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Ione Olson Elementary

Q: Is Ione Olson Elementary a good school?

Ione Olson Elementary ranks 2937 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Q: How many students attend Ione Olson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Ione Olson Elementary.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ione Olson Elementary?

Students at Ione Olson Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

Q: What schools do graduates of Ione Olson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ione Olson Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Los Arboles Middle High : Marina High

Public Grades K-6

2937^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of California elementary schools

Summary

Ione Olson Elementary is a K-6 public school serving 409 students in Marina, CA, within the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, showing notable recent improvement in its statewide ranking.

The school has significant strengths, including a remarkable improvement in student attendance and mathematics performance that exceeds both district and state averages. However, it faces clear challenges, particularly in science proficiency, where scores are well below average, and in supporting its English Learner students effectively. The school spends more per student than several nearby schools like Marina Vista Elementary and George C. Marshall Elementary.

When compared to local schools, Ione Olson's math performance is a relative highlight, though J. C. Crumpton Elementary, a school with a similar student population, outperforms it in all core subjects. The data suggests that schools with better attendance, such as Ione Olson and George C. Marshall, tend to have stronger academic outcomes. The school's recent upward trajectory is promising, but targeted focus on specific subject areas and student groups is needed for continued growth.

409

Students ?

19.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,349

Per pupil spending ?

68.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

261 Beach Rd.
Marina, CA 93933-2623

(831) 392-3590

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Students who attend Ione Olson Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Los Arboles Middle
High:	Marina High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.0%

White:

23.7%

Asian:

12.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 44th percentile in 2013 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 6 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 14 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg33%

California avg41%

2,937^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	44.2	2937 of 5857	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	4030 of 5869	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.1	4152 of 5859	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	4101 of 5883	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.3	3990 of 5789	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	3483 of 5662	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	29.9	3837 of 5692	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	37.6	3244 of 5614	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.2	3760 of 5611	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.1	3124 of 5530	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	50.1	2603 of 5390	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.8	2668 of 5377	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	47.5	2722 of 5314	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.1	3496 of 5193	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	48.9	2437 of 5113	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	51.2	2251 of 5113	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.2	1375 of 4818	71.5%	★★★★☆
2005	62.6	1636 of 4822	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2004	67.9	1364 of 4809	71.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.7	1817 of 2227	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	14.7	3159 of 3162	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	3194 of 3245	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.9	3008 of 3311	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	3246 of 3246	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	2731 of 5597	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	3362 of 5612	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.3	3934 of 5609	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.8	4343 of 5635	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	4315 of 5492	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	3700 of 5413	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	3162 of 5107	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.3	3724 of 5107	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	4099 of 5087	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	4330 of 5084	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	4140 of 4963	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	4217 of 4830	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.7	206 of 364	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	2710 of 5460	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.0	4042 of 5517	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	3850 of 5363	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.6	4118 of 5264	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	3588 of 5173	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	3242 of 5084	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.5	2957 of 5628	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.2	4441 of 5643	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.4	3994 of 5638	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	3616 of 5663	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.8	3405 of 5510	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	3094 of 5431	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	14.1	307 of 339	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.1	1990 of 2635	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1976 of 2598	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.8	2335 of 2651	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	2055 of 2661	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.1	1426 of 2726	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)51st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)50th percentile~ school

Male (2025)47th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)43rd percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2024)24th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)24th percentile-26 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2018)9th percentile-29 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)<1st percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy42%-7 vs state

Mathematics39%~ state avg

Science19%-14 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)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 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	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ione Olson Elementary	Public	K-6	261 Beach Rd.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3590	409	21	19.9	68.2%	97 (23.7%)	20 (4.9%)	188 (46.0%)	50 (12.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.5%)	43 (10.5%)	44.2	2937^th of 5857 public elementary schools	49.9%		28.9	4030^th of 5869 public elementary schools	31.3%	1093	18.6		18.6	46.8	34.8	53.5	32.6			41.9	53.2	32.6	32.6	34.9			38.6	94.7	97.4	97.4		96.1		$21,349	$19,482	$1,867
Marina Vista Elementary	Public	K-6	390 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3580	466	21	21.7	83.5%	40 (8.6%)	14 (3.0%)	339 (72.7%)	48 (10.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	19 (4.1%)	24.2	4478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	23.5%		19.7	4898^th of 5869 public elementary schools	16.5%	420	27.3		27.3	23.5	24.2	37.9	35.0			30.0	21.0	28.8	18.2	20.0			21.8							$19,508	$17,592	$1,916
J. C. Crumpton Elementary	Public	K-6	460 Carmel Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3520	562	26	21.4	59.6%	90 (16.0%)	28 (5.0%)	303 (53.9%)	64 (11.4%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	69 (12.3%)	52	2495^th of 5857 public elementary schools	57.4%		52.9	2404^th of 5869 public elementary schools	59.0%	91	42.9		42.9	43.4	37.4	57.7	46.9			46.2	44.7	31.3	36.4	39.1			37.7	94.2	95.2		95.2	96.2	95.2	$20,931	$19,226	$1,705
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							$20,477	$18,770	$1,707
Graves Elementary	Public	K-8	15 McFadden Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Graves Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 422-6392	32	2	16.0	59.4%	2 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (87.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.1%)								(n/a)										45.8							25.0							$37,059	$36,320	$739
Castroville Elementary	Public	K-6	11161 Merritt St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-2570	600	24	25.0	90.5%	13 (2.2%)	1 (0.2%)	579 (96.5%)	5 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.7	3822^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	34.7%		16.8	5144^th of 5869 public elementary schools	12.4%	1322	25.3		25.3	13.2	27.2	41.8	45.9			32.7	31.2	24.4	30.8	27.9			28.6	96.9			96.9			$17,156	$15,390	$1,766
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						$23,744	$20,916	$2,828
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
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							$21,264	$18,924	$2,340
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							$23,975	$22,146	$1,829

Frequently Asked Questions about Ione Olson Elementary

What schools do graduates of Ione Olson Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ione Olson Elementary usually go on to attend:

Middle : Los Arboles Middle
High : Marina High

How many students attend Ione Olson Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 409 students attended Ione Olson Elementary.

Is Ione Olson Elementary a good school?

Ione Olson Elementary ranks 2937^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ione Olson Elementary in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

What is the racial makeup of Ione Olson Elementary?

Students at Ione Olson Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 24% White, 12% Asian, 11% Two or more races, 5% African American, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Not Specified.

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