Juvenile court school · Monterey County Office of Education · Salinas, California

Wellington M. Smith, Jr.

Salinas · 4–12 · 50 students (2024–25)

1420 Natividad Road, 93906montereycoe.org ↗(831) 755-3979

A juvenile court school: students attend by court order, so we publish its results without a rating.

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Common questions

How are students placed here?

Students are enrolled by court order, most for weeks or months. Confirm placement with Monterey County Office of Education. Evidence ↓

How many students reached the top test level here?

In grade 11, spring 2026, no student scored Advanced in English (reading and writing) or math. Every student scored below the standard in English and math. Evidence ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

2 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26 (1 of 64), meaning they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.1% of students (2 of 190) were suspended at least once in 2025–26. Evidence ↓

Academic achievement

How did students here do on state tests?

In grade 11, spring 2026, none of the students tested scored Proficient or Advanced in English; none did in math.

State tests (CAASPP), grade 11, spring 2026

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Source
Source
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026
Students
all students tested in grade 11: 16 in English, 14 in math
Comparison
None shown: students here are placed rather than chosen, so other schools’ students are not a like group.
AdvancedProficientBelow the standard

English

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 16 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Math

Grade 11 · spring 2026 · 14 tested

Advanced
0%
Proficient
0%
Below the standard
100%

0% Proficient or Advanced in grade 11.

Results for each grade, spring 2026English and math · grades 7, 8 and 11 · every level, with tested counts

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English

English, grades 7 and 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 7Grade 8
Proficient or Advancednot on filenot on file
Advancednot on filenot on file
Proficientnot on filenot on file
Developing levelnot on filenot on file
Minimalnot on filenot on file
Testednot on filenot on file
English, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced0%
Advanced0%
Proficient0%
Developing level12%
Minimal88%
Tested16

Math

Math, grade 8: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 8
Proficient or Advancednot on file
Advancednot on file
Proficientnot on file
Developing levelnot on file
Minimalnot on file
Testednot on file
Math, grade 11: share of students tested, spring 2026
MeasureGrade 11
Proficient or Advanced0%
Advanced0%
Proficient0%
Developing level0%
Minimal100%
Tested14

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.

New to these scores? Read CAASPP scores explained: how to read your child’s report →

Have results changed?

There’s no spring 2025 result to compare with spring 2026: fewer than 11 students tested here that year, so CDE withheld it.

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

All four levelsThe state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal, with tested counts
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school0%0%12%88%16
Math, grade 11 · This school0%0%0%100%14

Below the standard combines the state’s Developing and Minimal levels, its two lowest. Data source: California Department of Education, spring 2026.

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

Results since 20175 tested years shown

Chart and table: 2017–2026.

English top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2017202220260%
Math top two levels, grade 11
This school
0%50%100%2017202220260%

The lines break across the COVID years, when state testing was waived or optional.

In grade 11, the share at the state’s top two levels in English went from 7% in 2017 to 0% in 2026, with 2023 and 2026 about the same. In math, it was 0% in every year shown. Each year is a different group of students.

Each year’s results and tested counts

English · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20177%
15 tested
20185%
22 tested
20190%
14 tested
2022—
Withheld by CDE
20230%
17 tested
2024—
Withheld by CDE
2025—
Withheld by CDE
20260%
16 tested
Math · top two levels · grade 11
YearThis school
20170%
12 tested
20180%
22 tested
20190%
12 tested
2022—
Withheld by CDE
20230%
17 tested
2024—
Withheld by CDE
2025—
Withheld by CDE
20260%
14 tested

CDE withholds a year’s results when fewer than 11 students tested, as it did here in 2022, 2024 and 2025.

What you can do

Who can act on Wellington M. Smith, Jr.’s results?

Monterey County Office of Education’s board decides Wellington M. Smith, Jr.’s plan.

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

Students at Wellington M. Smith, Jr. are enrolled by court order, most for weeks or months.

What has the state flagged?

The state is giving Monterey County Office of Education extra help in 2026. It qualified on the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. The 2026 Dashboard flagged results for homeless students on two measures: graduation, and college and career readiness.

Extra help for Monterey County Office of Education: CDE’s assistance status files for the 2025 and 2026 California School Dashboards. Source 

When is the plan set, and how can you take part?

Monterey County Office of Education’s board must adopt its yearly plan (LCAP) by July 1, after at least one public hearing at an earlier meeting.

