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Monterey County Office of Education

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At a glance

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High 2 Alternative 3Grades K-12

901 Blanco Cir.
Salinas, CA 93912-0851·(831) 755-0300·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2010–2018

2018: better than 48.9% of districts

Schools

733

Students

Top rankedSalinas Community1720^th of 2,135 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Salinas Community up 9 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Monterey County Special Education 6.9 students per teacher

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Summary:

The five schools in the Monterey County Office of Education include three alternative schools and two high schools, serving grades from K–12 to 9–12; enrollment ranges from 50 to 274 students. Across the group, the reported all-grades proficiency scores are below California’s in English language arts (ELA), math and science. The clearest overall finding is that Monterey County Home Charter leads the reported scores in all three subjects, but still trails the state in each.

Home Charter is the strongest reported test-score performer: 40% in ELA, 18% in math and 24% in science, compared with state results of 49%, 38% and 36%. Its ELA score is 32 points above the next reported school, Salinas Community; its science score is 10 points above Open Door Charter. At the low end of reported results, Wellington M. Smith Junior has 0% in ELA and math, while Monterey County Special Education has 0% in math and science. Some scores are suppressed, so these are the lowest reported results, not necessarily the lowest overall. Smith also stands out for a 92% graduation rate—4 points above California—and about 2% chronic absenteeism, compared with 18% statewide.

Comparable school averages rose between the two test years, by about 2 points in ELA, 3 in math and 4 in science, narrowing the gaps with the state; individual results varied. Home Charter improved in all three subjects, while Salinas Community’s ELA fell 5 points and science fell 1, even as its math rose 5; Open Door’s science score increased 11 points. Attendance also differs sharply: chronic absenteeism is 58% at Special Education and 56% at Salinas Community, versus 22% at Open Door and 2% at Smith. The schools’ 2024–2025 free/reduced lunch eligible measures range from 62% to 94%, and student–teacher ratios range from 6.9:1 at Special Education to 20.4:1 at Salinas Community. SchoolDigger places Salinas Community at the 19th percentile in 2025–2026, up from the 14th percentile in 2023–2024, after reaching the 20th percentile in between.

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Ranking:

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monterey County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93912	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-0300	274	40	6.9	62.0%	12 (4.4%)	4 (1.5%)	243 (88.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)					0.0								2.9								0.0	87%	0%	$90,224	$87,710	$2,514
Monterey County Home Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93912	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-0331	255	14	18.8	69.0%	43 (16.9%)	1 (0.4%)	201 (78.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)		21.1		25.9	24.1					28.6	26.3	47.5	40.4					33.3	5.3	10.0	17.5			$28,848	$28,556	$292
Wellington M. Smith Junior	Public, Alternative	4-12	1420 Natividad Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-3979	50	4	12.4	94.0%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)												0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0			$50,011	$40,986	$9,025
Salinas Community	Public	7-12	615 Leslie Dr.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-9520	101	5	20.4	88.1%	5 (5.0%)	3 (3.0%)	93 (92.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	16.5	1720^th of 2135 public high schools	19.4%		17.7	1729^th of 2162 public high schools	20.0%	9				5.6	4.2							10.0	8.5							12.5	11.4			$57,013	$47,710	$9,303
Open Door Charter	Public, Charter	9-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 840-8199	53	3	18.0	90.6%	4 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (92.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				14.3	14.3																			$34,806	$34,620	$186

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Open Door Charter District	0 mi	1
Salinas City Elementary	0.62 mi	15	1300^th
Salinas Union High	1.39 mi	12	1043^rd
Spreckels Union Elementary	1.92 mi	2	536^th
Alisal Union	1.96 mi	14	1281^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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