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Marina High

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Marina High ranks 1202 nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1202^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 44% of California high schools

Summary

Marina High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to about 721 students in the coastal community of Marina, California, as part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified school district.

The school presents a mixed academic picture with a clear strength in English Language Arts, where student proficiency significantly outpaces both the district and state averages. However, it faces considerable challenges in mathematics and science, with proficiency rates in these subjects falling well below comparable benchmarks. This has contributed to a notable decline in the school's statewide ranking over the past several years. Despite these academic struggles, Marina High excels in keeping students on track to graduate, boasting a graduation rate above 91% and a very low dropout rate, which suggests strong student support systems.

Compared to nearby schools, Marina High sits in the middle of the pack within its district. It outperforms schools like Seaside High in English proficiency but lags behind Monterey High in overall academic balance and is far behind higher-performing schools like Pacific Grove High. The school serves a population with high economic need, similar to North Monterey County High, and its recent ranking drop indicates an urgent need for targeted interventions, especially in math, to help all student groups succeed.

721

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,946

Per pupil spending ?

77.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

298 Patton Pkwy.
Marina, CA 93933-6007

(831) 583-2060

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Feeder schools for Marina High:

Elementary:	Ione Olson Elementary
	J. C. Crumpton Elementary
	Marina Vista Elementary
Middle:	Los Arboles Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.8%

Asian:

14.4%

White:

10.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 59th percentile in 2013 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓92% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (29% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school29%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,202^nd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 44%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 44% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	42.5	1202 of 2162	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.0	835 of 2159	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	941 of 2170	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	799 of 2123	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.9	742 of 2133	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.8	473 of 2017	76.5%	★★★★☆
2017	50.7	1009 of 2021	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.2	1023 of 2039	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.8	878 of 1994	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.9	985 of 2426	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	39.0	1076 of 2354	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	30.6	1299 of 2367	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2010	43.8	922 of 2281	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.8	504 of 2238	77.5%	★★★★☆
2008	69.0	289 of 2117	86.3%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	207 of 2063	90.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.3	308 of 523	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	70.1	119 of 517	77.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	403 of 585	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	369 of 573	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.9	483 of 591	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.3	430 of 582	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	39.3	384 of 581	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.4	842 of 1161	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	683 of 1117	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.0	714 of 1085	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.3	624 of 1064	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	258 of 1044	75.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	971 of 1906	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.7	808 of 1915	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	863 of 1915	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	699 of 1858	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	598 of 1833	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.4	395 of 1760	77.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1130 of 1900	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	839 of 1902	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.4	825 of 1917	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	612 of 1861	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.0	846 of 1814	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	485 of 1742	72.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	185 of 410	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.9	33 of 328	89.9%	★★★★★
2023	65.6	81 of 299	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	21 of 290	92.8%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1089 of 2013	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.6	667 of 2026	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.5	795 of 2030	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.5	684 of 1943	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.0	851 of 1937	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.1	408 of 1862	78.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1192 of 1942	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.3	740 of 1948	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	868 of 1963	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	795 of 1916	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.9	868 of 1880	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	526 of 1834	71.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	953 of 1252	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.9	477 of 1216	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	412 of 1197	65.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	572 of 1155	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	511 of 1173	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.0	808 of 1193	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.0	566 of 1204	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.2	411 of 1222	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	575 of 1173	51.0%	★★★☆☆

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 (2025)55th percentile+10 vs school

White (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile~ school

African American (2025)41st percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile-4 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)34th percentile-27 vs school

Asian (2025)31st percentile-13 vs school

Disabled (2022)27th percentile-35 vs school

Special Education (2025)24th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy59%+10 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science13%-19 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
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
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)
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
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
Salinas High	Public	9-12	726 South Main St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7400	2,380	110	21.6	77.5%	401 (16.8%)	20 (0.8%)	1,810 (76.1%)	71 (3.0%)	4 (0.2%)	2 (0.1%)	72 (3.0%)	73.6	523^rd of 2162 public high schools	75.8%		73.2	520^th of 2159 public high schools	75.9%	3		32.0	45.8	11.1	36.9		68.7	68.7		34.5	34.5	$26,699	$25,190	$1,509
North Monterey County High	Public	9-12	13990 Castroville Blvd.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-5221	1,250	57	21.7	84.5%	94 (7.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1,132 (90.6%)	11 (0.9%)	3 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	36	1359^th of 2162 public high schools	37.1%		42.9	1175^th of 2159 public high schools	45.6%	184			17.7		17.4		52.1	52.1		7.9	7.9	$17,900	$15,918	$1,982
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Marina High

How many students attend Marina High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 721 students attended Marina High.

What district is Marina High in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

Is Marina High a good school?

Marina High ranks 1202^nd of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Marina High?

Marina High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Ione Olson Elementary
Elementary : J. C. Crumpton Elementary
Elementary : Marina Vista Elementary
Middle : Los Arboles Middle

What is the racial makeup of Marina High?

Students at Marina High are 63% Hispanic, 14% Asian, 11% White, 7% African American, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% Two or more races.

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2024–25 CSA Spanish test scoresDec 22, 2025

2024–25 dropout rates & graduation ratesNov 14, 2025

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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