How to take part

  • Watch the board’s agenda: the hearing is posted at least 72 hours ahead.
  • Send written comments on the actions and spending the plan proposes.
  • Raise questions through the district’s parent advisory committee; the superintendent must answer its comments in writing.
  • Read the midyear report, due by February 28.
  • Read Monterey County Office of Education’s 2025–26 plan (LCAP, PDF) 

Life at school

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

86% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25.

State graduation, readiness, college-going, attendance and suspension records

The four-year rate counts regular high school diplomas only, not a certificate of completion. Ask how many students here finish with each, and what each one leads to.

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

86%

2024–25 · 18 of 21 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

0%

2024–25 · 0 of 21 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

0%

2024–25 · 0 of 18 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

40% enrolled in college within 12 months · 20 students who finished high school

  • University of California0 · 0%
  • California State University0 · 0%
  • California community college8 · 40%
  • In-state private0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year0 · 0%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled12 · 60%

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.

Ask: How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 18 of 21 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 0 of 21 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 · 0 of 18 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.

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

2 in 100 students were chronically absent in 2025–26. That means they missed 10% or more of school days. 1.1% of students were suspended at least once in 2025–26.

Source
Source
CDE chronic absenteeism and suspension files, 2025–26
Students
chronic absence: 1 of 64 students counted for it; suspension: 2 of 190 students enrolled during the year

Chronically absent, 2025–26

2 in 100This school

1 of 64 students were chronically absent, meaning they missed 10% or more of school days.

Suspensions, 2025–26

1.1%

of students were suspended at least once (2 of 190).

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

Ask families and staff yourselfWhat to ask the people at Wellington M. Smith, Jr.

Ask current families how the school keeps them informed, and what happened when their child needed help. Ask staff how long teachers tend to stay.

Questions for your visit ↓

Teach here? Tell us Monterey County Office of Education’s email domain so staff can answer our workplace questions.

Every learner

Who goes here?

Hispanic or Latino students are the largest group here: 97%.

Students, families and teachers

Who are the students?

2025–26 · students counted
1. Hispanic or Latino: 97%Unallocated share: 3%. 100% minus available shares; not a student group.Reported shares2025–26
  1. Hispanic or Latino97%
  2. White—
  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 share3%
A dash means the share isn’t available; it isn’t zero. The unallocated share is what’s left after the shares we have; it isn’t a student group. Source and comparisons: the full student mix below.

Who are the families and teachers?

100%of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 50 of 50.

4teachers, 2024–25

7 yearsaverage experience, 2024–25

0%in their first year, 2024–25

9%of teaching positions with proper credential and placement, 2021–22

Ask: How does the school set learning goals for each student placed here, and how does it share progress with families?

Full student mix, comparisons and sources, 2025–26
Students, 2025–26Here
Hispanic or Latino97%
White—
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, 2025–26. Shares are of the students the file counts for attendance (CDE’s “eligible enrollment”); unavailable categories are shown as a dash.

How the credential rate is counted

CDE SARC report 2024–25, measured 2021–22: 9% of teaching positions, 0.4 properly credentialed teaching-position FTE out of 4.9 total position FTE (FTEs as rounded by the source; the share is CDE’s own). This measures positions, not individual teachers.

Next steps

How are students placed here?

Confirm placement with Monterey County Office of Education.

School website: montereycoe.org ↗Office: (831) 755-3979Administrator: Ernesto Vela

Location and visiting

Get directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
1420 Natividad Road, Salinas 93906

Directory location · Explore nearby schools on the map. Confirm placement with Monterey County Office of Education.

Questions for your visit

  1. How do you help students strengthen their skills while keeping graduation and post-school plans on track?
  2. How does the school help students who don’t go to college plan what comes next?
  3. When a child starts missing school, who calls the family, and how soon?
  4. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  5. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

Office (831) 755-39791420 Natividad Road, directions  (opens Google Maps in a new tab)

Source records

Every figure on this page, with its source, grades, year and count.

CDE assessment recordsCDE CAASPP 2026 · every level, as published · raw grade–subject rows

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

All Grades is an aggregate, not another group of students. Same-year grade groups are not matched children. 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.

CDE CAASPP test year 2026 · all-students reporting group · publisher grade–subject records.
Grade · subjectStudents tested with scoresProficient or AdvancedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalMean scale score
Grade 7 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 8 · ELA · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 11 · ELA · 2026160%0%0%12.5%87.5%2393.3
All Grades · ELA · 2026180%0%0%11.11%88.89%not on file
Grade 8 · Math · 2026not on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on filenot on file
Grade 11 · Math · 2026140%0%0%0%100%2374.2
All Grades · Math · 2026150%0%0%0%100%not on file

CDE CAASPP 2026: 5 individual grade–subject records; 2 records with a positive known tested count.

