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J. C. Crumpton Elementary

Q: Is J. C. Crumpton Elementary a good school?

J. C. Crumpton Elementary ranks 2495 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

2495^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 57% of California elementary schools

Summary

J. C. Crumpton Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 562 students in Marina, part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified school district, and it stands out as a school on a strong and consistent upward trend in academic performance.

The school has shown remarkable improvement, climbing from a statewide ranking in the 24th percentile to the 57th percentile over the past several years. Academically, it consistently outperforms the district average, with science being a particular area of excellence—its 42.86% proficiency rate is significantly higher than both the district and state. The school also demonstrates notable effectiveness with several student subgroups and has made an impressive recovery in student attendance since the pandemic. While it receives higher per-student funding than many neighbors, it appears to use these resources effectively to achieve strong results.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools highlight Crumpton's strengths. For instance, its closest neighbor, Marina Vista Elementary, serves a similar community but has significantly lower proficiency rates in all subjects. Furthermore, Crumpton's science scores are 15 to 35 percentage points higher than several other elementary schools in the area, including Ione Olson Elementary and Ord Terrace Elementary. This consistent trajectory of improvement and specific academic strengths make J. C. Crumpton Elementary a notable school in the region.

562

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,189

Per pupil spending ?

59.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

460 Carmel Ave.
Marina, CA 93933-3322

(831) 392-3520

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Students who attend J. C. Crumpton Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Arboles Middle
High:	Marina High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

White:

16.0%

Two or more races:

12.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 57th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2013

✓Above the California median (57th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,495^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 43%▲ up 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to top 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10Elementary Schools in the Monterey Peninsula Unified

893^rd of 1,543Monterey Peninsula 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	52.0	2495 of 5857	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	2404 of 5869	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	2861 of 5859	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.8	3551 of 5883	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.2	3841 of 5789	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	4085 of 5662	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	4299 of 5692	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.7	3796 of 5614	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.7	3025 of 5611	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	3123 of 5530	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	20.7	4602 of 5390	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.9	3771 of 5377	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.7	3727 of 5314	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.9	2882 of 5193	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.4	2519 of 5113	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	48.5	2411 of 5113	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	31.3	3216 of 4818	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	50.7	2160 of 4822	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.4	2287 of 4809	52.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.7	1283 of 2227	42.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	35.1	2154 of 3245	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1974 of 3311	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	1308 of 3275	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	2485 of 5597	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.6	2096 of 5612	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.6	2845 of 5609	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.7	3520 of 5635	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.2	4064 of 5492	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	3573 of 5413	34.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.8	1668 of 5107	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.4	2103 of 5107	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.9	2364 of 5087	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.0	3701 of 5084	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.1	2671 of 4963	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	3204 of 4830	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.7	85 of 429	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	59.8	106 of 364	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	39.0	200 of 335	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.5	227 of 356	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.2	2190 of 5460	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	2415 of 5517	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	2942 of 5363	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	3641 of 5264	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.0	3271 of 5173	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	3125 of 5084	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	2347 of 5628	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.4	2496 of 5643	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	2713 of 5638	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	3358 of 5663	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.0	3322 of 5510	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.0	4392 of 5431	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	9.7	415 of 445	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.6	331 of 339	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	1212 of 2847	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	956 of 2635	63.7%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	2217 of 2598	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.8	1861 of 2651	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1972 of 2661	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	1574 of 2726	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)80th percentile+23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile~ school

Male (2025)58th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile~ school

Female (2025)56th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)42nd percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)34th percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-43 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)7th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-3 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

Mathematics38%~ state avg

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 18, 2013

J. C. Crumpton Elementary School has continued to strive for academic excellence in all grades with a structured environment for that particular age group. Teachers have adapted to new learning tools implemented by the district and assesses each child on their individual strengths and weaknesses. Accountability is taught in the classroom starting at Pre-K where actions have consequences and praise is given over negativity.
No school environment will ever be perfect and that is why having active PTA members to work with staff and faculty is paramount in creating a positive learning environment for our children to thrive academically and developmentally. Close Quote

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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 (2024)
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
J. C. Crumpton Elementary	Public	K-6	460 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3520	562	26	21.4	59.6%	90 (16.0%)	28 (5.0%)	303 (53.9%)	64 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (12.3%)	52	2495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.9	2404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	91	42.9		42.9	43.4	37.4	57.7	46.9			46.2	44.7	31.3	36.4	39.1			37.7	94.2	95.2		95.2	96.2	95.2	$21,189	$2,399	$18,790
Marina Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3580	466	21	21.7	83.5%	40 (8.6%)	14 (3.0%)	339 (72.7%)	48 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	24.2	4478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.7	4898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	420	27.3		27.3	23.5	24.2	37.9	35.0			30.0	21.0	28.8	18.2	20.0			21.8							$19,887	$2,471	$17,416
Ione Olson Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Beach Rd.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3590	409	21	19.9	68.2%	97 (23.7%)	20 (4.9%)	188 (46.0%)	50 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	43 (10.5%)	44.2	2937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		28.9	4030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	1093	18.6		18.6	46.8	34.8	53.5	32.6			41.9	53.2	32.6	32.6	34.9			38.6	94.7	97.4	97.4		96.1		$21,417	$2,162	$19,255
George C. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7052	516	23	22.2	55.4%	164 (31.8%)	55 (10.7%)	187 (36.2%)	39 (7.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	63 (12.2%)	40.9	3156^th of 5857 public elementary schools	46.1%		44.5	2895^th of 5869 public elementary schools	50.7%	261	21.2		21.2	36.8	50.7	27.3	49.1			40.9	29.4	46.6	18.2	42.1			34.1							$20,422	$1,777	$18,645
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						$21,581	$3,257	$18,324
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							$16,446	$441	$16,005
Graves Elementary	Public	K-8	15 McFadden Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Graves Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 422-6392	32	2	16.0	59.4%	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)										45.8							25.0							$16,694	$896	$15,798
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							$20,465	$2,883	$17,582
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							$22,492	$2,439	$20,053
University Park Elementary	Public	K-6	833 West Acacia St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas City Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 753-5655	488	23	21.2	70.3%	21 (4.3%)	13 (2.7%)	420 (86.1%)	11 (2.3%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	16 (3.3%)	15.5	5223^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	10.8%		26.1	4279^th of 5869 public elementary schools	27.1%	944	12.3		12.3	23.5	14.1	27.9	18.5			20.9	30.9	22.5	8.2	16.7			20.1	97.0	97.0	98.0	98.0	97.0	98.0

Frequently Asked Questions about J. C. Crumpton Elementary

What schools do graduates of J. C. Crumpton Elementary attend?

Students who attend J. C. Crumpton Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Arboles Middle
High : Marina High

What district is J. C. Crumpton Elementary in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

Is J. C. Crumpton Elementary a good school?

J. C. Crumpton Elementary ranks 2495^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend J. C. Crumpton Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 562 students attended J. C. Crumpton Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of J. C. Crumpton Elementary?

Students at J. C. Crumpton Elementary are 54% Hispanic, 16% White, 12% Two or more races, 11% Asian, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

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