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North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Q: Is North Monterey County Center for Independent Study a good high school?

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is in the 10th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 41 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 89% of the class graduated in four years (48 of 54); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

Q: What are North Monterey County Center for Independent Study's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 35% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 32% the math standard; 12% and 12% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 34 students were tested in English and 34 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

Q: How does North Monterey County Center for Independent Study rank in California?

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is in the 10th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). North Monterey County Center for Independent Study ranks #1,346 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

Q: What do attendance and suspension records show for North Monterey County Center for Independent Study?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 31.2% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 43 chronically absent of 138 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 0.0%; 0 unduplicated suspended students of 150 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 31.3%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

Q: How does North Monterey County Center for Independent Study compare to other schools in Salinas?

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is in the 10th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 96 students. Use the schools in Salinas page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

Salinas · 7–12 · 96 students (2024–25)

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The dots are California’s 1,500 scored public high schools, placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests. How it’s built ›

Scope Score

41 / 100

Weighted composite · 2025
Not a grade or a test result.

See this school’s score factors ↓

North Monterey County Center for Independent Studyhigher than 10 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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North Monterey County Center for Independent Studyhigher than 10 of the 100 California dots

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North Monterey County Center for Independent Studyhigher than 10 of the 100 California dots

California’s public high schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

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In 2024–25, 89% of the class graduated in four years (48 of 54); across California, 89%. Source

Source: CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students: students in the four-year graduation cohort: 54
Comparison: California: graduates divided by students in the four-year cohort across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

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Academic achievement

Beyond a single score: who exceeds, meets or is still approaching the standard.

Learning

How are students doing in English and math?

Exceeded standardMet standardBelow standard

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 12%
Met standard: 23%
Below standard: 65%

35% met or exceeded · 34 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	North Monterey County Unified
Exceeded	12%	27%	15%
Met	23%	30%	33%
Nearly met	27%	20%	23%
Not met	38%	23%	29%

Below standard combines nearly met and not met. The full track represents all students tested. Share of students tested. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2025. State comparison combines the same grades, weighted by students tested.

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

Exceeded standard: 12%
Met standard: 20%
Below standard: 68%

32% met or exceeded · 34 tested

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	North Monterey County Unified
Exceeded	12%	14%	4%
Met	20%	16%	6%
Nearly met	9%	21%	18%
Not met	59%	49%	72%

What these tests tell you · what to ask

Grade 11 tests are one part of the picture. Graduation, preparation and college destinations answer different questions below.

Ask: How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?

Things worth knowing

Open a finding for the evidence

About 3 in 10 students (43 of 138) missed 10% or more of school days.2024–25

31 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

Ask: When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?

Source: CDE chronic absenteeism file, 2024–25
Students: all students counted for chronic absence (CDE’s eligible enrollment): 138
Comparison: 43 of 138. District and California figures are averages of school rates (2 North Monterey County Unified schools; 1,500 scored California high schools), our calculation.

Comparisons & progress

Put today’s results in context, then follow the longer view.

Same grades, same year

How does this school compare?

English

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school35%

California57%

Tested: 34 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school35%

North Monterey County Unified48%

Tested: 34 here · 305 in North Monterey County Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources

Level	Here	California	North Monterey County Unified
Exceeded	12%	27%	15%
Met	23%	30%	33%
Nearly met	27%	20%	23%
Not met	38%	23%	29%

Math

grade 11Spring 2025

All students tested

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school32%

California30%

Tested: 34 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school32%

North Monterey County Unified10%

Tested: 34 here · 301 in North Monterey County Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

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Level	Here	California	North Monterey County Unified
Exceeded	12%	14%	4%
Met	20%	16%	6%
Nearly met	9%	21%	18%
Not met	59%	49%	72%

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201953%53 tested

→

202535%34 tested

This school

California, same grades57% → 57%2019 → 2025 · 439,947 → 432,651 tested

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

20190%54 tested

→

202532%34 tested

This school

California, same grades32% → 30%2019 → 2025 · 438,107 → 431,903 tested

A comparison of two years, not individual student growth. Each year is a different group of students.

