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Monterey County Office of Education schools

California’s school directory lists 4 ranked public schools under Monterey County Office of Education. Its 3 public elementary schools run from the 9th to the 50th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Schools around Monterey County Office of Education

8 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 County Office of Education score highest?

Bay View Academy is highest, at the 50th percentile.

That’s higher than 50 in 100 of the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Monterey County Office of Education

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

  • Bay View AcademyMonterey · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    50thSolidScope Score 36
  • Monterey Bay CharterPacific Grove · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    34thDevelopingScope Score 29
  • Oasis Charter PublicSalinas · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    9thNeeds SupportScope Score 18
Context

The average elementary school in Monterey County Office of Education had 15 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 County Office of Education score highest?

Monterey Bay Charter is highest, at the 74th percentile.

That’s higher than 74 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).

Highest in Monterey County Office of Education

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

  • Monterey Bay CharterPacific Grove · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    74thSolidScope Score 50
  • Bay View AcademyMonterey · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    43rdDevelopingScope Score 35
  • Monterey County Home CharterSalinas · Charter school. Check how it admits students.
    22ndNeeds SupportScope Score 27
Context

The average middle school in Monterey County Office of Education had 18 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 County Office of Education stand?

Monterey County Home Charter is at the 11th percentile.

That’s higher than 11 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 County Office of Education.

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

4 high schools not ranked statewide

Special education centers and court and community schools enroll students differently from a regular school, so we don’t rank them.

  • Monterey County Special EducationSpecial education center: students are placed here by an IEP team, not by address and not by lottery, so we don’t rank it
  • Open Door CharterCounty community school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, so we don’t rank it
  • Salinas CommunityCounty community school: students are placed here by probation, district or voluntary referral, so we don’t rank it
  • Wellington M. Smith, Jr.Juvenile court school: students are enrolled by court order, most for weeks or months, so we don’t rank it

The county office

What does Monterey County Office of Education plan to spend on?

The county office plans $2.2 million across 18 funded actions in 2025–26.

What the county office plans

$2.2 million

planned in its 2025–26 plan for 18 funded actions in 5 goals. These are planned amounts; the county office reports what it spent in a later plan.

The plan in short

Source: the county office’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 106 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.

Where the money goes

Three actions take 46% of the money. The plan itself puts 39% of it toward staff.

  • Foster Youth $536,713
  • Family Resource Center $250,000
  • Specialized School Staff $230,000
  • 15 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help

5 of the plan’s 18 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.

Actions whose titles name catch-up help or English learners
  • Catch-up help $435,000
  • English learners $71,000

Largest of these

  • Individualized Academic Support$200,000
  • Maintain teacher/​(s) for specialized academic interventions$195,000
  • Long-term English Learners$41,000
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth)
For high-need students

It plans $656,000 in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2024–25, it planned $550,000 and estimates it spent $550,000, the same as planned.

The plan’s own titles and amounts
  • Foster Youth · $536,713
  • Family Resource Center · $250,000
  • Specialized School Staff · $230,000
The full plan5 goals, 53 measures and where the money goes

We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($2.2 million).

Where does the money go?

52% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars. Tap a box to open its goal.

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G2
G3
G4
G5

Every goal, in the plan’s order

Goal 1The Monterey County Office of Education will implement targeted interventions and support structures to…$1.1 million52% of action budgets

“The Monterey County Office of Education will implement targeted interventions and support structures to ensure academic achievement of all students” p. 18 ↗

6 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Foster Youth$536,713action 1.1 · p. 67 ↗
  2. Specialized School Staff$230,000action 1.3 · p. 67 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services · of which $200,000 is state funding counted toward those services
  3. Maintain teacher/​(s) for specialized academic interventions$195,000action 1.4 · p. 67 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
  4. Direct Counseling Services$109,000action 1.9 · p. 68 ↗
  5. Long-term English Learners$41,000action 1.6 · p. 67 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

1 more funded action in this goal

  • English Learners · action 1.2 · p. 67 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$30,000

How the plan measures it · 33 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 18 ↗.

Goal 2The Monterey County Office of Education will implement targeted interventions and support structures to…$190,0009% of action budgets

“The Monterey County Office of Education will implement targeted interventions and support structures to ensure the social-emotional well-being of students, engaging programs, and safe school environments” p. 36 ↗

1 funded action

Largest funded actions

  1. Continue to Improve Parent Outreach$190,000action 2.1 · p. 68 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services

How the plan measures it · 8 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 36 ↗.

