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Monterey Trail High

Q: Is Monterey Trail High a good school?

Monterey Trail High ranks 847 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 61% of California high schools

Summary

Monterey Trail High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,263 students within the Elk Grove Unified School District, representing a community with a significant and growing population of economically disadvantaged families.

Academically, the school presents a mixed picture: it excels in graduating students, with a rate of 94.8% that surpasses both district and state averages, and maintains a notably low rate of chronic absenteeism, especially when compared to schools with similar demographics like Valley High and Florin High. However, proficiency in mathematics is a major challenge, lagging well behind the state average and significantly lower than higher-performing schools in the area such as Pleasant Grove High and Cosumnes Oaks High.

The school's ability to achieve high graduation rates despite academic struggles suggests strong systems for student support and engagement. While its statewide ranking has fluctuated, recent data shows positive momentum. Compared to other schools in the district, Monterey Trail effectively supports its students through to completion, though targeted improvement in mathematics instruction remains its most pressing academic need.

2,263

Students ?

21.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,626

Per pupil spending ?

67.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

8661 Power Inn Rd.
Elk Grove, CA 95624-3467

(916) 688-0050

District: Elk Grove Unified

Feeder schools for Monterey Trail High:

Elementary:	Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary
	Raymond Case Elementary
	Roy Herburger Elementary
Middle:	Edward Harris Junior Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

43.8%

Hispanic:

22.7%

African American:

15.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 71st percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓95% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg46%

California avg41%

847^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13High Schools in the Elk Grove Unified

562^nd of 1,543Elk Grove Unified 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	847 of 2162	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	1006 of 2159	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.9	826 of 2170	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	816 of 2123	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.0	301 of 1290	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	67.1	600 of 2133	71.9%	★★★★☆
2018	64.6	713 of 2017	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	70.4	592 of 2021	70.7%	★★★★☆
2016	68.1	614 of 2039	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	68.5	578 of 1994	71.0%	★★★★☆
2013	56.6	616 of 2426	74.6%	★★★★☆
2012	56.3	642 of 2354	72.7%	★★★★☆
2011	58.6	565 of 2367	76.1%	★★★★☆
2010	54.4	636 of 2281	72.1%	★★★★☆
2009	50.5	735 of 2238	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	50.3	672 of 2117	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.2	870 of 2063	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.1	178 of 1968	91.0%	★★★★★
2005	74.6	170 of 1901	91.1%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	262 of 523	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	289 of 517	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.1	381 of 521	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.4	269 of 522	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.1	276 of 592	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.1	324 of 582	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	461 of 585	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	497 of 573	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	473 of 591	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	482 of 581	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.5	442 of 582	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.5	457 of 581	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.8	595 of 1161	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.6	201 of 555	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.4	491 of 1117	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.7	755 of 1052	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.8	694 of 1085	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.6	305 of 1064	71.3%	★★★★☆
2022	32.0	768 of 1044	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	91.5	28 of 467	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	65.5	143 of 941	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	72.6	138 of 938	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.2	807 of 1906	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.7	970 of 1915	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.8	760 of 1915	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.1	792 of 1858	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	71.0	276 of 1054	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	62.2	601 of 1833	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.9	725 of 1760	58.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	937 of 1900	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1145 of 1902	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	963 of 1917	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	997 of 1861	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.2	895 of 1814	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	699 of 1742	59.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	298 of 410	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	542 of 2013	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	54.2	859 of 2026	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	603 of 2030	70.3%	★★★★☆
2022	68.6	464 of 1943	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	87.9	108 of 1126	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	72.5	425 of 1937	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	67.9	573 of 1862	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	772 of 1942	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.7	929 of 1948	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.2	775 of 1963	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.8	750 of 1916	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.3	280 of 1122	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	65.1	573 of 1880	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.1	647 of 1834	64.7%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	412 of 577	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	520 of 574	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	449 of 541	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	462 of 515	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	307 of 422	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	301 of 366	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Pacific Islander

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	3 of 15	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	22.3	15 of 16	6.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	68.9	4 of 19	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	76.4	2 of 14	85.7%	★★★★★
2019	70.4	4 of 21	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	58.0	9 of 20	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	801 of 1252	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.3	1016 of 1216	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.4	582 of 1197	51.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.2	944 of 1155	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	954 of 1173	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.1	820 of 1193	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.6	920 of 1204	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	59.6	487 of 1222	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.7	853 of 1173	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Pacific Islander (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)73rd percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile-10 vs school

African American (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

Disabled (2022)49th percentile-13 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-25 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)29th percentile-32 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile-34 vs school

