Public school · North Monterey County Unified

North Monterey County High

Castroville · 9–12 · 1,250 students (2024–25)

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Scope Score
45 / 100

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

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In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (256 of 283); across California, 89%. Source
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students in the four-year graduation cohort: 283
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
16%
Met standard
36%
Below standard
48%

52% met or exceeded · 257 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaNorth Monterey County Unified
Exceeded16%27%15%
Met36%30%33%
Nearly met22%20%23%
Not met26%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
3%
Met standard
5%
Below standard
92%

8% met or exceeded · 253 tested

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaNorth Monterey County Unified
Exceeded3%14%4%
Met5%16%6%
Nearly met20%21%18%
Not met72%49%72%

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.

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
6.1% of students (81 of 1,322) were suspended at least once in 2024–25, about twice the rate at the average California high school.2024–25
6.1%of students were suspended at least once, 2024–25

Ask: When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?

Source
CDE suspension file, 2024–25
Students
all students enrolled during the year (CDE’s cumulative enrollment): 1,322
Comparison
81 of 1,322. 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 school52%
California57%

Tested: 257 here · 432,651 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school52%
North Monterey County Unified48%

Tested: 257 here · 305 in North Monterey County Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaNorth Monterey County Unified
Exceeded16%27%15%
Met36%30%33%
Nearly met22%20%23%
Not met26%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

How it compares · met or exceeded

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school8%
California30%

Tested: 253 here · 431,903 in California.

Same grades · spring 2025 · 0–100%

This school8%
North Monterey County Unified10%

Tested: 253 here · 301 in North Monterey County Unified. District public schools combined, weighted by students tested · 3 schools.

Explore the results & sources
LevelHereCaliforniaNorth Monterey County Unified
Exceeded3%14%4%
Met5%16%6%
Nearly met20%21%18%
Not met72%49%72%

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.

Progress over time

How have results changed?

English

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201957%258 tested
→
202552%257 tested

This school

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

Math

Met or exceeded · grade 11 · all students tested

201911%257 tested
→
20258%253 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
Math met or exceeded, grade 11
This schoolCalifornia

Breaks in the lines mark years without comparable results.

English went from 57% in 2019 to 52% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Math went from 11% in 2019 to 8% in 2025, with 2024 and 2025 about the same. Each year is a different group of students.

Annual values & tested counts

English · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201957%
258 tested		57%
439,947 tested
202242%
280 tested		55%
427,007 tested
202349%
280 tested		55%
442,128 tested
202452%
286 tested		56%
435,296 tested
202552%
257 tested		57%
432,651 tested
Math · met or exceeded · grade 11
YearThis schoolCalifornia
201911%
257 tested		32%
438,107 tested
20223%
283 tested		27%
424,390 tested
202310%
279 tested		27%
440,912 tested
20248%
284 tested		28%
434,711 tested
20258%
253 tested		30%
431,903 tested

Ask: English is lower than in 2019 here (57% to 52%), 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

90%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 256 of 283 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

46%

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

45%

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

65% enrolled in college within 12 months · 272 high-school completers

  • University of California20 · 7%
  • California State University35 · 13%
  • California community college116 · 43%
  • In-state private2 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year3 · 1%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year2 · 1%
  • Not enrolled94 · 35%

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.

One destination in detail

University of California

UC fall 2025 entry · matched school records · counts, not a school rating

Applied
59
Admitted
50
Enrolled
24

Source: UC admissions by source school. “Masked” gives no numeric bound; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable.

UC years and campus records

UC reports fall first-year applicants, admits and enrollees separately. These records do not establish the school’s effect on admission. “+” is a partial SchoolScope sum across linked codes; missing contributions may be zero. A reported zero remains zero. Never assume zero or a positive hidden value for missing or masked counts.