Goal 3The Monterey County Office of Education will cultivate parental involvement and engagement by fostering…$250,00011% of action budgets

“The Monterey County Office of Education will cultivate parental involvement and engagement by fostering collaborative partnerships between parents, families, educators, and community stakeholders to support student success and well-being” p. 42 ↗

1 funded action

Largest funded actions

  1. Family Resource Center$250,000action 3.1 · p. 68 ↗

How the plan measures it · 5 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 42 ↗.

Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalOver the next three years, all students at Salinas Community School, particularly those who face…$330,00015% of action budgets

“Over the next three years, all students at Salinas Community School, particularly those who face socio-economic challenges and are Hispanic, will see improvements in their graduation rates as well as their readiness for college and careers while also experiencing a decrease in suspension rates” p. 47 ↗

7 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Parent/​Family Outreach$125,000action 4.3 · p. 69 ↗
  2. Individualized Instructional Supports$65,000action 4.1 · p. 68 ↗
  3. Professional Development$40,000action 4.5 · p. 69 ↗
  4. Summer School$40,000action 4.6 · p. 69 ↗
  5. Academic Enrichment$20,000action 4.2 · p. 68 ↗

2 more funded actions in this goal

  • Reduce suspensions by building trusting relationships · action 4.4 · p. 69 ↗$20,000
  • College and Career · action 4.7 · p. 69 ↗$20,000

How the plan measures it · 4 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 47 ↗.

Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalWellington Smith School will, within three years, increase graduation rates for socio-economically…$300,00014% of action budgets

“Wellington Smith School will, within three years, increase graduation rates for socio-economically disadvantaged, homeless, English learners, and Hispanic students by implementing an equity multiplier approach that enhances academic opportunities and provides comprehensive support systems” p. 55 ↗

3 funded actions

Largest funded actions

  1. Individualized Academic Support$200,000action 5.1 · p. 70 ↗
  2. Enrichment Activities$60,000action 5.2 · p. 70 ↗
  3. Professional Development$40,000action 5.3 · p. 70 ↗

How the plan measures it · 3 measures

None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 55 ↗.

All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.

Who goes to the county office’s schools
Who attends

Student mix

2024–25 · October enrollment count, 1,878 students
1. Hispanic or Latino: 63%2. White: 24%3. Two or more races: 6%4. Asian: 2%5. Not reported: 2%6. Black or African American: 1%7. Filipino: 1%8. Pacific Islander: <1%9. American Indian or Alaska Native: <1%Student mix2024–25
  1. Hispanic or Latino63%
  2. White24%
  3. Two or more races6%
  4. Asian2%
  5. Not reported2%
  6. Black or African American1%
  7. Filipino1%
  8. Pacific Islander<1%
  9. American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools.

Free or reduced-price meals

53%

Across California, 63% of students qualify.

2024–25 · 993 of 1,878 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the county office, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.

The county office’s state records

Is the state giving the county office extra help?

The state is giving Monterey County Office of Education extra help in 2026. A student group had the Dashboard’s lowest results (red) on two or more measures three years in a row.

It also qualified the year before.

Which students, on which measures

Homeless students
graduation and college and career readiness

How English learners moved up on the state’s English test

From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 19% of the county office’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (6 of 31 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.

1 school getting state support, 2025–26

Salinas Community (Most intensive support, graduation rate)

This list covers the county office’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.

Sources: District help (CDE) ↗ · English learner progress (CDE) ↗ · School support (CDE) ↗. State results from the 2026 California School Dashboard.

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Common questions

Which public schools in Monterey County Office of Education rank highest?

Elementary: Bay View Academy, 50th percentile (Solid). Middle: Monterey Bay Charter, 74th percentile (Solid). High: Monterey County Home Charter, 11th percentile (Needs Support). 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.

What is in Monterey County Office of Education’s 2025–26 spending plan?

The county office’s 2025–26 spending plan puts $2.2 million into 18 funded actions in 5 goals. Its largest goal holds $1.1 million, 52% of the action budgets. The 2025–26 plan, goal by goal.
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Are the public schools in Monterey County Office of Education good?

Monterey County Office of Education’s 3 public elementary schools run from the 9th to the 50th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Monterey County Office of Education’s 3 public middle schools run from the 22nd to the 74th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Solid, 1 Developing and 1 Needs Support. Monterey County Office of Education has one public high school we score, Monterey County Home Charter, at the 11th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Needs Support. 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 County Office of Education compare with California?

The average elementary school in Monterey County Office of Education had 15 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 middle school in Monterey County Office of Education had 18 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 the state directory lists under Monterey County Office of Education, with its spending and state accountability records.

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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