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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)							Vaccination (2024-25)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Mesa	0.0mi	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%)	77.1	1264^th of 5817 public elementary schools	78.3%		76.4	1319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%	55	62.5	29.8	48.7	58.8	56.7	71.9	54.0	75.4	40.4	60.5	58.8	46.3	62.5	46.0	57.4	23.4	50.4	98%	0%	$19,072	$17,626	$1,446
Bay View Academy	1.6mi	Public, Charter	K-8	222 Casa Verde Way	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%)	42.6	3072^nd of 5817 public elementary schools	47.2%		51.3	2536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%	536	38.5	18.9	28.6	23.3	36.4	46.2	56.1	61.2	24.5	41.1	37.2	35.6	25.0	36.6	34.7	17.3	30.5	97%	0%
Monte Vista	2.1mi	Public	K-8	100 Toda Vista Dr.	Monterey	93942	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%)	65.6	1795^th of 5817 public elementary schools	69.1%		69.2	1637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%	158	47.2	40.8	44.2	37.8	70.1	56.3	54.6	64.1	40.8	53.9	41.9	64.9	42.1	39.8	48.4	31.6	44.5	95%	0%	$21,763	$20,268	$1,495
Del Rey Woods Elementary	2.4mi	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%)	20.5	4763^rd of 5817 public elementary schools	18.1%		29.4	4005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%	758	20.9		20.9	34.2	29.3	25.4	25.4			28.0	26.8	29.3	9.0	20.6			20.5	95%	0%	$23,464	$21,464	$2,000
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	3.2mi	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%)	14.6	5260^th of 5817 public elementary schools	9.6%		21	4742^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	19.0%	518	5.7	34.2	20.6	17.5	14.3	25.7	34.4	51.1	40.5	32.0	30.0	21.4	5.7	15.6	44.9	39.5	27.9	94%	0%	$23,975	$22,146	$1,829
Robert Down Elementary	3.4mi	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%)	88.9	708^th of 5817 public elementary schools	87.8%		91.7	564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%	144	60.8		60.8	88.7	69.9	62.8				73.5	87.5	64.0	54.9				68.7	98%	0%	$33,163	$31,978	$1,185
Monterey Bay Charter	3.4mi	Public, Charter	K-8	1004 David Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Monterey Bay Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 655-4638	475	17	27.9	31.2%	260 (54.7%)	3 (0.6%)	128 (26.9%)	16 (3.4%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	62 (13.1%)	59.7	2086^th of 5817 public elementary schools	64.1%		74.6	1388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%	698	36.8	39.6	38.4	53.6	48.1	47.4	75.5	78.2	54.2	60.1	38.6	46.2	18.4	57.1	65.5	42.9	46.0	≥ 98%
Martin Luther King	3.4mi	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%)	11.3	5520^th of 5817 public elementary schools	5.1%		12.8	5436^th of 5857 public elementary schools	7.2%	84	6.3		6.3	12.3	13.0	22.5	33.8			20.8	17.5	19.7	5.0	10.8			12.9	96%	0%	$21,264	$18,924	$2,340
Forest Grove Elementary	3.5mi	Public	K-5	1065 Congress Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6560	324	19	16.7	22.2%	159 (49.1%)	6 (1.9%)	87 (26.9%)	17 (5.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	52 (16.0%)	73.4	1430^th of 5817 public elementary schools	75.4%		75.8	1343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%	87	49.1		49.1	52.8	58.1	69.8				60.9	57.9	48.4	47.2				50.3	96%	1%	$40,061	$38,800	$1,261
International School of Monterey	3.6mi	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%)	29.2	4051^st of 5817 public elementary schools	30.4%		34.9	3597^th of 5857 public elementary schools	38.6%	454	26.9	45.5	35.4	32.0	32.7	36.5	36.5	51.9	52.3	40.1	30.0	25.0	17.3	32.7	19.2	38.6	26.8	≥ 95%

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