  • Fall 2025Applied 59 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 24
  • Fall 2024Applied 49 · Admitted 33 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 2023Applied 67 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 2022Applied 41 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2021Applied 50 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 10
  • Fall 2020Applied 42 · Admitted 35 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2019Applied 56 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2018Applied 64 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2017Applied 47 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2016Applied 48 · Admitted 30 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2015Applied 38 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 7
  • Fall 2014Applied 36 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2013Applied 47 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 16
  • Fall 2012Applied 46 · Admitted 28 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 2011Applied 40 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2010Applied 43 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2009Applied 35 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled 9
  • Fall 2008Applied 47 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2007Applied 35 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2006Applied 47 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled 17
  • Fall 2005Applied 58 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2004Applied 47 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 27
  • Fall 2003Applied 63 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 20
  • Fall 2002Applied 66 · Admitted 50 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2001Applied 43 · Admitted 32 · Enrolled 14
  • Fall 2000Applied 47 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 28
  • Fall 1999Applied 52 · Admitted 42 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 1998Applied 29 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 1997Applied 35 · Admitted 31 · Enrolled 21
  • Fall 1996Applied 34 · Admitted 29 · Enrolled 15
  • Fall 1995Applied 20 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled 11
  • Fall 1994Applied 25 · Admitted 23 · Enrolled 12

Campus records · fall 2025

  • BerkeleyApplied 29 · Admitted 5 · Enrolled Masked
  • DavisApplied 39 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled Masked
  • IrvineApplied 25 · Admitted 13 · Enrolled 3
  • Los AngelesApplied 35 · Admitted 4 · Enrolled Masked
  • MercedApplied 22 · Admitted 22 · Enrolled Masked
  • RiversideApplied 19 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled Masked
  • San DiegoApplied 32 · Admitted 16 · Enrolled 6
  • Santa BarbaraApplied 35 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled Masked
  • Santa CruzApplied 32 · Admitted 20 · Enrolled 6

Do not add campus application or admission counts: a student may appear at multiple campuses.

Courses and opportunities

What could my child study here?

AP course authorizations

College Board AP Course Audit Ledger · 2025 - 2026. Authorization does not confirm this term’s schedule, access or enrollment.

Math & Computer Science 2
  • Calculus AB
  • Calculus BC
Sciences 3
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics 1
English 2
  • English Language and Composition
  • English Literature and Composition
History & Social Science 3
  • U.S. Government and Politics
  • United States History
  • World History: Modern
World Languages & Cultures 2
  • Spanish Language and Culture
  • Spanish Literature and Culture

Courses, access and preparation

AP course or exam pathway qualifiers
63 of 131 Prepared students · 48.1%

2024–25

Source and what this counts

CDE CCI, all students · 283 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
16 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.

Dual enrollment (historical)
158 students · offered

2020-21

Source and what this counts

Federal Civil Rights Data Collection historical snapshot, not confirmation of current availability.

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Which courses will run when my child attends, what prerequisites apply, and how do students get support entering advanced or career pathways?

What’s it like

Attendance and discipline

29 in 100students chronically absent, 2024–25
30in 100 at the average North Monterey County Unified school22in 100 at the average California high school

371 of 1,278 students missed 10% or more of school days.

This school29 in 100
at the average North Monterey County Unified school30 in 100
at the average California high school22 in 100
6.1%of students were suspended at least once (81 of 1,322), 2024–25
3.1%at the average North Monterey County Unified school3.2%at the average California high school

Reviews & community voices

Parents’ experience · the school as a workplace

Parent voices

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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

223 English · 220 math tested

English47% / 49%
Math5% / 21%

Hispanic or Latino

240 English · 237 math tested

English50% / 49%
Math7% / 19%

English learners

63 tested per subject

English10% / 8%
Math0% / 6%

Homeless

56 tested per subject

English38% / 36%
Math7% / 13%
All group results, district comparisons and sources
Met or exceeded the standardgrade 11 · spring 2025
Group and subjectHerevs North Monterey County Unifiedvs California
Low-income · 223 tested in English, 220 in math
English47%+542%−249%
Math5%−38%−1621%
Hispanic or Latino · 240 tested in English, 237 in math
English50%+446%+149%
Math7%−29%−1219%
English learners · 63 tested
English10%+19%+28%
Math0%−11%−66%
Homeless · 56 tested
English38%+533%+236%
Math7%−18%−613%

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.

Students with disabilities: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander and military-family students, students of two or more races 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 and Hispanic or Latino students and English learners did worse than the same groups statewide in math.

Read the student-group results as sentences

At North Monterey County High in Castroville, 46.6% 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 High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 4.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (5.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (50.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 42.6 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 223 ELA grade test records.