Explore every year, the trend charts & underlying data

English met or exceeded, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202535%57%

Math met or exceeded, grade 11

This schoolCalifornia

0%50%100%20192022202532%30%

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 53% in 2019 to 35% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 0% in 2019 to 32% in 2025. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2019	53% 53 tested	57% 439,947 tested
2022	31% 110 tested	55% 427,007 tested
2023	32% 44 tested	55% 442,128 tested
2024	34% 32 tested	56% 435,296 tested
2025	35% 34 tested	57% 432,651 tested

Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
Year	This school	California
2019	0% 54 tested	32% 438,107 tested
2022	10% 110 tested	27% 424,390 tested
2023	7% 44 tested	27% 440,912 tested
2024	19% 32 tested	28% 434,711 tested
2025	32% 34 tested	30% 431,903 tested

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (53% to 35%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?

Life at school

Explore the available evidence about the school day and opportunities.

After graduation

Do students finish prepared, and where do they go?

Preparation · separate measures and cohorts

Graduated in four years

89%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 48 of 54 students in the four-year cohort

Source and definition

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.

College / career Prepared

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · Students in the CDE College/Career Indicator cohort

Source and definition

California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator overall Prepared. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.

Completed UC/CSU courses

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · High-school graduates completing A–G

Source and definition

California Department of Education, A–G completion records. Course completion is separate from college enrollment.

Destinations · class of 2023

Where graduates went

40% enrolled in college within 12 months · 48 high-school completers

University of California0 · 0%
California State University1 · 2%
California community college16 · 33%
In-state private0 · 0%
Out-of-state, 4-year1 · 2%
Out-of-state, 2-year1 · 2%
Not enrolled29 · 60%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers. A dash is unavailable, not zero. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers: 2 of 4 Prepared students · 50.0%
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI, all students · 54 eligible students. Cohort includes the current four-year graduation cohort and only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Qualifies through two AP exams scored 3+, two AP courses completed with C− or better, or a qualifying combination in different subjects. Share among Prepared students, not all exam takers or course authorizations.
Career pathway: CCI CTE+ qualifiers: 0 students
2024–25
Source and what this counts
CDE CCI: completed a CTE pathway with C− or better in its capstone plus an additional criterion. Not all CTE completers or a list of courses offered. Zero qualifiers does not establish whether CTE is offered.

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What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

31 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25

30in 100 at the average North Monterey County Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

43 of 138 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school31 in 100

at the average North Monterey County Unified school30 in 100

at the average California high school22 in 100

0of 150 students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

3.1%at the average North Monterey County Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Attendance by grade

Chronically absent, 2024–25	Per 100 students	Students
Grades 7–8	39	7 of 18
Grades 9–12	30	36 of 120

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Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

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Every learner

Who attends, and how outcomes differ across student groups.

Kids like mine

How each student group did

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · spring 2025. Compare each group with the same group in the same grades.

HereCaliforniaEach track: 0–100%

Low-income

30 tested per subject

English30% / 49%

Math30% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

31 tested per subject

English35% / 49%

Math32% / 19%

All group results, district comparisons and sources

Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025

Group and subject	Here	vs North Monterey County Unified	vs California
Low-income · 30 tested
English	30%	−1242%	−1949%
Math	30%	+228%	+921%
Hispanic or Latino · 31 tested
English	35%	−1146%	−1449%
Math	32%	+239%	+1319%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in North Monterey County Unified, and across California. None is green: no group that is behind statewide does 10 or more points better here than the same group statewide.

English learners: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, students with disabilities 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.

