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Monterey High

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Monterey High ranks 637 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 71% of California high schools

Summary

Monterey High is a large, 4-star public high school serving grades 9-12 to 1,401 students in the Monterey Peninsula Unified district, consistently performing above state averages while serving a diverse and economically varied community on California's central coast.

The school excels at supporting its students, boasting an exceptional 97.7% graduation rate and a very low 1.5% dropout rate, which are significantly better than both state and district averages. It also maintains remarkably low chronic absenteeism at just 12%, a figure that improved dramatically in recent years and is lower than many neighboring schools, including higher-spending ones like Carmel High. Academically, the school shows a distinct pattern of strong English Language Arts performance (62% proficient) that outpaces its mathematics results (28% proficient), a gap that is more pronounced than at nearby schools such as Pacific Grove High. Notably, the school achieves these solid outcomes with moderate per-student spending, operating efficiently compared to other high schools in the area.

Within its own Monterey Peninsula Unified district, Monterey High is a standout, outperforming other comprehensive high schools like Marina High and Seaside High by wide margins. The school has shown consistent performance over the past decade and effectively serves specific student groups, with military-connected and homeless students performing particularly well. While mathematics proficiency and support for English Language Learners are noted areas for improvement, the school's overall strength in graduation, attendance, and engagement makes it a compelling and effective choice for families in the region.

1,401

Students ?

22.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$18,569

Per pupil spending ?

58.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

101 Herrmann Dr.
Monterey, CA 93940-2538

(831) 392-3801

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.1%

White:

28.6%

Asian:

8.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 53rd percentile in 2013 → 71st in 2025

Strengths

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2013

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified

Worth a look

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

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg33%

California avg41%

637^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 29%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 4High 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	68.0	637 of 2162	70.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	669 of 2159	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.5	556 of 2170	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	67.8	568 of 2123	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	65.8	624 of 2133	70.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	450 of 2017	77.7%	★★★★☆
2017	68.6	628 of 2021	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	61.5	758 of 2039	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.5	649 of 1994	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	36.7	1147 of 2426	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.4	875 of 2354	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	47.3	856 of 2367	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.8	655 of 2281	71.3%	★★★★☆
2009	57.1	545 of 2238	75.6%	★★★★☆
2008	61.1	455 of 2117	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	62.9	397 of 2063	80.8%	★★★★☆
2006	63.1	404 of 1968	79.5%	★★★★☆
2005	58.4	439 of 1901	76.9%	★★★★☆
2004	54.0	437 of 1653	73.6%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	203 of 523	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	205 of 517	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	88.2	52 of 521	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	72.4	109 of 522	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	46.5	288 of 592	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.9	138 of 582	76.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.4	329 of 585	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.1	432 of 573	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.0	306 of 591	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.0	334 of 581	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	358 of 582	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.9	201 of 581	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.1	266 of 1161	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	35.9	603 of 1052	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.7	870 of 1085	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.0	369 of 1064	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.3	282 of 1044	73.0%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	704 of 941	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	548 of 1906	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	595 of 1915	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	510 of 1915	73.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.6	554 of 1858	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	529 of 1833	71.1%	★★★★☆
2018	77.0	400 of 1760	77.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	759 of 1900	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.9	683 of 1902	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.0	668 of 1917	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.5	645 of 1861	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.5	737 of 1814	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.6	397 of 1742	77.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.1	94 of 410	77.1%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	112 of 328	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	70 of 299	76.6%	★★★★☆
2022	45.7	148 of 290	49.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	633 of 2013	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	847 of 2026	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.8	736 of 2030	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.6	734 of 1943	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	969 of 1937	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	74.1	431 of 1862	76.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	598 of 1942	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.1	663 of 1948	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.1	545 of 1963	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	514 of 1916	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	677 of 1880	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	73.6	473 of 1834	74.2%	★★★★☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.9	16 of 175	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	16 of 183	91.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	261 of 577	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.7	434 of 574	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	51.3	226 of 422	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	236 of 366	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	533 of 1252	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.0	588 of 1216	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.7	198 of 1197	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	286 of 1155	75.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.8	386 of 1173	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.2	367 of 1193	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.8	407 of 1204	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.2	443 of 1222	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.7	339 of 1173	71.1%	★★★★☆