Asian (2025)21st percentile-40 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy53%+4 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-8 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)		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 (2025)	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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monterey Trail High	Public	9-12	8661 Power Inn Rd.	Elk Grove	95624	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 688-0050	2,263	104	21.7	67.8%	130 (5.7%)	352 (15.6%)	513 (22.7%)	992 (43.8%)	13 (0.6%)	82 (3.6%)	181 (8.0%)	59.1	847^th of 2162 public high schools	60.8%		49.6	1006^th of 2159 public high schools	53.4%	159	32.2	13.0	31.3	52.8	52.8	29.3	29.3	$21,626	$20,796	$830
Calvine High	Public	9-12	8333 Vintage Park Dr.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-7502	137	11	13.0	81.8%	17 (12.4%)	30 (21.9%)	51 (37.2%)	20 (14.6%)	2 (1.5%)	3 (2.2%)	14 (10.2%)	9.4	2045^th of 2162 public high schools	5.4%		11.5	1972^nd of 2159 public high schools	8.7%	73	2.8	0.0	2.3	11.1	11.1	0.0	0.0	$41,722	$40,804	$918
Florin High	Public	9-12	7956 Cottonwood Ln.	Sacramento	95828	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-8600	1,679	92	18.2	79.6%	83 (4.9%)	174 (10.4%)	641 (38.2%)	643 (38.3%)	14 (0.8%)	55 (3.3%)	69 (4.1%)	31	1472^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.9%		34.3	1387^th of 2159 public high schools	35.8%	85	12.5		12.5	41.0	41.0	14.3	14.3	$25,731	$24,620	$1,111
Valley High	Public	9-12	6300 Ehrhardt Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 689-6500	1,622	83	19.6	78.5%	71 (4.4%)	183 (11.3%)	739 (45.6%)	504 (31.1%)	4 (0.2%)	47 (2.9%)	74 (4.6%)	47.7	1079^th of 2162 public high schools	50.1%		36.6	1326^th of 2159 public high schools	38.6%	247	21.8	4.6	20.8	53.0	53.0	23.3	23.3	$24,622	$23,518	$1,104
Laguna Creek High	Public	9-12	9050 Vicino Dr.	Elk Grove	95758	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-1339	2,142	100	21.4	51.9%	337 (15.7%)	289 (13.5%)	614 (28.7%)	612 (28.6%)	12 (0.6%)	30 (1.4%)	248 (11.6%)	58.9	852^nd of 2162 public high schools	60.6%		65.5	641^st of 2159 public high schools	70.3%	211	31.9		31.9	56.4	56.4	25.8	25.8	$21,831	$21,438	$393
Nathaniel S. Colley Senior High	Public	7-12	8182 Gerber Rd.	Sacramento	95826	Sacramento County	Sacramento County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 228-2329	111	3	33.1	70.3%	15 (13.5%)	15 (13.5%)	60 (54.1%)	7 (6.3%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	11 (9.9%)								(n/a)		2.6	2.4		6.7		7.1	$24,914	$19,114	$5,800
Rio Cazadero High	Public	9-12	7825 Grandstaff Dr.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 422-3058	120	10	12.6	80.0%	3 (2.5%)	37 (30.8%)	53 (44.2%)	13 (10.8%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (5.8%)	7 (5.8%)	16.7	1750^th of 2162 public high schools	19.1%		10.9	2012^th of 2159 public high schools	6.8%	262	0.0	13.0	5.2	13.6	13.6	8.9	8.9	$47,801	$46,686	$1,115
Sheldon High	Public	9-12	8333 Kingsbridge Dr.	Sacramento	95829	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 681-7500	2,368	106	22.2	61.5%	235 (9.9%)	260 (11.0%)	601 (25.4%)	1,005 (42.4%)	18 (0.8%)	39 (1.6%)	210 (8.9%)	72.9	538^th of 2162 public high schools	75.1%		70.9	554^th of 2159 public high schools	74.3%	16	43.8		43.8	65.4	65.4	29.8	29.8	$21,062	$20,432	$630
William Daylor High	Public, Virtual	9-12	6131 Orange Ave.	Sacramento	95823	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(916) 427-5428	139	9	15.3	96.4%	9 (6.5%)	26 (18.7%)	71 (51.1%)	14 (10.1%)	3 (2.2%)	10 (7.2%)	6 (4.3%)	13.7	1847^th of 2162 public high schools	14.6%		12	1952^nd of 2159 public high schools	9.6%	105	5.6	0.0	4.0	12.9	12.9	8.2	8.2	$46,478	$45,904	$574
Cosumnes Oaks High	Public	9-12	8350 Lotz Pkwy.	Elk Grove	95757	Sacramento County	Elk Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(916) 683-7670	2,109	98	21.4	38.9%	289 (13.7%)	246 (11.7%)	420 (19.9%)	909 (43.1%)	7 (0.3%)	15 (0.7%)	223 (10.6%)	78.4	442^nd of 2162 public high schools	79.6%		86	307^th of 2159 public high schools	85.8%	135	41.3	21.4	40.7	65.8	65.8	42.5	42.5	$21,168	$20,828	$340

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey Trail High

What district is Monterey Trail High in?

Elk Grove Unified

What is the racial makeup of Monterey Trail High?

Students at Monterey Trail High are 44% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 16% African American, 8% Two or more races, 6% White, 4% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Monterey Trail High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,263 students attended Monterey Trail High.

Is Monterey Trail High a good school?

Monterey Trail High ranks 847^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Monterey Trail High?

Monterey Trail High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Barbara Comstock Morse Elementary
Elementary : Raymond Case Elementary
Elementary : Roy Herburger Elementary
Middle : Edward Harris Junior Middle

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