Low-income students did worse than the same group statewide in English.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At North Monterey County Center for Independent Study in Salinas, 30.0% of low-income students (CDE’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group) met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025 for reported grade 11, compared to 42.3% district-wide for those same grades and 48.7% statewide for those same grades. North Monterey County Center for Independent Study’s rate for low-income students trails its district average by 12.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (30.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (35.5% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 3.2 percentage points: low-income students in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 30 ELA grade test records.

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Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

Hispanic or Latino81%
White18%
Asian—
Black or African American—
Filipino—
Two or more races—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Unallocated share<1%

Dashed remainder = 100% minus available shares, not a separate student group. Missing categories remain unavailable. Shares use eligible enrollment in the CDE chronic-absence file.

Full student mix, comparisons & sources

Eligible enrollment, 2024–25	Here
Hispanic or Latino	81%
White	18%
Asian	—
Black or African American	—
Filipino	—
Two or more races	—
American Indian or Alaska Native	—
Pacific Islander	—
Not reported	—

Data source: California Department of Education chronic-absence file, 2024–25. Shares use eligible enrollment; unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

About 4 in 5 students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25 (83%, 80 of 96). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers4

Average experience19 years

First-year teachers0%

66% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 66.31%: 7.9 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 11.9 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

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Schools on the path into this high school

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ElementaryPrunedale ElementaryNearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
MiddleLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
High schoolNorth Monterey County Center for Independent StudyThis campus · grades 7-12

All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

Prunedale Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
32nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025
Echo Valley Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025
Elkhorn Elementary
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder
21st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

Middle-school links

North Monterey County Middle
Nearby same-district option · distance estimate, not a confirmed feeder

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares its own level and peer class; the stages are not one ranking.

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Location and visiting

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17500 Pesante Road, Salinas 93907

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
English is lower than in 2019 here (53% to 35%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?
Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?

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Schools to explore

Nearby means close to this campus. It does not establish an attendance boundary or a similar student population.

Similar student populations

Same school level, matched by enrollment and eligibility for free or reduced-price meals. This describes two aspects of the student population, not overall school fit.

Similar high schools2025 statewide percentile

Pinnacle Coastal Valley HighSouth Monterey County Joint Union High · 77 enrolled · 85.7% meal eligibility1stNeeds Support
Hanford Online CharterHanford Joint Union High · 137 enrolled · 86.1% meal eligibility5thNeeds Support
Crossroads Alternative Education CenterLos Banos Unified · 183 enrolled · 86.9% meal eligibility4thNeeds Support
Sierra Vista Charter HighTulare Joint Union High · 166 enrolled · 79.5% meal eligibility11thNeeds Support
Ronald Reagan AcademyDinuba Unified · 71 enrolled · 87.3% meal eligibility4thNeeds Support
Goodwill Independent StudyVictor Valley Union High · 187 enrolled · 87.7% meal eligibility1stNeeds Support

How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 75.3–91.3% meal eligibility and 48–192 enrolled students, at the same level and in the comprehensive public-school class. Ordered by population match, not academic results. They may be elsewhere in the state.

Common questions

Is North Monterey County Center for Independent Study a good high school?

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is in the 10th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 41 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 89% of the class graduated in four years (48 of 54); across California, 89%. The Scope Score combines 7 dimensions for high schools: graduation rate, exceeded standard, college/career readiness, met or exceeded the standard, chronic absenteeism, suspension rate, and ELPAC English Learner proficiency. See the current formula and weights. Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.

What are North Monterey County Center for Independent Study's CAASPP test scores?

In spring 2025, 35% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 32% the math standard; 12% and 12% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 34 students were tested in English and 34 in math (CDE CAASPP 2024–25; California's rate combines CDE's statewide grade rows, weighted by students tested, our calculation).

How does North Monterey County Center for Independent Study rank in California?

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is in the 10th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). North Monterey County Center for Independent Study ranks #1,346 by Scope Score in that comparison pool. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.

What do attendance and suspension records show for North Monterey County Center for Independent Study?

CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 31.2% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 43 chronically absent of 138 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 0.0%; 0 unduplicated suspended students of 150 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 31.3%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 1.1%. These are model inputs, not CDE's reported rates. These figures cannot establish safety or everyday experience. How the Scope Score is built.

How does North Monterey County Center for Independent Study compare to other schools in Salinas?

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is in the 10th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same measures side by side: the share of students who met or exceeded the standard, the share who exceeded it, growth, chronic absence and suspensions. The school serves 96 students. Use the schools in Salinas page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.

What do reported student-group results show at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study?

Source records

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North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is ranked #1,346 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25

Score factors
Factor	School	State	Weight
Graduation rate	88.9%	92.9%	25%
Exceeded standard	11.8%	20.3%	22%
CCI overall Prepared	7.4%	51.7%	20%
Met or exceeded	33.8%	43.8%	18%
Chronic absenteeism	31.3%	22.7%	5%
Suspension rate	1.1%	3.3%	5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)	11.1%	17.8%	5%

Graduation rate: ↓ vs CA 92.9% · index 52 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard: ↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 46 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared: ↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 27 on SchoolScope's high-school calibration scale; the state rate above is CDE's statewide student rate, not this school-model index
Met or exceeded: ↓ vs CA 43.8% · index 48 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism: ↓ vs CA 22.7% · index 49 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▲ 1.1pp higher vs 2024
Suspension rate: ↑ vs CA 3.3% · index 61 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.4pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC): ↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 44 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint

Any absence or suspension percentage shown here is a SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring input, not a raw CDE-reported school rate. The State column averages these inputs across scored comprehensive California schools at this level.

By grade & subgroupLook beyond the school average, by grade and student group.CAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students

These 2024–25 results use Standard Met (Level 3) and Standard Exceeded (Level 4); “Met or exceeded” combines both. California's 2025–26 student reports rename those levels Proficient and Advanced. The later results are not included in this 2024–25 record. California's level descriptions.

ELA · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
ELA	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 7	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grade 8	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grade 11	34	12%	24%	26%	38%	35%	−13

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 7 ELA equal-school mean: 47.6%; n=2631 reporting schools

State grade 8 ELA equal-school mean: 46.2%; n=2658 reporting schools

State grade 11 ELA equal-school mean: 48.6%; n=2080 reporting schools

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
Math	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT	MET+	+/CA
Grade 7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grade 8	7	—	—	—	—	—	—
Grade 11	34	12%	21%	9%	59%	32%	+9

California comparison: each reporting school contributes equally; schools with fewer than 15 tested in this grade and subject are excluded.

