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International School of Monterey

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International School of Monterey ranks 3597 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

3597^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of California elementary schools

Summary

The International School of Monterey (ISM) is a K-8 public school of about 440 students in Seaside, operating as its own independent district, and its overall academic performance has been declining in recent years.

ISM has notable strengths, including an excellent record of student attendance and truly exceptional support for its special education students, where it ranks among the top schools in the state. However, its test scores in English and math are below the state average, and when compared to nearby schools like La Mesa and Monte Vista in the Monterey Peninsula Unified district, ISM's academic results are lower despite serving a student population with fewer economic disadvantages. Performance also varies widely by grade, with 7th graders excelling in English while 6th graders struggle significantly in math.

The school operates with significantly less funding per student than most surrounding schools, which may impact resources. While it outperforms its closest neighbors, such as Martin Luther King and Ord Terrace Elementary, the gap is not as wide as the difference in student demographics might suggest, presenting a complex picture of a school with clear successes in specific areas but overall academic performance that lags behind its potential.

439

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,446

Per pupil spending ?

32.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1720 Yosemite St.
Seaside, CA 93955-3914

(831) 583-2165

District: International School of Monterey District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.3%

White:

20.7%

Two or more races:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 53rd percentile in 2019 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2019

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

California avg41%

Elementary school

3,597^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 14 pts since 2019

From top 47% (2019) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,011^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 21 pts since 2019

From top 15% (2019) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

738^th of 1,543International School of Monterey District among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	3597 of 5857	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.8	2937 of 5869	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	2555 of 5859	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.7	2401 of 5883	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	578 of 1417	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.7	2721 of 5789	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	3703 of 5597	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.5	3026 of 5612	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.4	2387 of 5609	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	2719 of 5635	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.4	518 of 1267	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.1	2384 of 5492	56.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	4153 of 5107	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3194 of 5107	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	3067 of 5087	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	2763 of 5084	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	3624 of 4963	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	3725 of 5460	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	3096 of 5517	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	3125 of 5363	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	3279 of 5628	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	2646 of 5643	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	2572 of 5638	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	1965 of 5663	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.3	526 of 1272	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.2	2963 of 5510	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	384 of 2847	86.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1884 of 2598	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.6	1909 of 2651	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1714 of 2661	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1964 of 2726	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.7	2018 of 2834	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.8	1011 of 2761	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.5	946 of 2783	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	1029 of 2781	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.3	1015 of 2740	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.1	268 of 894	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	83.0	414 of 2715	84.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1242 of 2533	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	1075 of 2551	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.0	889 of 2531	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.8	780 of 2509	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	69.8	188 of 738	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.8	291 of 2380	87.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	958 of 2395	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.7	859 of 2388	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.6	1528 of 2374	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.4	1120 of 2359	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	456 of 2213	79.4%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	1404 of 2542	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1613 of 2579	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.9	1715 of 2531	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.4	746 of 2534	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.0	764 of 2552	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.3	1053 of 2538	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	1245 of 2527	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	304 of 763	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.3	478 of 2407	80.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1088 of 1520	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1000 of 1537	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	871 of 1543	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	75.4	348 of 1602	78.3%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)87th percentile+48 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)32nd percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)19th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Male (2025)71st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)51st percentile-12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Mathematics31%-6 vs state

