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Monterey Peninsula Unified Schools
Monterey Peninsula Unified is a public school district in California, based in Monterey County (Monterey). SchoolGrade grades 18 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Monterey Peninsula Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Monterey Peninsula Unified
16 of 18 schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified carry a SchoolGrade (2 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 4C: 6D: 4F: 2
Best schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B+ La Mesa (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Monte Vista (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- B+ Monterey High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- B- J C Crumpton Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C+ Marina High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- C Ione Olson Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C George C Marshall Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Los Arboles Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Seaside Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Seaside High (High school, meets expectations)
Every school in Monterey Peninsula Unified
High schools (4)
- F Central Coast High, Seaside
- C+ Marina High, Marina
- B+ Monterey High, Monterey
- C- Seaside High, Seaside
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C Los Arboles Middle, Marina
- C- Seaside Middle, Seaside
Elementary and primary schools (6)
- D+ Del Rey Woods Elementary, Seaside
- C George C Marshall Elementary, Seaside
- C Ione Olson Elementary, Marina
- B- J C Crumpton Elementary, Marina
- D+ Marina Vista Elementary, Marina
- D Ord Terrace Elementary, Seaside
Other schools and academies (6)
- D+ Dual Language Academy Of The Monterey Peninsula, Seaside
- B+ La Mesa, Monterey
- F Martin Luther King, Seaside
- B+ Monte Vista, Monterey
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day, Seaside
- Walter Colton, Monterey
Where Monterey Peninsula Unified schools are
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Monterey County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: midsize suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 9,252 students with 470 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,115 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0625530
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Pacific Grove Unified (5 schools, 7 mi)
- Washington Union Elementary (3 schools, 8 mi)
- Salinas City Elementary (15 schools, 10 mi)
- Salinas Union High (12 schools, 11 mi)
- North Monterey County Unified (8 schools, 13 mi)
- Santa Rita Union Elementary (6 schools, 15 mi)
- Alisal Union (12 schools, 16 mi)
- Carmel Unified (7 schools, 21 mi)
Questions about Monterey Peninsula Unified
How many schools are in Monterey Peninsula Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 18 public schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified, across 3 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Monterey Peninsula Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Seaside, Marina, Monterey.
How good are the schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 29.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.9%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Monterey Peninsula Unified?
9,252 students were enrolled in Monterey Peninsula Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 19.7 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Monterey Peninsula Unified?
Monterey Peninsula Unified is in California, based in Monterey County, with its district office in Monterey. Its boundary covers about 65.1 sq mi.