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King City High

Q: Is King City High a good school?

King City High ranks 907 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

907^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 58% of California high schools

Summary

King City High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,200 students in King City, CA, and stands out as a strong performer within the broader South Monterey County Joint Union High district, which ranks in the lower third of the state.

The school excels in several key areas: it boasts a high 94.9% graduation rate and a low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.1%, both of which are significantly better than district and state averages. It also shows particular strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency far exceeds that of nearby schools like Greenfield High and Soledad High. Most impressively, King City High has made dramatic recent improvements in supporting vulnerable student groups, such as those in special education and students experiencing homelessness, with their performance rankings jumping dramatically over the past few years.

While math proficiency is an area for growth, the school achieves these solid outcomes with moderate per-student spending compared to other local schools. It consistently earns a 3-star rating, demonstrating stability and resilience, and significantly outperforms other schools in its own district as well as alternative schools in the area like Pinnacle Coastal Valley High and Portola-Butler Continuation High, which serve students with different needs.

1,199

Students ?

22.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,158

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

720 Broadway St.
King City, CA 93930-3311

(831) 385-5461

District: South Monterey County Joint Union High

Feeder schools for King City High:

Elementary:	Bitterwater-Tully Elementary
	Bradley Elementary
	Del Rey Elementary
	King City Arts Magnet
	More...
	San Antonio Elementary
	San Ardo Elementary
	San Lucas Elementary
	Santa Lucia Elementary
Middle:	Chalone Peaks Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.7%

White:

7.1%

Asian:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 47th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in South Monterey County Joint Union High

Worth a look

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

!Mathematics scores 18 pts below the California average

!Large classes — about 22 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg30%

California avg41%

907^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 42%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to top 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High Schools in the South Monterey County Joint Union High

1087^th of 1,543South Monterey County Joint Union High 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	56.0	907 of 2162	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.3	944 of 2159	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	1067 of 2170	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.1	971 of 2123	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	42.7	719 of 1290	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.1	1004 of 2133	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	845 of 2017	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.3	854 of 2021	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.5	982 of 2039	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	46.3	1051 of 1994	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.6	995 of 2426	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	59.6	550 of 2354	76.6%	★★★★☆
2011	64.4	412 of 2367	82.6%	★★★★☆
2010	48.5	807 of 2281	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	40.7	990 of 2238	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	40.7	898 of 2117	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	40.1	873 of 2063	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.7	960 of 1968	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	46.4	658 of 1901	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.6	494 of 1653	70.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	38.3	604 of 1161	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.7	344 of 555	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.9	339 of 1117	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.7	908 of 1052	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.7	671 of 1085	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	663 of 1064	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	67.3	126 of 1044	87.9%	★★★★☆
2021	37.6	268 of 467	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	617 of 941	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.2	252 of 938	73.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	888 of 1906	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.3	884 of 1915	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.1	1174 of 1915	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1081 of 1858	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.0	655 of 1054	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	959 of 1833	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	59.1	739 of 1760	58.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	644 of 1900	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.1	702 of 1902	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.3	913 of 1917	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.2	696 of 1861	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.2	726 of 1814	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.5	700 of 1742	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	85.1	37 of 410	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	64.0	97 of 328	70.4%	★★★★☆
2023	18.8	253 of 299	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.8	745 of 2013	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	838 of 2026	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	957 of 2030	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	837 of 1943	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.5	629 of 1126	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.7	887 of 1937	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.3	803 of 1862	56.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.4	801 of 1942	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.1	885 of 1948	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	802 of 1963	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.1	771 of 1916	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	625 of 1122	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.9	913 of 1880	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	886 of 1834	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	79 of 85	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	78 of 85	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	42.3	43 of 74	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	386 of 1252	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.8	659 of 1216	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.2	724 of 1197	39.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.5	466 of 1155	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	497 of 1173	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.8	388 of 1193	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	699 of 1204	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.6	713 of 1222	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	83.0	174 of 1173	85.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)91st percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school

White (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)48th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile-18 vs school

Migrant (2025)7th percentile-51 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy66%+17 vs state

Science27%-5 vs state

Mathematics20%-18 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 10th Grade	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
King City High	Public	9-12	720 Broadway St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	South Monterey County Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-5461	1,199	54	22.1	82.2%	85 (7.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1,088 (90.7%)	16 (1.3%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.4%)	56	907^th of 2162 public high schools	58.0%		52.3	944^th of 2159 public high schools	56.3%	37		27.4		27.2	65.7	65.7	19.7	19.7	$16,158	$5,360	$10,798
Pinnacle Coastal Valley High	Public, Virtual	9-12	760 Broadway St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	South Monterey County Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 385-4661	77	4	20.3	85.7%	3 (3.9%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (96.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	17.4	1733^rd of 2162 public high schools	19.8%		12.7	1904^th of 2159 public high schools	11.8%	171		4.6		4.6	26.1	26.1	8.7	8.7	$19,584	$8,088	$11,496
Portola-Butler Continuation High	Public	9-12	760 Broadway St.	King City	93930	Monterey County	South Monterey County Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 385-4661	115	7	16.2	82.6%	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	111 (96.5%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19.4	1705^th of 2162 public high schools	21.1%		17.8	1739^th of 2159 public high schools	19.5%	34		16.7		14.3	18.8	18.8	6.7	6.7	$17,786	$1,448	$16,338
Greenfield High	Public	9-12	225 South El Camino Real	Greenfield	93927	Monterey County	South Monterey County Joint Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 674-2751	1,274	51	24.8	78.5%	13 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1,255 (98.5%)	3 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	37.6	1319^th of 2162 public high schools	39.0%		42	1189^th of 2159 public high schools	44.9%	130		21.4		21.3	50.5	50.5	8.8	8.8	$13,650	$2,628	$11,022
Soledad Transition Center	Public	12	310 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-8373	12	1	12.0	25.0%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Pinnacles High	Public	9-12	690 Main St.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6301	41	4	9.9	85.4%	2 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (95.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.7	1579^th of 2162 public high schools	27.0%		12.8	1899^th of 2159 public high schools	12.0%	320			18.8	15.8	8.7	8.7	13.0	13.0	$63,210	$59,826	$3,384
Soledad High	Public	9-12	425 Gabilan Dr.	Soledad	93960	Monterey County	Soledad Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 678-6400	1,546	70	21.9	85.1%	27 (1.7%)	5 (0.3%)	1,481 (95.8%)	24 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.4%)	33.7	1409^th of 2162 public high schools	34.8%		44.2	1143^rd of 2159 public high schools	47.1%	266	13.5		19.1	16.3	41.5	41.5	7.0	7.0	$18,712	$16,884	$1,828

Frequently Asked Questions about King City High

Is King City High a good school?

King City High ranks 907^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is King City High in?

South Monterey County Joint Union High

How many students attend King City High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,199 students attended King City High.

What is the racial makeup of King City High?

Students at King City High are 91% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.

What schools feed into King City High?

King City High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Bitterwater-Tully Elementary
Elementary : Bradley Elementary
Elementary : Del Rey Elementary
Elementary : King City Arts Magnet
Elementary : San Antonio Elementary
Elementary : San Ardo Elementary
Elementary : San Lucas Elementary
Elementary : Santa Lucia Elementary
Middle : Chalone Peaks Middle

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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