State grade 7 Math equal-school mean: 33.7%; n=2630 reporting schools

State grade 8 Math equal-school mean: 32.1%; n=2658 reporting schools

State grade 11 Math equal-school mean: 23.7%; n=2074 reporting schools

We show the grade rows CDE publishes for this school. A missing grade or dash can mean the school does not serve that grade, that we hold no valid result for it, or that the tested group was too small to report. It does not mean zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subject	Students with scores	Met+
2024 · Grade 3 · ELA	—	—
2024 · Grade 4 · ELA	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · ELA	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · ELA	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · ELA	7	—
2024 · Grade 8 · ELA	16	18.8%
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA	32	34.4%
2024 · Grade 3 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 5 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 6 · Math	—	—
2024 · Grade 7 · Math	6	—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math	16	18.8%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math	32	18.8%
2023 · Grade 3 · ELA	4	—
2023 · Grade 4 · ELA	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · ELA	5	—
2023 · Grade 6 · ELA	6	—
2023 · Grade 7 · ELA	15	20.0%
2023 · Grade 8 · ELA	14	28.6%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA	44	31.8%
2023 · Grade 3 · Math	4	—
2023 · Grade 4 · Math	—	—
2023 · Grade 5 · Math	5	—
2023 · Grade 6 · Math	6	—
2023 · Grade 7 · Math	14	21.4%
2023 · Grade 8 · Math	14	14.3%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math	44	6.8%
2022 · Grade 3 · ELA	110	—
2022 · Grade 4 · ELA	110	—
2022 · Grade 5 · ELA	110	—
2022 · Grade 6 · ELA	110	18.8%
2022 · Grade 7 · ELA	110	23.1%
2022 · Grade 8 · ELA	110	30.8%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA	110	31.0%
2022 · Grade 3 · Math	110	—
2022 · Grade 4 · Math	110	—
2022 · Grade 5 · Math	110	—
2022 · Grade 6 · Math	110	25.0%
2022 · Grade 7 · Math	110	15.4%
2022 · Grade 8 · Math	110	7.7%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math	110	10.3%
2019 · Grade 5 · ELA	53	—
2019 · Grade 6 · ELA	53	—
2019 · Grade 7 · ELA	53	—
2019 · Grade 8 · ELA	53	—
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA	53	52.8%
2019 · Grade 5 · Math	54	—
2019 · Grade 6 · Math	54	—
2019 · Grade 7 · Math	54	—
2019 · Grade 8 · Math	54	—
2019 · Grade 11 · Math	54	0.0%

Current 2024–25 grade results appear above. These earlier school-level rows are stored CDE records; original historical files still need independent re-verification. “Students with scores” is the rate denominator for that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero or a matched cohort.

Science (CAST)	Tested	EXC	MET	NEAR	NOT
Schoolwide	43	5%	14%	63%	19%

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.

Subgroup · ELA	Tested	MET+	vs district	vs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	30	30.0%	−12	−19
Hispanic/Latino	31	35.5%	−10	−13

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School	Dist	Scope · percentile · band	EXC	MET+	Susp
North Monterey County Center for Independent Study ←	—	4110th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 2025	11.8%	33.8%	1.1%
California average	—	57School average · no percentile	20.3%	43.8%	3.3%

Susp = SchoolScope model-adjusted suspension input, not the raw CDE-reported school rate.

More measuresRead additional measures and dated historical records.context · not all part of the Scope Score

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.

2025 Scope Score · CDE overall Prepared model · CCI 2025: 41/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

Measure	Source record
This school · CCI overall Prepared	CDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (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 7.4% · numerator 4 students classified Prepared · denominator 54 CCI students.
California · CCI overall Prepared	CDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) · overall Prepared rate 51.7% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.

AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · student group ALL (all students) ·AP pathway rate 50.0% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 4 (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 this version's 20% high-school college-readiness score factor. The school rate is 4 of 54 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.

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model

Earlier assessment years · legacy Scope Score model
Assessment year	Scope Score	Percentile	Rank	Comparison group
2019	46/100	24	#1135	California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
2022	45/100	28	#1143	California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
2023	45/100	25	#1210	California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
2024	45/100	28	#1176	California comprehensive high schools · 1,641 schools

These are retrospective calculations using earlier test results and current school levels and comparison classes. Each year's rank and percentile use that year's measured school group. They do not form a trend across different score models.

The legacy high-school model uses 2024–25 graduation records. Its readiness input uses the 2025 AP pathway share among Prepared students when available; otherwise it uses 2024–25 A-G completion. A reported zero remains zero. These inputs do not describe graduation or readiness in the earlier assessment years. The newer 2025 model instead uses CDE's overall Prepared rate.

Historical ELPAC inputs are absent from these calculations. Missing factor weights are redistributed proportionally among available factors. Adjusted climate values are SchoolScope scoring inputs, distinct from the state’s reported rates.