3 grade–subject counts unavailable; 3 grade–subject attainment rates unavailable.

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 · English180%0%
2026 · Math150%0%
2025 · English10——
2025 · Math10——
2024 · English9——
2024 · Math8——
2023 · English170%0%
2023 · Math170%0%
2022 · English10——
2022 · Math10——
2019 · English160%0%
2019 · Math130%0%
2018 · English290%3%
2018 · Math280%0%
2017 · English170%6%
2017 · Math130%0%

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 7 · English0—
2025 · Grade 11 · English10—
2025 · Grade 7 · Math0—
2025 · Grade 11 · Math10—
2024 · Grade 8 · English0—
2024 · Grade 11 · English9—
2024 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2024 · Grade 11 · Math8—
2023 · Grade 7 · English0—
2023 · Grade 11 · English170%
2023 · Grade 7 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2023 · Grade 11 · Math170%
2022 · Grade 8 · English0—
2022 · Grade 11 · English10—
2022 · Grade 8 · Math0—
2022 · Grade 11 · Math10—
2019 · Grade 6 · English——
2019 · Grade 7 · English——
2019 · Grade 8 · English——
2019 · Grade 11 · English140%
2019 · Grade 7 · Math——
2019 · Grade 8 · Math——
2019 · Grade 11 · Math120%
2018 · Grade 6 · English——
2018 · Grade 7 · English——
2018 · Grade 8 · English——
2018 · Grade 11 · English225%
2018 · Grade 6 · Math——
2018 · Grade 7 · Math——
2018 · Grade 8 · Math——
2018 · Grade 11 · Math220%
2017 · Grade 7 · English——
2017 · Grade 8 · English——
2017 · Grade 11 · English157%
2017 · Grade 7 · Math——
2017 · Grade 8 · Math——
2017 · Grade 11 · Math120%

Current 2025–26 grade results are under Academic achievement, in Results for each grade. “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
Schoolwide5————

CAST is California’s science test, reported apart from English and math.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
Graduation rate
86%
21 students in the adjusted graduation cohort
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
0%
This school may not offer A–G courses
College-going rate
40%
Postsecondary enrollment after high school; a different population from A–G completion

CDE reporting year 2025. Graduation uses an adjusted four-year cohort; A–G completion and college-going use their separately reported populations. These source periods and populations differ from CAASPP 2026. Rates shown here do not form a SchoolScope score or rank.

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 0% · numerator 0 students classified Prepared · denominator 21 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP-pathway numerator 0 · denominator 0 (CCI Prepared students). Share among Prepared students: not calculable, because no student here was classified Prepared. 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.

This CDE-reported school CCI record has its own population and period. It does not recalculate a SchoolScope score, factor, or rank.

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 · 0 in 100 → 2025–26 · 2 in 100 · +2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 1.5% (3 of 204) → 2025–26 · 1.1% (2 of 190) · −0.4 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26
Female0 in 100—
Male1 in 1002 in 100
Black or African American0 in 100—
Hispanic or Latino1 in 1002 in 100
White0 in 100—
Students with disabilities3 in 1000 in 100
English learners0 in 1000 in 100
Foster youth5 in 100—
Low-income1 in 1002 in 100
All students1 in 1002 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentnot offered
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections1
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)34

Shown, never scored. Participation counts use reported male and female categories in both course and enrollment records. A missing value means not reported, never zero.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California00%
California State University00%
California community college840%
In-state private00%
Out-of-state, 4-year00%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled1260%

20 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · % = count ÷ all who finished high school (CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort. Missing values are unavailable or suppressed.

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

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$47,089 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2017–18 (2018) · fall district membership: 1,826 pupils

School-level federal expenditures$9,025 per pupil

CDE ESSA · school-attributed per-pupil record · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 50

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.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 36%Instruction support 30%Student services 11%Administration 19%Buildings & maintenance 4%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$36,638,31535.84%36%
Instruction support$30,319,30029.66%30%
Student services$11,050,67710.81%11%
Administration$19,894,04819.46%19%
Buildings & maintenance$4,304,4694.21%4%
Total$102,219,739100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $102,219,739 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, 2017–⁠2018; latest district record shown: 2018
2018$47,089 per pupil
2017$45,403 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 93906 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 93906 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$97,555
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)18%
ZIP-area population64,199
Median age33.6 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. See all schools in ZIP code 93906 →

Downloads and methodologyCSV · sources · corrections

Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · staffing and finance name their own sources and years beside each figure · Data updated October 15, 2026.

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