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Monte Vista

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Monte Vista ranks 1637 th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1637^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of California elementary schools

Summary

Monte Vista is a K-8 elementary school serving 688 students in Monterey, California, and stands out as a consistently improving school within the Monterey Peninsula Unified district.

The school has shown remarkable growth, now ranking in the state's top 30% of schools, and its students significantly outperform both the district and state averages in English, math, and science. A key strength is its effective management of chronic absenteeism, which has improved dramatically to a rate better than most neighbors, and it shows particularly strong academic results for its Hispanic student population compared to similar schools like Martin Luther King and Del Rey Woods Elementary. Along with nearby La Mesa, Monte Vista demonstrates that strong outcomes are achievable within the district, even as it spends less per student than some higher-funded schools.

While Monte Vista is a district leader, it trails the exceptional performance of schools in wealthier neighboring districts like Carmel Unified (e.g., Carmel River Elementary). Parents should note that performance dips in upper-grade math, and outcomes can vary for specific student groups from year to year. Overall, Monte Vista represents a compelling choice for its steady improvement, efficient use of resources, and strong academic foundation relative to its immediate peers.

688

Students ?

23.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,763

Per pupil spending ?

45.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Toda Vista Dr.
Monterey, CA 93940-4237

(831) 392-3890

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Racial breakdown:

White:

44.3%

Hispanic:

37.9%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 46th percentile in 2013 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 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 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

1,637^th of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

949^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 34%▲ up 9 pts since 2023

From top 43% (2023) to top 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	1637 of 5857	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	63.4	1907 of 5869	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.4	2080 of 5859	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.1	1689 of 5883	71.3%	★★★★☆
2019	56.6	2227 of 5789	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	1679 of 5662	70.3%	★★★★☆
2017	60.6	1984 of 5692	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.1	2031 of 5614	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	52.1	2336 of 5611	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2013	45.3	2989 of 5530	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	2172 of 3162	31.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	1458 of 5597	74.0%	★★★★☆
2024	63.7	1777 of 5612	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.7	1871 of 5609	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.0	1772 of 5635	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.3	2374 of 5492	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.9	1804 of 5413	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	1678 of 5107	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	70.5	1169 of 5107	77.1%	★★★★☆
2023	62.8	1508 of 5087	70.4%	★★★★☆
2022	71.7	1073 of 5084	78.9%	★★★★☆
2019	53.1	2090 of 4963	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	2372 of 4830	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	1926 of 5460	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.1	2313 of 5517	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	2681 of 5363	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	1312 of 5264	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	49.9	2407 of 5173	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	1422 of 5084	72.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	1792 of 5628	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	1952 of 5643	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	2207 of 5638	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.7	1581 of 5663	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	2022 of 5510	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.8	1491 of 5431	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	1951 of 2847	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.2	988 of 2635	62.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	976 of 2598	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1442 of 2651	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1595 of 2661	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	1261 of 2726	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	1695 of 2834	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.7	1357 of 2737	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	949 of 2761	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.0	1196 of 2783	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.9	1193 of 2781	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.7	917 of 1478	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	671 of 2533	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	49.6	1078 of 2551	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.4	1172 of 2531	53.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.1	783 of 2395	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.0	943 of 2388	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.0	1121 of 2374	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	51.8	146 of 394	62.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1255 of 2542	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.8	1170 of 2579	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.2	1109 of 2531	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1222 of 2534	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	1152 of 2552	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.8	1042 of 2538	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	44.6	673 of 1552	56.6%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	628 of 1520	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.3	890 of 1537	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.2	689 of 1543	55.3%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Female (2025)74th percentile~ school

Male (2025)68th percentile-4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile-41 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-36 vs school

Middle school

Female (2025)74th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Homeless (2024)63rd percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2024)57th percentile~ school

Male (2025)52nd percentile-14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile-15 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)38th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy54%+5 vs state

Science49%+16 vs state

Mathematics44%+7 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
Monte Vista	Public	K-8	100 Toda Vista Dr.	Monterey	93940	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%)	69.2	1637^th of 5857 public elementary schools	72.1%		63.4	1907^th of 5869 public elementary schools	67.5%	270	50.6	45.5	48.6	54.7	62.5	51.8	50.9	43.2	61.8	54.0	60.0	64.2	34.1	37.3	25.7	41.8	44.3	98.1		98.1	98.1		98.1	$21,763	$20,268	$1,495
Monterey Bay Charter	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%)	74.6	1388^th of 5857 public elementary schools	76.3%		68.3	1672^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	71.5%	284	65.3	29.4	47.0	42.9	65.1	73.5	68.8	75.5	60.0	64.2	42.0	40.9	55.1	60.4	60.0	25.5	47.3	95.8	97.2	97.2
Forest Grove Elementary	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%)	75.8	1343^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	77.1%		75.8	1343^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	77.1%		56.7		56.7	50.8	59.6	66.1				58.6	50.8	54.7	57.4				54.2	96.7						$40,061	$38,800	$1,261
Robert Down Elementary	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%)	91.7	564^th of 5857 public elementary schools	90.4%		92	571^st of 5869 public elementary schools	90.3%	7	72.2		72.2	77.9	63.2	77.6				73.4	84.3	56.9	72.2				72.0	92.7			95.6			$33,163	$31,978	$1,185
La Mesa	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%)	76.4	1319^th of 5857 public elementary schools	77.5%		80.2	1143^rd of 5869 public elementary schools	80.5%	176	47.5	37.9	42.7	54.6	58.2	66.1	57.1	55.0	48.3	56.6	56.1	64.2	49.2	52.4	31.7	44.8	50.1	98.3						$19,072	$17,626	$1,446
Bay View Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	222 Casa Verde Ave.	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%)	51.3	2536^th of 5857 public elementary schools	56.7%		50.2	2540^th of 5869 public elementary schools	56.7%	4	48.0	38.0	43.0	44.2	25.9	62.0	56.5	38.2	52.0	45.9	38.5	20.8	38.0	41.3	14.6	38.0	31.4
Carmel River Elementary	Public	K-5	Monte Verde St. and 15th Ave.	Carmel	93923	Monterey County	Carmel Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 624-4609	400	19	21.0	14.8%	229 (57.3%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (18.8%)	32 (8.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (16.0%)	95.6	281^st of 5857 public elementary schools	95.2%		93.5	472^nd of 5869 public elementary schools	92.0%	191	65.2		65.2	75.3	85.5	78.3				79.6	83.6	88.7	66.7				79.8	95.3	95.3	95.3	96.9	96.9	96.9	$47,514	$46,890	$624
Del Rey Woods Elementary	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%)	29.4	4005^th of 5857 public elementary schools	31.6%		21.5	4720^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.6%	715	17.5		17.5	34.5	24.2	21.3	46.3			31.8	40.4	14.9	9.5	43.3			26.8							$23,464	$21,464	$2,000
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista

What district is Monte Vista in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista?

Students at Monte Vista are 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 8% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Monte Vista?

In the 2024-25 school year, 688 students attended Monte Vista.

What schools do graduates of Monte Vista attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista usually go on to attend:

High : Monterey High

Is Monte Vista a good school?

Monte Vista ranks 1637^th of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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