CDE reported all-students (TA) school rates for 2024 and 2025; the change is 2025 minus 2024 in percentage points.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024 · 29.5% → 2025 · 31.2% · +1.7pp
Suspension rate2024 · 1.7% → 2025 · 0.0% · −1.7pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subject	Students with scores	Exc	Met+
2025 · ELA	45	8.9%	31.1%
2025 · Math	47	10.6%	31.9%
2024 · ELA	63	6.3%	25.4%
2024 · Math	62	1.6%	14.5%
2023 · ELA	91	4.4%	26.4%
2023 · Math	90	3.3%	11.1%
2022 · ELA	110	6.4%	22.7%
2022 · Math	110	4.5%	14.6%
2019 · ELA	53	13.2%	43.4%
2019 · Math	54	0.0%	3.7%

Each year names its school year end (2025 = 2024–25). “Students with scores” is the subject-specific rate denominator; ELA and Math counts must not be added. Earlier years are stored SchoolScope CDE records whose original files still need independent re-verification; a dash is unavailable, not zero.

Graduation Rate

88.9%

AP pathway among Prepared

50.0%

2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings

A-G Completion

8.3%

A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility

College-Going Rate

39.6%

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.

Year	Exc	Met+	Absent	Susp
2019	7.0%	26.4%	36.1%	1.6%
2022	5.2%	20.7%	29.5%	1.4%
2023	1.1%	19.3%	8.7%	1.2%
2024	4.7%	26.6%	30.2%	2.5%
2025	11.8%	33.8%	31.3%	1.1%

The Absent and Susp columns are SchoolScope model-adjusted scoring inputs, rather than raw CDE-reported school rates.

NO 2020 OR 2021 RECORDS IN THIS SCHOOLSCOPE SERIES

What we can't show

— Students classified as socioeconomically disadvantaged here trail the state average for their group by 19 points in ELA in grade 11 — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.

Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years

Group	2018–19	2024–25	Δ
Female	36.8%	27.0%	-9.8pp
Male	44.6%	34.2%	-10.4pp
Hispanic/Latino	43.1%	28.6%	-14.5pp
White	34.7%	40.0%	+5.3pp
Students with Disabilities	44.4%	—	—
English Learners	31.3%	29.7%	-1.6pp
Homeless	45.1%	21.1%	-24.0pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged	46.3%	32.5%	-13.8pp
All Students	40.1%	31.2%	-8.9pp

Separate dots mark the reported school years; no line or intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot

Measure	This school
AP offered	not offered
AP course count	not reported
AP enrollment	not reported
IB participation	not offered
Dual enrollment	not offered
Algebra I in grade 8	not reported
Calculus sections	0
Physics sections	0
Chemistry sections	0
Total enrollment (CRDC)	176

Shown, never scored — no entry to any composite. NULL/reserve codes render "not reported," never a fabricated zero. The equity block above this table (§4) is the per-subgroup view of this same collection.

College destinationsRead the completion cohort and its reported college destinations.class of 2023 · CDE 12-mo College-Going Rate

Destination	Completers	% (derived)
University of California	0	0.0%
California State University	1	2.1%
California community college	16	33.3%
In-state private	0	0.0%
Out-of-state, 4-year	1	2.1%
Out-of-state, 2-year	1	2.1%
Not enrolled	29	60.4%

48 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 40% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ 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 in tables 06-07 above.

Funding source detailFollow funding records at their school or district source grain.CDE ESSA school · CDE SACS district · NCES F-33 district; each row labels its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$14,578 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 4,583 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$1 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 96

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,021 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 96

District current expense · FY 2024–25$23,874 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.

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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 59%Instruction support 11%Student services 11%Administration 10%Buildings & maintenance 8%

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.

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NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–2021; latest district record shown: 2021

2021$14,578 per pupil

2020$13,673 per pupil

2019$13,821 per pupil

2018$12,794 per pupil

2017$12,162 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

09ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 93907

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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 93907
Measure	Estimate
Median household income	$104,942
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)	23.38%
ZCTA population	25,146
Median age	37.3 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/ZCTA context does not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score.

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EXC = exceeded standard · MET+ = met or exceeded the standard · Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=1,500 high schools · Vintages: climate subgroups 2019+2025 · district finance per its label · ACS 2024 · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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