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Pacific Grove Unified Schools
Pacific Grove Unified is a public school district in California, based in Monterey County (Pacific Grove). SchoolGrade grades 5 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Pacific Grove 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 Pacific Grove Unified
4 of 5 schools in Pacific Grove Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
A: 4
Best schools in Pacific Grove 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.
- A+ Robert Down Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- A+ Pacific Grove High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- A Pacific Grove Middle (Middle school, exceeds expectations)
- A- Forest Grove Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Pacific Grove Unified
High schools (2)
- Community High Continuation, Pacific Grove
- A+ Pacific Grove High, Pacific Grove
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- A Pacific Grove Middle, Pacific Grove
Elementary and primary schools (2)
- A- Forest Grove Elementary, Pacific Grove
- A+ Robert Down Elementary, Pacific Grove
Where Pacific Grove Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Pacific Grove (5)
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: 1,727 students with 105 full-time-equivalent teachers and 240 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0629370
- 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
- Monterey Peninsula Unified (18 schools, 7 mi)
- Washington Union Elementary (3 schools, 14 mi)
- Salinas City Elementary (15 schools, 17 mi)
- North Monterey County Unified (8 schools, 17 mi)
- Salinas Union High (12 schools, 18 mi)
- Santa Rita Union Elementary (6 schools, 21 mi)
- Alisal Union (12 schools, 23 mi)
- Pajaro Valley Unified (33 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Pacific Grove Unified
How many schools are in Pacific Grove Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 5 public schools in Pacific Grove Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Pacific Grove Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pacific Grove.
How good are the schools in Pacific Grove Unified?
Across the 4 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is A, with 65.5% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 57.8%. 75% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Pacific Grove Unified?
1,727 students were enrolled in Pacific Grove Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 16.4 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Pacific Grove Unified?
Pacific Grove Unified is in California, based in Monterey County, with its district office in Pacific Grove. Its boundary covers about 5.3 sq mi.