Who goes here

Students and staff

Student mix

2024–25 · eligible enrollment

Incomplete category detail

1. Hispanic or Latino: 90%2. White: 8%Unallocated share: 2%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino90%
  2. White8%
  3. Asian—
  4. Black or African American—
  5. Filipino—
  6. Two or more races—
  7. American Indian or Alaska Native—
  8. Pacific Islander—
  9. Not reported—
  10. Unallocated share2%
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, 2024–25Here
Hispanic or Latino90%
White8%
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 (84%, 1,056 of 1,250). California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

Teachers62
Average experience9 years
First-year teachers8%
63% of teaching positions with proper credential and placement · 2021–22

CDE SARC report 2024–25. The published rate is 62.92%: 44.7 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 71 total position FTE. This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Questions & evidence

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Schools on the path into this high school

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Historical links and nearby options · confirm your child’s address and current assignment with the district.

  1. ElementaryCastroville ElementaryHistorical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16
  2. MiddleLink not recordedAsk the district about this stage.
  3. High schoolNorth Monterey County HighThis campus · grades 9-12
All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Elementary links

  • Castroville Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    57th percentile · Solid · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Echo Valley Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    13th percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Elkhorn Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    21st percentile · Needs Support · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Prunedale Elementary

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    32nd percentile · Developing · elementary · 2025

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Middle-school links

  • North Monterey County Middle

    Historical majority-area link · NCES SABS 2015–16

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

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.

Getting in

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Location and visiting

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13990 Castroville Boulevard, Castroville 95012

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Questions

Questions to ask

A short list for your school visit.

  1. When a student is suspended, what happens before and after, and who talks with the family?
  2. English is lower than in 2019 here (57% to 52%), while across California it was 57% in both years. How does the school check what’s working in English?
  3. Which courses and career pathways are running this year, and who can enroll?
  4. 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
  • Seaside HighMonterey Peninsula Unified · 1,073 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility29thDeveloping
  • Southwest Senior HighSweetwater Union High · 1,563 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility34thDeveloping
  • William Workman HighHacienda la Puente Unified · 723 enrolled · 84.4% meal eligibility31stDeveloping
  • Vista HighVista Unified · 1,746 enrolled · 84.7% meal eligibility13thNeeds Support
  • Pajaro Valley HighPajaro Valley Unified · 1,293 enrolled · 84.3% meal eligibility21stNeeds Support
  • Vallejo HighVallejo City Unified · 1,146 enrolled · 84.3% meal eligibility2ndNeeds Support
How these schools are matched

CDE meal-eligibility record, 2024–25. Matches use 76.5–92.5% meal eligibility and 625–2,500 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 High a good high school?
North Monterey County High is in the 18th percentile (Needs Support) of California’s regular public and charter high schools. Its Scope Score is 45 of 100: it places the school among them; it isn’t a grade. In 2024–25, 90% of the class graduated in four years (256 of 283); 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 High's CAASPP test scores?
In spring 2025, 52% of students tested in grade 11 met or exceeded the English standard and 8% the math standard; 16% and 3% exceeded it. For the same grades, California's rate was 57% and 30% met or exceeded, 27% and 14% exceeded. 257 students were tested in English and 253 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 High rank in California?
North Monterey County High is in the 18th percentile of 1,500 California comprehensive high schools (Needs Support, 2025). North Monterey County High ranks #1,220 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 High?
CDE chronic absence 2024–25: 29.0% of eligible students missed 10% or more of the days they were expected to attend; 371 chronically absent of 1,278 eligible students. CDE suspension 2024–25: 6.1%; 81 unduplicated suspended students of 1,322 cumulative enrollment. Separately, SchoolScope's adjusted chronic-absence scoring input is 29.1%. SchoolScope's adjusted suspension scoring input is 6.0%. 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 High compare to other schools in Castroville?
North Monterey County High is in the 18th 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 1,250 students. Use the schools in Castroville page or the map view to compare nearby high schools.
What do reported student-group results show at North Monterey County High?
At North Monterey County High in Castroville, 46.6% 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 High’s rate for low-income students exceeds its district average by 4.3 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: low-income students (5.0% met or exceeded the Math standard); Hispanic students (50.0% met or exceeded the ELA standard). The widest gap between a student group’s met-or-exceeded rate and the school-wide rate is 42.6 percentage points: English learners in ELA. Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 223 ELA grade test records. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.
What AP courses are offered at North Monterey County High?
North Monterey County High had own-school AP authorizations for 12 of the 40 subjects in the College Board's 2025–26 AP program: Biology, Calculus AB, Calculus BC, Chemistry, English Language and Composition, English Literature and Composition, Physics 1, Spanish Language and Culture, Spanish Literature and Culture, U.S. Government and Politics, United States History, World History: Modern. The audit records authorization, not whether a section ran that year or how students performed on AP exams. Data source: College Board AP Course Audit, analyzed by SchoolScope.
How many students from North Monterey County High go to UC?
In fall 2025, 24 North Monterey County High graduates enrolled at University of California campuses, universitywide. That figure can't be split into a per-campus sum — students apply to several UC campuses at once, so campus-level counts don't add up to the universitywide total. UC is one destination among many: this says nothing about graduates who chose a CSU, a private college, a community college, or work, and it is a count, not a rate or a ranking. Data source: University of California Office of the President (UC Information Center), fall 2025 admissions cycle.
Source records

