Monterey · Monterey County

Schools in Monterey

Monterey’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 50th to the 82nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 3 schools

from 50th to 82nd · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • La Mesa: 82nd percentile, Strong
  • Monte Vista: 65th percentile, Solid
  • Bay View Academy: 50th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
2Solid
1Strong

One dot per school.

Middle and high school pictures

Middle · 3 schools

from 43rd to 58th · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • La Mesa: 58th percentile, Solid
  • Monte Vista: 58th percentile, Solid
  • Bay View Academy: 43rd percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 66th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Monterey High: 66th percentile, Solid
0Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 3 of the 4 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Monterey

4 listed public schools with mapped locations.

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Percentile among California schools at the same level

  • Strong75th+
  • Solid50–74th
  • Developing25–49th
  • Needs Supportbelow 25th
  • Not scored

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Elementary schools

Which elementary schools in Monterey score highest?

La Mesa is highest, at the 82nd percentile.

That’s higher than 82 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Monterey

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. What patterns mean

  • La MesaMonterey Peninsula Unified · Grade-to-grade gains
    82ndStrongScope Score 56
  • Monte VistaMonterey Peninsula Unified
    65thSolidScope Score 43
  • Bay View AcademyMonterey County Office of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    50thSolidScope Score 36
Context

The average Monterey elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.

Middle schools

Which middle schools in Monterey score highest?

La Mesa and Monte Vista are highest, both at the 58th percentile.

That’s higher than 58 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Monterey

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

  • La MesaMonterey Peninsula Unified
    58thSolidScope Score 41
  • Monte VistaMonterey Peninsula Unified
    58thSolidScope Score 41
  • Bay View AcademyMonterey County Office of Education · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    43rdDevelopingScope Score 35
Context

The average Monterey middle school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Monterey stand?

Monterey High is at the 66th percentile.

That’s higher than 66 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Monterey.

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

5 private schools have a Monterey address. They don’t take California’s state tests, so we don’t score them. See them in the private-school directory →

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Common questions

Which public schools in Monterey rank highest?

Elementary: La Mesa, 82nd percentile (Strong). Middle: 2 schools at the 58th percentile (Solid): La Mesa and Monte Vista. High: Monterey High, 66th percentile (Solid). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

Does living in Monterey decide which school my child attends?

No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
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Are the public schools in Monterey good?

Monterey’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 50th to the 82nd percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong and 2 Solid. Monterey’s 3 public middle schools run from the 43rd to the 58th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Solid and 1 Developing. Monterey has one public high school we score, Monterey High, at the 66th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.

How does chronic absence in Monterey compare with California?

The average Monterey elementary school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. The average Monterey middle school had 11 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.

Sources and methodology

This page lists the public schools with a Monterey address, which can belong to more than one school district.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school

Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.

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