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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)							% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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 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
Carmel River Elementary	0.0mi	Public	K-5	Monte Verde St. and 15th Ave.	Carmel	93922	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%)	93.3	462^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	92.0%		95.6	281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%	181	56.3		56.3	85.7	80.6	73.2				79.6	79.4	81.9	63.4				74.8	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	$47,514	$46,890	$624
Monte Vista	3.5mi	Public	K-8	100 Toda Vista Dr.	Monterey	93942	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%)	65.6	1791^st of 5804 public elementary schools	69.1%		69.2	1637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%	154	47.2	40.8	44.2	37.8	70.1	56.3	54.6	64.1	40.8	53.9	41.9	64.9	42.1	39.8	48.4	31.6	44.5	98.1		98.1	98.1		98.1	$21,763	$20,268	$1,495
La Mesa	3.7mi	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%)	77.1	1262^nd of 5804 public elementary schools	78.3%		76.4	1319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%	57	62.5	29.8	48.7	58.8	56.7	71.9	54.0	75.4	40.4	60.5	58.8	46.3	62.5	46.0	57.4	23.4	50.4	98.3						$19,072	$17,626	$1,446
Monterey Bay Charter	4.4mi	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%)								(n/a)																		95.8	97.2	97.2
Forest Grove Elementary	4.7mi	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%)	73.4	1428^th of 5804 public elementary schools	75.4%		75.8	1343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%	85	49.1		49.1	52.8	58.1	69.8				60.9	57.9	48.4	47.2				50.3	96.7						$40,061	$38,800	$1,261
Bay View Academy	5.2mi	Public, Charter	K-8	222 Casa Verde Way	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%)								(n/a)
Robert Down Elementary	5.2mi	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%)	88.9	706^th of 5804 public elementary schools	87.8%		91.7	564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%	142	60.8		60.8	88.7	69.9	62.8				73.5	87.5	64.0	54.9				68.7	92.7			95.6			$33,163	$31,978	$1,185
Carmel Child Development Center	5.4mi	Public	K	8460 Carmel Valley Rd.	Carmel	93922	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-8047	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Del Rey Woods Elementary	6.1mi	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%)	20.5	4751^st of 5804 public elementary schools	18.1%		29.4	4005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	746	20.9		20.9	34.2	29.3	25.4	25.4			28.0	26.8	29.3	9.0	20.6			20.5							$23,464	$21,464	$2,000
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	6.8mi	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%)	14.6	5248^th of 5804 public elementary schools	9.6%		21	4742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%	506	5.7	34.2	20.6	17.5	14.3	25.7	34.4	51.1	40.5	32.0	30.0	21.4	5.7	15.6	44.9	39.5	27.9							$23,975	$22,146	$1,829

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