lazy"
  style="border:0;border-radius:12px"
  title="Monterey Trail High — SchoolScope scorecard">
</iframe>

Free to embed with the credit link. Data updates automatically.

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · AP courses the College Board approved, 2025–26 (approved to teach, not enrollment) · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026