Science28%-5 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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 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 All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
International School of Monterey	Public, Charter	K-8	1720 Yosemite St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	International School of Monterey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2165	439	21	21.3	32.1%	91 (20.7%)	23 (5.2%)	221 (50.3%)	46 (10.5%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	53 (12.1%)	34.9	3597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%		43.8	2937^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.0%	660	26.9	29.2	28.0	40.8	37.7	38.5	39.2	69.2	56.3	46.9	30.6	28.3	32.7	19.6	38.5	39.6	31.5						$16,446	$441	$16,005
Martin Luther King	Public	K-6	1713 Broadway	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3970	548	27	20.1	89.2%	21 (3.8%)	22 (4.0%)	446 (81.4%)	27 (4.9%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	22 (4.0%)	12.8	5436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%		9.8	5693^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	3.0%	257	6.3		6.3	14.3	15.1	23.8	39.0			22.9	11.8	16.3	5.0	13.4			11.7						$20,465	$2,883	$17,582
Ord Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 La Salle Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3922	397	20	19.8	91.2%	17 (4.3%)	7 (1.8%)	345 (86.9%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	17 (4.3%)	25.9	4324^th of 5857 public elementary schools	26.2%		39	3233^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	44.9%	1091	8.3		8.3	36.2	27.5	21.7	42.6			32.7	33.3	15.7	14.9	30.7			24.2	97.2					$21,581	$3,257	$18,324
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	1650 Sonoma Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	410	18	22.7	77.8%	30 (7.3%)	3 (0.7%)	365 (89.0%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	7 (1.7%)	21	4742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%		27.5	4160^th of 5869 public elementary schools	29.1%	582	3.3	25.6	15.9	27.6	5.1	13.8	44.4	52.9	57.1	34.1	30.0	4.9	10.0	32.6	46.3	30.8	26.4						$22,492	$2,439	$20,053
Del Rey Woods Elementary	Public	K-6	1281 Plumas Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3907	390	20	19.1	87.9%	25 (6.4%)	9 (2.3%)	320 (82.1%)	14 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	18 (4.6%)	29.4	4005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		21.5	4720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	715	17.5		17.5	34.5	24.2	21.3	46.3			31.8	40.4	14.9	9.5	43.3			26.8						$20,710	$2,409	$18,301
George C. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7052	516	23	22.2	55.4%	164 (31.8%)	55 (10.7%)	187 (36.2%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	63 (12.2%)	40.9	3156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		44.5	2895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.7%	261	21.2		21.2	36.8	50.7	27.3	49.1			40.9	29.4	46.6	18.2	42.1			34.1						$20,422	$1,777	$18,645
Bay View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	222 Casa Verde Ave.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Bay View Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 717-4630	477	21	22.7	43.4%	109 (22.9%)	11 (2.3%)	263 (55.1%)	31 (6.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	60 (12.6%)	51.3	2536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		50.2	2540^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	4	48.0	38.0	43.0	44.2	25.9	62.0	56.5	38.2	52.0	45.9	38.5	20.8	38.0	41.3	14.6	38.0	31.4						$16,818	$723	$16,095
La Mesa	Public	K-8	1 La Mesa Way	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 649-1872	689	29	23.4	45.3%	306 (44.4%)	26 (3.8%)	200 (29.0%)	74 (10.7%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.0%)	72 (10.4%)	76.4	1319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		80.2	1143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	176	47.5	37.9	42.7	54.6	58.2	66.1	57.1	55.0	48.3	56.6	56.1	64.2	49.2	52.4	31.7	44.8	50.1	98.3					$19,901	$2,015	$17,886
J. C. Crumpton Elementary	Public	K-6	460 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3520	562	26	21.4	59.6%	90 (16.0%)	28 (5.0%)	303 (53.9%)	64 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (12.3%)	52	2495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.9	2404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	91	42.9		42.9	43.4	37.4	57.7	46.9			46.2	44.7	31.3	36.4	39.1			37.7	94.2	95.2	95.2	96.2	95.2	$21,189	$2,399	$18,790
Marina Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3580	466	21	21.7	83.5%	40 (8.6%)	14 (3.0%)	339 (72.7%)	48 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	24.2	4478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.7	4898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	420	27.3		27.3	23.5	24.2	37.9	35.0			30.0	21.0	28.8	18.2	20.0			21.8						$19,887	$2,471	$17,416

Frequently Asked Questions about International School of Monterey

What is the racial makeup of International School of Monterey?

Students at International School of Monterey are 50% Hispanic, 21% White, 12% Two or more races, 10% Asian, 5% African American.

What district is International School of Monterey in?

International School of Monterey District

Is International School of Monterey a good school?

International School of Monterey ranks 3597^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend International School of Monterey?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended International School of Monterey.

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