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Bay View Academy

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Bay View Academy ranks 2536 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Charter Grades K-8

2536^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

Bay View Academy is a K-8 school serving 477 students in Monterey, part of the Bay View Academy District, and it stands out in the area for its strong science program and manageable class sizes.

Academically, the school shows a real strength in science, where student scores are well above the state average, though math and English scores are closer to or slightly below average. Performance varies significantly by grade, with fifth graders excelling but seventh graders facing particular challenges in math. Compared to nearby schools, Bay View sits in the middle of the pack: it outperforms several schools in the Monterey Peninsula Unified district like Ord Terrace Elementary and Martin Luther King, but trails higher-performing schools in more affluent districts such as Robert Down Elementary in Pacific Grove Unified.

The school serves a socioeconomically diverse community and does a good job with student attendance, which is better than the state average. It achieves its results with per-student spending that is lower than many traditional public schools in the area. For parents, Bay View represents a solid, mid-tier option with a notable science focus and efficient operations, though the uneven performance across grades, especially in middle school math, is an area the school is likely working to improve.

477

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

43.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

222 Casa Verde Ave.
Monterey, CA 93940-3753

(831) 717-4630

District: Bay View Academy District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

55.1%

White:

22.9%

Two or more races:

12.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2019 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2019

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

California avg41%

Elementary school

2,536^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 6 pts since 2019

From top 49% (2019) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,122^nd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 19 pts since 2019

From top 22% (2019) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

589^th of 1,543Bay View Academy 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	51.3	2536 of 5857	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.2	2540 of 5869	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.2	2522 of 5859	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.6	3329 of 5883	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	754 of 1417	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.8	2830 of 5789	51.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	1634 of 3162	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.3	1789 of 3245	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.4	122 of 602	79.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	2270 of 5597	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.2	2504 of 5612	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	2228 of 5609	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.8	3003 of 5635	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	37.7	729 of 1267	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	2707 of 5492	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	2123 of 5107	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	1926 of 5107	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	2241 of 5087	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	3311 of 5084	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	2745 of 4963	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	2761 of 5460	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.7	2938 of 5517	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	2220 of 5363	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.7	4447 of 5264	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.8	527 of 1110	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	3462 of 5173	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	2648 of 5628	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	2399 of 5643	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	2639 of 5638	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	3465 of 5663	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.6	609 of 1272	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.1	2723 of 5510	50.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	46.6	276 of 445	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	2283 of 2598	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.9	1658 of 2651	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.6	1244 of 2661	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.2	1868 of 2726	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	2106 of 2834	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.3	1122 of 2761	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	1013 of 2783	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	810 of 2781	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	48.9	1209 of 2740	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.4	289 of 894	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.2	594 of 2715	78.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	886 of 2533	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	888 of 2551	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	695 of 2531	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	46.6	1152 of 2509	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.8	257 of 738	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.5	282 of 2380	88.2%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.8	969 of 2395	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	969 of 2388	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	573 of 2374	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	57.2	800 of 2359	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.8	458 of 2213	79.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	964 of 2542	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	772 of 2579	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	45.6	1156 of 2531	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.4	1724 of 2458	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	71.1	142 of 721	80.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1162 of 2534	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	1071 of 2552	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	892 of 2538	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.5	1045 of 2527	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.9	216 of 763	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	60.3	798 of 2407	66.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	22.5	528 of 677	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.6	149 of 554	73.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.1	709 of 1520	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	642 of 1537	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.5	586 of 1543	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.1	997 of 1555	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	849 of 1602	47.0%	★★☆☆☆

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

Female (2025)59th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)49th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)48th percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)38th percentile-13 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-45 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2023)22nd percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

Mathematics31%-6 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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
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
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
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
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				$23,744	$20,916	$2,828
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Bay View Academy

How many students attend Bay View Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 477 students attended Bay View Academy.

What district is Bay View Academy in?

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Is Bay View Academy a good school?

Bay View Academy ranks 2536^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Bay View Academy?

Students at Bay View Academy are 55% Hispanic, 23% White, 13% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 2% African American.

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