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Del Rey Woods Elementary

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Del Rey Woods Elementary ranks 4005 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-6

4005^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 32% of California elementary schools

Summary

Del Rey Woods Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 390 students in Seaside, part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified district, which operates in a high-need community where the vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science below those of higher-performing schools in the same district like La Mesa and Monte Vista. However, it is on a strong positive trajectory, having significantly improved its statewide ranking and dramatically reduced chronic absenteeism over the past three years, now outperforming the district and state averages for attendance. The school shows a particular strength in serving Special Education students, ranking well above its overall performance for this group.

When looking at resources, Del Rey Woods has a more favorable student-teacher ratio than some higher-performing local schools but receives less per-student funding than a school like Robert Down Elementary in the neighboring Pacific Grove Unified district. Performance varies greatly between grade levels, suggesting ongoing work in curriculum alignment, but the recent improvements in attendance and ranking indicate promising efforts are underway to support all students.

390

Students ?

19.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,710

Per pupil spending ?

87.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1281 Plumas Ave.
Seaside, CA 93955-6202

(831) 392-3907

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.1%

White:

6.4%

Two or more races:

4.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 31st percentile in 2013 → 32nd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

California avg41%

4,005^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 32%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	29.4	4005 of 5857	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.5	4720 of 5869	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.9	4951 of 5859	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	4369 of 5883	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	2706 of 5789	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	2352 of 5662	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.8	1707 of 5692	70.0%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	1831 of 5614	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.0	2566 of 5611	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	32.6	3837 of 5530	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	23.1	4442 of 5390	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.0	4741 of 5377	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.1	4955 of 5314	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	10.6	4978 of 5193	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	5060 of 5113	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	4824 of 5113	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.0	4469 of 4818	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	16.4	4225 of 4822	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	17.5	4160 of 4809	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	2358 of 3162	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	2826 of 3245	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.2	2348 of 3311	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	60.9	787 of 3275	76.0%	★★★★☆
2018	55.3	1031 of 3246	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	3895 of 5597	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.2	4325 of 5612	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	4640 of 5609	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	4011 of 5635	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.4	2414 of 5492	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	1988 of 5413	63.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	3420 of 5107	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.8	4054 of 5107	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	3960 of 5087	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.4	3256 of 5084	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	63.3	1510 of 4963	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.4	1125 of 4830	76.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	240 of 429	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	290 of 364	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	233 of 335	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	187 of 356	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.6	3532 of 5460	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.1	4446 of 5517	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	4451 of 5363	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.6	3879 of 5264	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	62.8	1580 of 5173	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.5	1268 of 5084	75.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	3664 of 5628	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.6	4651 of 5643	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	4759 of 5638	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	4267 of 5663	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.0	2774 of 5510	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	2498 of 5431	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	960 of 2847	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	1632 of 2635	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.1	2143 of 2420	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)66th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)35th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)30th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile+6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Mathematics27%-11 vs state

Science17%-15 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 (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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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					$20,710	$2,409	$18,301
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
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
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
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
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					$16,818	$723	$16,095
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				$19,901	$2,015	$17,886
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
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	$21,279	$2,145	$19,134
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		$26,000	$1,472	$24,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Del Rey Woods Elementary

What is the racial makeup of Del Rey Woods Elementary?

Students at Del Rey Woods Elementary are 82% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 2% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

What schools do graduates of Del Rey Woods Elementary attend?

Students who attend Del Rey Woods Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Seaside Middle
High : Monterey High
High : Seaside High

How many students attend Del Rey Woods Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 390 students attended Del Rey Woods Elementary.

Is Del Rey Woods Elementary a good school?

Del Rey Woods Elementary ranks 4005^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Del Rey Woods Elementary in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

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