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Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula

Public Grades K-8

4742^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 19% of California elementary schools

Summary

The Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula is a K-8 public school in Seaside, CA, serving about 410 students within the Monterey Peninsula Unified school district, and it focuses on a bilingual education model while serving a community with significant economic need.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with test scores in English, math, and science below state averages and a current statewide ranking in the 19th percentile. It's important to note the school serves a much higher percentage of students from low-income families than higher-performing schools in the same district like Monte Vista and La Mesa. However, it outperforms its most immediate neighbors with similar demographics, such as Martin Luther King Elementary. A notable bright spot is a dramatic improvement in student attendance, with chronic absenteeism dropping from 25% to under 11% in recent years, a better rate than both the district and state.

Interestingly, the school has the highest per-student spending in its district at over $22,000, yet this investment hasn't yet translated to proportional academic gains. Performance improves in the upper grades (6th-8th), and there is a significant performance gap between male and female students. Compared to a high-performing school in a neighboring district like Robert Down Elementary in Pacific Grove Unified, or charter schools like Bay View Academy and International School of Monterey, the academy's outcomes highlight the complex relationship between funding, student needs, and academic achievement.

410

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,492

Per pupil spending ?

77.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1650 Sonoma Ave.
Seaside, CA 93955-5625

(831) 899-1100

District: Monterey Peninsula Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

89.0%

White:

7.3%

Two or more races:

1.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2017 → 19th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (28% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (19th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2017

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school28%

District avg33%

California avg41%

Elementary school

4,742^nd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 19%▼ down 23 pts since 2017

From bottom 42% (2017) to bottom 19% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,028^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 8 pts since 2017

From top 29% (2017) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	4742 of 5857	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	4160 of 5869	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	4177 of 5859	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3269 of 5883	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.3	4775 of 5789	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.6	4184 of 5662	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.8	3320 of 5692	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.5	2214 of 3162	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.5	3075 of 3245	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	38.4	1925 of 3311	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.1	2557 of 3275	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.2	2115 of 3246	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	4019 of 5597	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.4	4403 of 5612	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	4591 of 5609	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	3438 of 5635	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	4468 of 5492	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	3984 of 5413	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	4185 of 5107	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	3466 of 5107	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.0	3939 of 5087	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	3122 of 5084	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.4	4223 of 4963	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	3597 of 4830	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	55.7	117 of 335	65.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	4507 of 5460	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	3866 of 5517	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	4185 of 5363	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.4	3226 of 5264	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	4535 of 5173	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.8	4204 of 5084	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	5063 of 5628	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	3636 of 5643	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.1	3322 of 5638	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.3	2874 of 5663	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.0	4664 of 5510	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.8	4130 of 5431	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	1028 of 2761	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.9	1112 of 2783	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	1047 of 2781	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.9	1657 of 2740	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1919 of 2715	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1410 of 2480	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2017	67.5	726 of 2508	71.1%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	62.4	269 of 1540	82.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1375 of 2533	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1442 of 2551	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1412 of 2531	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.6	1897 of 2509	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1910 of 2380	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1617 of 2262	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.3	730 of 2395	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.9	664 of 2388	72.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	713 of 2374	70.0%	★★★★☆
2022	43.6	1174 of 2359	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.5	1526 of 2213	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	1120 of 2072	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	20.5	303 of 336	9.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	644 of 2542	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	58.3	792 of 2579	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.5	775 of 2531	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.8	1173 of 2458	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	22.7	1940 of 2369	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1498 of 2230	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.0	692 of 2534	72.7%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	762 of 2552	70.1%	★★★★☆
2023	67.7	661 of 2538	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	45.0	1187 of 2527	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	20.8	1956 of 2407	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.8	996 of 2273	56.2%	★★★☆☆

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

Homeless (2023)65th percentile+36 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile~ school

Female (2025)28th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2022)83rd percentile+43 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)46th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2022)10th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy34%-15 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science16%-17 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)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% MMR (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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					$22,492	$2,439	$20,053
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					$20,465	$2,883	$17,582
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					$16,446	$441	$16,005
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					$20,710	$2,409	$18,301
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				$21,581	$3,257	$18,324
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					$16,818	$723	$16,095
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					$20,422	$1,777	$18,645
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				$19,901	$2,015	$17,886
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	$21,279	$2,145	$19,134
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		$26,000	$1,472	$24,528

Frequently Asked Questions about Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula

Is Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula a good school?

Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula ranks in the bottom 19.0% of California elementary schools.

What district is Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula in?

Monterey Peninsula Unified

How many students attend Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula?

In the 2024-25 school year, 410 students attended Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula.

What is the racial makeup of Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula?

Students at Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula are 89% Hispanic, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

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