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Los Arboles Middle

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Los Arboles Middle ranks 1690 th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 37% of California middle schools

Summary

Los Arboles Middle serves 408 students in grades 7–8 in Marina, California. Its strongest immediate concerns are math proficiency and attendance: 21% of students were proficient in math in 2025–2026, and chronic absenteeism was 23%, higher than at every nearby school. The clearest academic weakness is grade 8 math, where just 17% were proficient.

Science is the school’s relative bright spot, while math is its weakest subject compared with nearby schools, its district and the state. Science proficiency was 27%—2 points above the Monterey Peninsula Unified rate, though 9 points below the state and 4 points below the nearby-school average. In math, Los Arboles scored 21%, 7 points below its district and 17 below the state; its result was 9 points under the nearby-school average. Only North Monterey County Middle and Seaside Middle had lower grade 8 math results among the nine nearby schools. ELA was 42%, 8 points below the state and 1 point below the nearby-school average.

Scores have improved since 2022–2023: ELA rose 17 points, math 7 and science 11, with the state ELA gap narrowing by 14 points. However, math slipped from 23% in 2024–2025 to 21% in 2025–2026, and chronic absenteeism, though down 11 points since 2021–2022, remains 11 points above the nearby-school average. SchoolDigger ranks Los Arboles in the 37th percentile statewide, with 2 stars, placing it around the middle of the nearby group. In 2024–2025, it had 17.8 students per teacher and 76% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible; California’s statewide free-meals program does not change the meaning of that eligibility measure. SchoolDigger’s student-group rankings also show notable variation: African American Students ranked in the 91st percentile in 2024–2025, compared with the school’s overall 38th percentile that year; Special Education Students ranked in the 69th percentile in 2025–2026, versus 37th overall.

408

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,565

Per pupil spending ?

75.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

294 Hillcrest Ave.
Marina, CA 93933-3507

(831) 384-3550

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Students who attend Los Arboles Middle usually attend:

High:

Marina High

Feeder schools for Los Arboles Middle:

Elementary:	Ione Olson Elementary
	J. C. Crumpton Elementary
	Marina Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.2%

Asian:

14.7%

White:

11.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 16th percentile in 2018 → 37th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 37th (2026) from a 16th-percentile low (2018)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (30% vs 42% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 17 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school30%

District avg34%

California avg42%

1,690^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 37%▬ steady since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Monterey Peninsula Unified

625^th of 968Monterey 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
2026	33.0	1690 of 2703	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2025	32.8	1722 of 2761	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	24.8	2043 of 2783	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2216 of 2781	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	2056 of 2740	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2228 of 2715	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2078 of 2480	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.1	1934 of 2508	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.5	1565 of 2497	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.8	1397 of 2477	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	45.0	1292 of 2379	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.1	1445 of 2259	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.7	1262 of 2236	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.2	1057 of 2179	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	54.1	877 of 2063	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.8	884 of 2005	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.6	1023 of 1999	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	39.4	1023 of 1804	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2005	42.8	941 of 1777	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	44.0	898 of 1769	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.4	56 of 609	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	69.8	146 of 627	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.7	295 of 613	51.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	24.6	600 of 769	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	12.5	646 of 739	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	661 of 743	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	1.9	700 of 715	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	36.7	510 of 733	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	5.5	701 of 745	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.8	1188 of 1531	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.3	1048 of 1491	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1074 of 1369	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.6	975 of 1478	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1354 of 1521	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1162 of 1540	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1327 of 1442	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1110 of 1364	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	35.9	1486 of 2483	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2025	36.9	1470 of 2533	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	1779 of 2551	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1812 of 2531	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1879 of 2509	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1908 of 2380	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1878 of 2262	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	28.1	1681 of 2325	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	32.7	1545 of 2395	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.9	1989 of 2388	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2037 of 2374	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	1943 of 2359	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1943 of 2213	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	1865 of 2072	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	52.4	179 of 442	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2025	62.8	124 of 477	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	40.7	208 of 394	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	224 of 320	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	223 of 336	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	32.3	1653 of 2493	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	35.0	1575 of 2542	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.7	2078 of 2579	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.1	2079 of 2531	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	1951 of 2458	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.1	1962 of 2369	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1882 of 2230	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	30.0	1654 of 2478	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2025	28.6	1732 of 2534	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2003 of 2552	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2238 of 2538	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1910 of 2527	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	2124 of 2407	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.1	1970 of 2273	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	7.9	513 of 554	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	417 of 462	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	56.8	488 of 1586	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2025	26.9	1210 of 1566	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	1178 of 1552	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1390 of 1531	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	49.2	727 of 1482	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2025	29.4	1087 of 1520	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1036 of 1537	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1033 of 1543	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.4	1158 of 1555	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.7	1458 of 1602	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.1	1426 of 1496	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)91st percentile+53 vs school