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)

Military Connected (2025)91st percentile+20 vs school

Disabled (2022)77th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)77th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)75th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)71st percentile~ school

Male (2025)69th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile~ school

African American (2025)61st percentile-9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)55th percentile-16 vs school

Asian (2025)44th percentile-27 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)20th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+13 vs state

Science37%+4 vs state

Mathematics28%-10 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)			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/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 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monterey High	Public	9-12	101 Herrmann Dr.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3801	1,401	61	22.8	58.2%	401 (28.6%)	79 (5.6%)	702 (50.1%)	122 (8.7%)	6 (0.4%)	25 (1.8%)	65 (4.6%)	68	637^th of 2162 public high schools	70.5%		64.3	669^th of 2159 public high schools	69.0%	32		36.8			36.7		62.0	62.0		27.8	27.8	$18,569	$17,066	$1,503
Pacific Grove High	Public	9-12	615 Sunset Dr.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6590	552	34	16.4	18.7%	311 (56.3%)	11 (2.0%)	100 (18.1%)	78 (14.1%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	40 (7.2%)	94.6	106^th of 2162 public high schools	95.1%		98.4	29^th of 2159 public high schools	98.7%	77			62.8		62.8		83.3	83.3		55.1	55.1	$35,944	$34,760	$1,184
Community High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	1004 David Ave.	Pacific Grove	93950	Monterey County	Pacific Grove Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 646-6535	12	2	6.0	41.7%	4 (33.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (33.3%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)	1 (8.3%)								(n/a)												$92,572	$90,936	$1,636
Carmel High	Public	9-12	3600 Ocean Ave.	Carmel	93923	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-1821	780	54	14.3	15.1%	497 (63.7%)	5 (0.6%)	153 (19.6%)	39 (5.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	83 (10.6%)	95.4	87^th of 2162 public high schools	96.0%		91.1	197^th of 2159 public high schools	90.9%	110			61.5		61.5		81.7	81.7		65.7	65.7	$49,989	$48,132	$1,857
Seaside High	Public	9-12	2200 Noche Buena St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3530	1,073	53	20.3	84.4%	60 (5.6%)	47 (4.4%)	869 (81.0%)	59 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	20 (1.9%)	29	1501^st of 2162 public high schools	30.6%		30	1489^th of 2159 public high schools	31.0%	12		15.2	6.7		14.7		40.3	40.3		8.3	8.3	$18,685	$16,584	$2,101
Central Coast High	Public	9-12	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3560	103	12	8.7	91.3%	13 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (77.7%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	8.4	2098^th of 2162 public high schools	3.0%		10.9	2010^th of 2159 public high schools	6.9%	88					0.0		8.2	8.2		0.0	0.0	$48,977	$46,450	$2,527
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day	Public	9-12	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3822	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Carmel Valley High	Public	9-12	27335 Schulte Rd.	Carmel	93923	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-4462	10	3	3.5	40.0%	6 (60.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Marina High	Public	9-12	298 Patton Pkwy.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2060	721	35	20.8	77.9%	76 (10.5%)	47 (6.5%)	453 (62.8%)	104 (14.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.2%)	16 (2.2%)	42.5	1202^nd of 2162 public high schools	44.4%		57	835^th of 2159 public high schools	61.3%	367		13.4			13.2		59.2	59.2		17.8	17.8	$16,946	$15,446	$1,500
Learning for Life Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	3180 Imjin Rd. Ste. 110	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Learning for Life Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 582-9820	160	7	22.8	61.3%	31 (19.4%)	5 (3.1%)	100 (62.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	21 (13.1%)	32.3	1443^rd of 2162 public high schools	33.3%		25	1585^th of 2159 public high schools	26.6%	142	11.8			36.4	21.4	38.9	27.3	31.1	16.7	5.0	9.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey High

Is Monterey High a good school?

Monterey High ranks 637^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Monterey High in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

How many students attend Monterey High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,401 students attended Monterey High.

What is the racial makeup of Monterey High?

Students at Monterey High are 50% Hispanic, 29% White, 9% Asian, 6% African American, 5% Two or more races, 2% Pacific Islander.

What schools feed into Monterey High?

Monterey High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Del Rey Woods Elementary
Elementary : La Mesa
Elementary : Monte Vista

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