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Monterey Bay Charter

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Monterey Bay Charter ranks 1388 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1388^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 76% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monterey Bay Charter is a public charter elementary and middle school in Pacific Grove, CA, serving 478 students in grades K-8. The school is part of the Monterey Bay Charter District, which is ranked 271 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Monterey Bay Charter consistently outperforms the state average on Smarter Balanced Assessments in both English Language Arts and Mathematics. In 2024-2025, the school had 64.24% of students proficient or better in ELA compared to the state average of 48.81%, and 47.26% proficient or better in Mathematics compared to the state's 37.3%. The school also performs particularly well for certain student subgroups, with its Hispanic students and Special Education students ranking in the top quartile of California elementary schools in their respective categories. Additionally, Monterey Bay Charter's chronic absenteeism rate of 20.4% is lower than the state average, and the school spends significantly more per student ($14,176 in 2023-2024) compared to the state average.

Compared to nearby schools in the Monterey Peninsula Unified District, such as Martin Luther King, Ord Terrace Elementary, and Del Rey Woods Elementary, Monterey Bay Charter outperforms them on academic measures like ELA and Math proficiency. The school also has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced lunch recipients (19.87% in 2023-2024) compared to the nearby schools, which have much higher rates (over 80% in some cases), suggesting it serves a more economically diverse student population.

475

Students ?

27.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

31.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1004 David Ave.
Pacific Grove, CA 93950-5443

(831) 655-4638

District: Monterey Bay Charter District

Racial breakdown:

White:

54.7%

Hispanic:

26.9%

Two or more races:

13.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2019 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (54% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2019

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 28 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,388^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 24%▲ up 18 pts since 2019

From top 42% (2019) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

593^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 21%▲ up 11 pts since 2019

From top 32% (2019) to top 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

261^st of 1,543Monterey Bay Charter 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	74.6	1388 of 5857	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	68.3	1672 of 5869	71.5%	★★★★☆
2023	64.4	1822 of 5859	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.7	1998 of 5883	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.0	527 of 1417	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.5	2404 of 5789	58.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	80.5	1058 of 5597	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	1589 of 5612	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	2004 of 5609	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.6	1950 of 5635	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.2	502 of 1267	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	2392 of 5492	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	1095 of 5107	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	1467 of 5107	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	76.6	895 of 5087	82.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	1042 of 5084	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	1244 of 5460	77.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	1252 of 5517	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	73.0	1068 of 5363	80.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.3	1638 of 5628	70.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.2	1691 of 5643	70.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.4	1615 of 5638	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	1947 of 5663	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.2	472 of 1272	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	2273 of 5510	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	9 of 153	94.1%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	14.9	600 of 669	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	314 of 2847	89.0%	★★★★☆
2024	92.4	158 of 2635	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.3	1033 of 2598	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.8	1275 of 2651	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1648 of 2661	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.5	1788 of 2726	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	2250 of 2834	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	593 of 2761	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	73.8	615 of 2783	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.8	469 of 2781	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	71.1	662 of 2740	75.8%	★★★★☆
2021	69.7	223 of 894	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.7	874 of 2715	67.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	73.0	581 of 2533	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	595 of 2551	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.5	368 of 2531	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	627 of 2509	75.0%	★★★★☆
2021	63.4	232 of 738	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.3	720 of 2380	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	551 of 2395	77.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	1016 of 2542	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.6	529 of 2579	79.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	72.8	575 of 2534	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	70.1	631 of 2552	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	595 of 2538	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	69.1	637 of 2527	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	73.6	170 of 763	77.7%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	685 of 2407	71.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	99.8	8 of 1566	99.5%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.7	613 of 1520	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	631 of 1537	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	658 of 1543	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	848 of 1555	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1012 of 1602	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

Military Connected (2025)94th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile+13 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile~ school

Male (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)10th percentile-59 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)99th percentile+21 vs school

Male (2025)77th percentile~ school

Female (2025)77th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy64%+15 vs state

Mathematics47%+10 vs state

Science47%+14 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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/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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monterey Bay Charter	Public, Charter	K-8	1004 David Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Monterey Bay Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 655-4638	475	17	27.9	31.2%	260 (54.7%)	3 (0.6%)	128 (26.9%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (13.1%)	74.6	1388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		68.3	1672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	284	65.3	29.4	47.0	42.9	65.1	73.5	68.8	75.5	60.0	64.2	42.0	40.9	55.1	60.4	60.0	25.5	47.3	95.8	97.2	97.2
Forest Grove Elementary	Public	K-5	1065 Congress Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6560	324	19	16.7	22.2%	159 (49.1%)	6 (1.9%)	87 (26.9%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (16.0%)	75.8	1343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.8	1343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%		56.7		56.7	50.8	59.6	66.1				58.6	50.8	54.7	57.4				54.2	96.7						$40,061	$38,800	$1,261
Robert Down Elementary	Public	K-5	485 Pine Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6540	422	24	17.9	19.0%	238 (56.4%)	4 (0.9%)	67 (15.9%)	44 (10.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	66 (15.6%)	91.7	564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		92	571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	7	72.2		72.2	77.9	63.2	77.6				73.4	84.3	56.9	72.2				72.0	92.7			95.6			$33,163	$31,978	$1,185
Monte Vista	Public	K-8	100 Toda Vista Dr.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3890	688	29	23.6	45.9%	305 (44.3%)	24 (3.5%)	261 (37.9%)	33 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.3%)	55 (8.0%)	69.2	1637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		63.4	1907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	270	50.6	45.5	48.6	54.7	62.5	51.8	50.9	43.2	61.8	54.0	60.0	64.2	34.1	37.3	25.7	41.8	44.3	98.1		98.1	98.1		98.1	$21,763	$20,268	$1,495
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						$19,072	$17,626	$1,446
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
Carmel River Elementary	Public	K-5	Monte Verde St. and 15th Ave.	Carmel	93923	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-4609	400	19	21.0	14.8%	229 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (18.8%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.0%)	95.6	281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		93.5	472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	191	65.2		65.2	75.3	85.5	78.3				79.6	83.6	88.7	66.7				79.8	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	$47,514	$46,890	$624
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							$23,464	$21,464	$2,000
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							$23,975	$22,146	$1,829
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							$21,264	$18,924	$2,340

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Bay Charter

Is Monterey Bay Charter a good school?

Monterey Bay Charter ranks 1388^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Monterey Bay Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 475 students attended Monterey Bay Charter.

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Bay Charter?

Students at Monterey Bay Charter are 55% White, 27% Hispanic, 13% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

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