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Available score factors, grade-level results, student-group measures, and nearby-school context, with source details.

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North Monterey County High is ranked #1,220 statewide.

Score factorsInspect source values, comparisons and score weights.Weighted composite · 2024–25
Score factors
FactorSchoolStateWeight
Graduation rate90.5%92.9%25%
Exceeded standard9.8%20.3%22%
CCI overall Prepared46.3%51.7%20%
Met or exceeded30.0%43.8%18%
Chronic absenteeism29.1%22.7%5%
Suspension rate6.0%3.3%5%
EL proficiency (ELPAC)11.9%17.8%5%
Graduation rate
↓ vs CA 92.9% · index 54 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Exceeded standard
↓ vs CA 20.3% · index 43 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
CCI overall Prepared
↓ vs CA 51.7% · index 51 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 46 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint
Chronic absenteeism
↓ vs CA 22.7% · index 51 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 1.5pp lower vs 2024
Suspension rate
↓ vs CA 3.3% · index 39 · 50 = CA high-school midpoint · ▼ 2.0pp lower vs 2024
EL proficiency (ELPAC)
↓ vs CA 17.8% · index 43 · 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
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 1125716%36%22%26%52%+4

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

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

Math · 2024–25 results by grade

CDE CAASPP 2025
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 112533%5%20%72%8%−16

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

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 · subjectStudents with scoresMet+
2024 · Grade 11 · ELA28651.8%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math2848.4%
2023 · Grade 11 · ELA28048.9%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math2799.7%
2022 · Grade 11 · ELA28041.8%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math2833.2%
2019 · Grade 11 · ELA25857.0%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math25711.3%

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)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Schoolwide2592%15%70%13%

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 · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged22346.6%+4−2
Hispanic/Latino24050.0%+4+1
English Learners639.5%+1+1
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nearest by distance

SchoolDistScope · percentile · bandEXCMET+Susp
North Monterey County High ←—4518th percentile · Needs Support · statewide · 20259.8%30.0%6.0%
California average—57School average · no percentile20.3%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 holders2.1%

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: 45/100. Earlier scores are shown under the legacy model. The score models differ, so their results do not form one trend.

MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE 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 46.3% · numerator 131 students classified Prepared · denominator 283 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE 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 48.1% · AP-pathway numerator 63 · denominator 131 (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 131 of 283 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 yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
201948/10031#1041California comprehensive high schools · 1,512 schools
202245/10028#1144California comprehensive high schools · 1,599 schools
202347/10032#1100California comprehensive high schools · 1,633 schools
202446/10031#1118California 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 · 30.6% → 2025 · 29.0% · −1.6pp
Suspension rate2024 · 8.2% → 2025 · 6.1% · −2.1pp

ELA and Math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresExcMet+
2025 · ELA25716.3%52.1%
2025 · Math2533.2%7.9%
2024 · ELA28618.9%51.8%
2024 · Math2841.8%8.4%
2023 · ELA28016.4%48.9%
2023 · Math2791.8%9.7%
2022 · ELA28017.1%41.8%
2022 · Math2831.1%3.2%
2019 · ELA25816.3%57.0%
2019 · Math2572.3%11.3%

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
90.5%
AP pathway among Prepared
48.1%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students already Prepared, not course offerings
A-G Completion
45.3%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
65.4%

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.

