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Highland Elementary

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Public Grades

276

Students ?

19.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

91.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Sonoma Ave.
Seaside, CA 93955-5625

(831) 583-2024

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.6%

African American:

6.2%

Asian:

4.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 1st percentile in 2010 → 3rd in 2022

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (11% vs 38% meeting standards)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 32 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2021-2022) ?

This school11%

District avg28%

California avg38%

Not ranked this year

Highland Elementary did not have enough recent test-score data to be ranked. Check the trend below for past years.

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
2022	10.7	5686 of 5883	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.1	5238 of 5789	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	4987 of 5662	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	5205 of 5692	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	4650 of 5614	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.1	4119 of 5611	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.8	4815 of 5530	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.4	5143 of 5390	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.9	5222 of 5377	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.2	5254 of 5314	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.7	5138 of 5193	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	19.0	4401 of 5113	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	11.7	4839 of 5113	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	13.2	4451 of 4818	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2005	10.1	4652 of 4822	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	9.8	4683 of 4809	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	21.0	3151 of 3311	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	2999 of 3275	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	2579 of 3246	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	13.5	5323 of 5635	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	5147 of 5492	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	4623 of 5413	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	8.9	5040 of 5084	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	4585 of 4963	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	4240 of 4830	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.8	336 of 356	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	12.7	5089 of 5264	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	4445 of 5173	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	4107 of 5084	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	11.7	5464 of 5663	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	4703 of 5510	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.6	4994 of 5431	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)6th percentile~ school

Female (2022)6th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)5th percentile~ school

Male (2022)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2022)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2021-2022) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-32 vs state

Mathematics9%-24 vs state

Science7%-22 vs state

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Monterey Peninsula Unified

What is the racial makeup of Highland Elementary?

Students at Highland Elementary are 83% Hispanic, 6% African American, 4% Asian, 4% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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In the 2021-22 school year, 276 students attended Highland Elementary.

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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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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	Total
Seaside Children's Center	Public		1450 Elm Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 392-3456																			(n/a)
Marina Children's Center	Public		3066 Lake Dr.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 384-0255																			(n/a)
Toro Preschool	Public		43 San Benancio Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 484-9691																			(n/a)
Santa Rita Pre-K	Public		57 Russell Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 443-7200																			(n/a)
Buckhorn Early Learning Center	Public		1081 Buckhorn Dr.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Alisal Union	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 753-5700																			(n/a)
Cachagua Children's Center	Public		37320 Nason Rd.	Carmel Valley	93924	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(831) 624-1546																			(n/a)