Special Education (2026)69th percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2026)60th percentile+22 vs school

White (2026)51st percentile+13 vs school

Female (2026)40th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)34th percentile-4 vs school

Male (2026)33rd percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2026)28th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)22nd percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2026)22nd percentile-16 vs school

Multi-racial (2019)7th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-8 vs state

Science27%-9 vs state

Mathematics21%-17 vs state

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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)				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/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 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Los Arboles Middle	Public	7-8	294 Hillcrest Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 384-3550	408	23	17.8	75.5%	48 (11.8%)	23 (5.6%)	258 (63.2%)	60 (14.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	33	1690^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.5%		32.8	1722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%	32	27.1	27.1		42.6	40.4	41.6		24.3	17.5	21.0	$21,565	$19,476	$2,089
Seaside Middle	Public	7-8	999 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7080	521	27	19.5	83.5%	42 (8.1%)	26 (5.0%)	405 (77.7%)	20 (3.8%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.3%)	14 (2.7%)	28.7	1853^rd of 2703 public middle schools	31.4%		27.4	1915^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.6%	62	18.7	18.7		44.0	37.1	40.5		26.5	13.6	19.9	$21,301	$19,364	$1,937
Monterey Peninsula UNF School District COM Day MID	Public	6-8	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3822	3	0	12.0	—	1 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
North Monterey County Middle	Public	7-8	10301 Seymour St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-3391	624	30	20.8	87.8%	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	586 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	15.4	2384^th of 2703 public middle schools	11.8%		13.1	2513^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.0%	129	12.6	12.6		27.8	26.4	27.1		17.2	11.9	14.5	$19,268	$17,662	$1,606
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	560 Iverson St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7100	1,082	51	21.2	81.7%	62 (5.7%)	9 (0.8%)	977 (90.3%)	19 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	32.9	1694^th of 2703 public middle schools	37.3%		38.6	1531^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%	163	26.9	26.9		37.9	39.6	38.7		20.6	27.6	24.0	$30,230	$28,470	$1,760
Pacific Grove Middle	Public	6-8	835 Forest Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6568	439	25	17.2	15.9%	240 (54.7%)	9 (2.1%)	86 (19.6%)	58 (13.2%)	6 (1.4%)	5 (1.1%)	35 (8.0%)	88.3	288^th of 2703 public middle schools	89.3%		91	252^nd of 2761 public middle schools	90.9%	36	61.9	61.9	82.3	64.0	74.2	73.4	60.5	56.6	52.6	56.5	$35,220	$33,958	$1,262
San Benancio Middle	Public	6-8	43 San Benancio Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1172	261	12	21.7	10.3%	138 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (28.7%)	26 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	82.4	418^th of 2703 public middle schools	84.5%		84.8	373^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%	45	54.4	54.4	60.5	67.1	57.6	61.6	53.1	63.5	55.4	57.4	$17,191	$16,706	$485
Harden Middle	Public	7-8	1561 McKinnon St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7300	1,101	52	21.1	82.2%	29 (2.6%)	10 (0.9%)	1,016 (92.3%)	34 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	20.8	2151^st of 2703 public middle schools	20.4%		22.1	2150^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.1%	1	21.3	21.3		26.6	32.8	29.7		16.6	18.0	17.3	$29,522	$27,946	$1,576
Gavilan View Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Van Buren Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7212	556	30	18.5	87.6%	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (91.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	23.4	2041^st of 2703 public middle schools	24.5%		24.6	2028^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%	13	23.0	23.0	29.1	23.5	35.6	29.5	19.5	21.7	20.9	20.7	$11,092	$9,808	$1,284
El Sausal Middle	Public	7-8	1155 East Alisal St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7200	1,067	48	22.1	91.7%	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1,052 (98.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32.6	1706^th of 2703 public middle schools	36.9%		32.8	1723^rd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%	17	27.0	27.0		35.3	37.9	36.6		20.1	31.6	25.7	$31,165	$29,292	$1,873

Frequently Asked Questions about Los Arboles Middle

What is the racial makeup of Los Arboles Middle?

Students at Los Arboles Middle are 63% Hispanic, 15% Asian, 12% White, 6% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Is Los Arboles Middle a good school?

Los Arboles Middle ranks 1690^th of 2703 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Los Arboles Middle attend?

Students who attend Los Arboles Middle usually go on to attend Marina High

What district is Los Arboles Middle in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

How many students attend Los Arboles Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 408 students attended Los Arboles Middle.

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