YearExcMet+AbsentSusp
20199.3%34.1%18.6%6.9%
20229.1%22.5%38.5%5.2%
20239.1%29.3%31.7%4.9%
202410.3%30.1%30.7%8.0%
20259.8%30.0%29.1%6.0%

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
Climate by student groupCompare attendance and discipline records by student group.chronic absenteeism · 2018–19 vs 2024–25 school years
Group2018–192024–25Δ
Female21.0%27.5%+6.5pp
Male15.5%30.3%+14.8pp
Filipino5.9%——
Hispanic/Latino16.8%29.1%+12.3pp
White28.8%26.5%-2.3pp
Students with Disabilities33.8%41.7%+7.9pp
English Learners23.4%31.8%+8.4pp
Homeless21.3%31.9%+10.6pp
Military-Connected22.4%21.6%-0.8pp
Socioeconomically Disadvantaged18.5%29.7%+11.2pp
All Students18.2%29.0%+10.8pp

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

UC admissions, universitywideFollow separately reported UC application, admission and enrollment counts.2014–2025 · summed across CEEB codes at query time
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20255950243.853.924.17
20244933153.864.024.05
20236741213.703.954.05
20224130143.883.994.11
20215034103.854.034.10
20204235143.883.944.11
20195637193.924.104.19
20186441193.723.953.96
20174726173.613.964.01
20164830123.663.884.04
2015381973.593.963.96
20143619113.573.793.91

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 2014.

UC admissions by campusInspect campus records without adding overlapping populations.latest falls on file
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley2025295masked
Berkeley2024354masked
Berkeley202346104
Berkeley202230maskedmasked
Berkeley2021205masked
Davis20253920masked
Davis202438145
Davis202342163
Davis20222912masked
Davis2021246masked
Irvine202525133
Irvine2024204masked
Irvine202326maskedmasked
Irvine2022205masked
Irvine202126maskedmasked
Los Angeles2025354masked
Los Angeles202426maskedmasked
Los Angeles202341maskedmasked
Los Angeles20222633
Los Angeles202124maskedmasked
Merced20252222masked
Merced202455masked
Merced202311103
Merced20221413masked
Merced202199masked
Riverside20251919masked
Riverside202453masked
Riverside202393masked
Riverside202277masked
Riverside202175masked
San Diego202532166
San Diego2024197masked
San Diego202328116
San Diego202217105
San Diego2021207masked
Santa Barbara20253511masked
Santa Barbara2024168masked
Santa Barbara2023309masked
Santa Barbara2022188masked
Santa Barbara2021248masked
Santa Cruz202532206
Santa Cruz202429195
Santa Cruz20234016masked
Santa Cruz202218113
Santa Cruz20212719masked
Universitywide2025595024
Universitywide2024493315
Universitywide2023674121
Universitywide2022413014
Universitywide2021503410

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. Masked means no numeric bound; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. For missing or masked counts, never assume zero or a positive hidden value. 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 catalogCheck course authorizations and distinguish outside providers.2025 - 2026
SubjectAuthorization recorded for
Biologythis school
Calculus ABthis school
Calculus BCthis school
Chemistrythis school
English Language and Compositionthis school
English Literature and Compositionthis school
Physics 1this school
Spanish Language and Culturethis school
Spanish Literature and Culturethis 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 — 2020-21 federal civil-rights snapshotInspect the dated federal advanced-coursework snapshot.dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offeredoffered
AP course count10
AP enrollment204
IB participationnot offered
Dual enrollmentoffered · 158 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections1
Physics sections2
Chemistry sections11
Total enrollment (CRDC)1,256

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
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California207.3%
California State University3512.9%
California community college11642.6%
In-state private20.7%
Out-of-state, 4-year31.1%
Out-of-state, 2-year20.7%
Not enrolled9434.6%

272 completers, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 65% · % 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$194 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,250

Central federal expenditures attributed here$1,788 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 1,250

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 →

12ZIP-area community recordACS 2020–2024 · ZCTA 95012
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American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP Code Tabulation Area 95012
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$80,288
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)8.27%
ZCTA population10,814
Median age28.5 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 · UC fall first-year source records — masked = no numeric bound; + = partial observed count; Universitywide separately reported · AP Course Ledger 2025 - 2026 (November refresh; authorization not enrollment) · CRDC 2020-21 historical snapshot · CDE 12-mo CGR 2023 cohort, National Student Clearinghouse match · Data updated 2026-09-27

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