Seaside · Monterey County

Schools in Seaside

In Seaside, 2 of 3 public middle schools sit at or above the 50th percentile among California middle schools we score; 1 of 6 public elementary schools does (spring 2026 tests).

Elementary · 6 schools

from 7th to 67th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • George C. Marshall Elementary: 67th percentile, Solid
  • Del Rey Woods Elementary: 28th percentile, Developing
  • Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula: 24th percentile, Needs Support
  • Ord Terrace Elementary: 22nd percentile, Needs Support
  • International School of Monterey: 21st percentile, Needs Support
  • Martin Luther King: 7th percentile, Needs Support
4Needs Support
1Developing
1Solid
0Strong

Middle · 3 schools

from 31st to 52nd · among 2,529 California middle schools we score · spring 2026 tests

  • Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula: 52nd percentile, Solid
  • International School of Monterey: 50th percentile, Solid
  • Seaside Middle: 31st percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
2Solid
0Strong

High · 1 school

at 29th · among 1,498 California high schools we score · spring 2025 tests

  • Seaside High: 29th percentile, Developing
0Needs Support
1Developing
0Solid
0Strong

One dot per school. Each stage is placed only among California schools at its own level. 2 of the 8 ranked schools teach two levels, so they appear in more than one picture.

Schools around Seaside

11 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 Seaside score highest?

George C. Marshall Elementary is highest, at the 67th percentile.

That’s higher than 67 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Seaside

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

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Context

The average Seaside elementary school had 12 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 Seaside score highest?

Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula is highest, at the 52nd percentile.

That’s higher than 52 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Seaside

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

Context

The average Seaside middle school had 10 in 100 students chronically absent in 2025–26; the average California middle school we score had 18 in 100.

1 middle school not ranked statewide

High schools

Where does the high school we score in Seaside stand?

Seaside High is at the 29th percentile.

That’s higher than 29 in 100 of the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). It’s the only public high school we score in Seaside.

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

2 high schools not ranked statewide

Continuation schools and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so each is compared only with its own kind or not ranked.

3 private schools have a Seaside 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 Seaside rank highest?

Elementary: George C. Marshall Elementary, 67th percentile (Solid). Middle: Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula, 52nd percentile (Solid). High: Seaside High, 29th percentile (Developing). 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 Seaside 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 Seaside good?

Seaside’s 6 public elementary schools run from the 7th to the 67th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 4 Needs Support. Seaside’s 3 public middle schools run from the 31st to the 52nd percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Solid and 1 Developing. Seaside has one public high school we score, Seaside High, at the 29th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. 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 Seaside compare with California?

The average Seaside elementary school had 12 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 Seaside middle school had 10 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 Seaside 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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