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North Monterey County Middle

Public Grades 7-8

2513^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

North Monterey County Middle is a public school serving 624 students in grades 7-8 in Castroville, operating within the North Monterey County Unified district, which ranks in the bottom 14% of all districts in California.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English and math far below state averages, and its statewide ranking has declined to the bottom 10% of middle schools. Chronic absenteeism, at 22.6%, is higher than the state average and contributes to these struggles. The school's per-student spending is lower than many nearby schools, such as Los Arboles Middle and Gavilan View Middle, despite having a higher student-teacher ratio. Performance for key student groups, including migrant and special education students, has seen sharp recent declines.

Interesting comparisons with nearby schools show that improvement is possible even with similar challenges. For example, Washington Middle in Salinas, with a similar student population, achieves significantly higher academic results with greater per-student funding. However, North Monterey County Middle's chronic absenteeism is lower than some schools in the Pajaro Valley Unified district, like E. A. Hall Middle. The school's science scores, while low, are closer to the state average than its math scores, suggesting a relative strength or a specific area for focus in mathematics instruction.

624

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,268

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10301 Seymour St.
Castroville, CA 95012-2606

(831) 633-3391

District: North Monterey County Unified

Students who attend North Monterey County Middle usually attend:

High:

North Monterey County High

Feeder schools for North Monterey County Middle:

Elementary:	Castroville Elementary
	Echo Valley Elementary
	Elkhorn Elementary
	Prunedale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

93.9%

White:

4.8%

Asian:

0.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Mathematics scores 29 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg22%

California avg41%

2,513^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1332^nd of 1,543North Monterey County 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	13.1	2513 of 2761	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2317 of 2783	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	2194 of 2781	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2329 of 2740	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2312 of 2715	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	2049 of 2480	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.9	2071 of 2508	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	22.3	1939 of 2497	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.1	1866 of 2477	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.0	2079 of 2379	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	1870 of 2259	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	1927 of 2236	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.0	1820 of 2179	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.0	1526 of 2063	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.2	1556 of 2005	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.2	1280 of 1999	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	28.5	1285 of 1804	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.9	1427 of 1777	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	23.5	1351 of 1769	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	1219 of 1531	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1370 of 1491	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1266 of 1369	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	38.1	804 of 1478	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.9	846 of 1521	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	965 of 1540	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1227 of 1442	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1261 of 1364	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	2300 of 2533	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2167 of 2551	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.8	2179 of 2531	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2212 of 2509	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2000 of 2380	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1818 of 2262	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	2164 of 2395	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.8	1947 of 2388	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1799 of 2374	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1925 of 2359	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1892 of 2213	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1680 of 2072	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	350 of 477	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	239 of 320	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	198 of 336	41.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	2306 of 2542	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2169 of 2579	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1996 of 2531	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.7	2072 of 2458	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.7	2072 of 2369	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.4	1825 of 2230	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	2347 of 2534	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2140 of 2552	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	1853 of 2538	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2090 of 2527	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.5	2146 of 2407	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	1961 of 2273	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Migrant

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	93 of 95	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	45.3	41 of 86	52.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.9	1425 of 1566	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1131 of 1552	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.1	823 of 1531	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.1	1231 of 1537	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1066 of 1543	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	15.3	1357 of 1555	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1344 of 1602	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1303 of 1496	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)46th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+18 vs school

Disabled (2022)20th percentile+5 vs school

White (2024)20th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile~ school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Migrant (2025)2nd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science12%-21 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

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This school currently has a great staff with terrific management. Many succesful kids will emerge from here. Close Quote

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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 All Grades	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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
North Monterey County Middle	Public	7-8	10301 Seymour St.	Castroville	95012	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-3391	624	30	20.8	87.8%	30 (4.8%)	2 (0.3%)	586 (93.9%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	2513^th of 2761 public middle schools	9.0%		18.5	2317^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.7%	196	12.1	12.1		21.3	26.5	23.9		8.7	7.1	7.9	$19,268	$17,662	$1,606
Gavilan View Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Van Buren Ave.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-7212	556	30	18.5	87.6%	19 (3.4%)	2 (0.4%)	508 (91.4%)	16 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	24.6	2028^th of 2761 public middle schools	26.5%		18.1	2337^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.0%	309	21.1	21.1	34.5	30.2	36.4	33.6	16.5	15.1	16.8	16.1	$11,092	$9,808	$1,284
Los Arboles Middle	Public	7-8	294 Hillcrest Ave.	Marina	93933	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 384-3550	408	23	17.8	75.5%	48 (11.8%)	23 (5.6%)	258 (63.2%)	60 (14.7%)	3 (0.7%)	9 (2.2%)	6 (1.5%)	32.8	1722^nd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		24.8	2043^rd of 2783 public middle schools	26.6%	321	24.0	24.0		34.9	38.9	37.0		24.6	20.8	22.6	$21,565	$19,476	$2,089
John Gutierrez Middle	Public	6-8	1031 Rogge Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Santa Rita Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 443-3300	568	29	19.4	80.5%	32 (5.6%)	5 (0.9%)	513 (90.3%)	9 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	7 (1.2%)	24.8	2012^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.1%		22.7	2137^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.2%	125	18.3	18.3	31.9	30.5	37.8	33.5	15.9	20.4	16.2	17.7	$12,197	$10,908	$1,289
Harden Middle	Public	7-8	1561 McKinnon St.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7300	1,101	52	21.1	82.2%	29 (2.6%)	10 (0.9%)	1,016 (92.3%)	34 (3.1%)	6 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	22.1	2150^th of 2761 public middle schools	22.1%		24.1	2078^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.3%	72	19.2	19.2		31.9	29.1	30.5		16.3	14.8	15.6	$29,522	$27,946	$1,576
Washington Middle	Public	7-8	560 Iverson St.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7100	1,082	51	21.2	81.7%	62 (5.7%)	9 (0.8%)	977 (90.3%)	19 (1.8%)	9 (0.8%)	4 (0.4%)	2 (0.2%)	38.6	1531^st of 2761 public middle schools	44.5%		42.4	1386^th of 2783 public middle schools	50.2%	145	25.2	25.2		46.0	37.7	41.7		27.9	22.7	25.2	$30,230	$28,470	$1,760
Pajaro Middle	Public	6-8	250 Salinas Rd.	Watsonville	95076	Monterey County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6238	398	18	21.6	96.5%	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	392 (98.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	10.4	2601^st of 2761 public middle schools	5.8%		11	2628^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.6%	27	11.6	11.6	17.2	22.2	20.0	19.8	5.7	5.8	6.2	5.9	$34,746	$31,508	$3,238
El Sausal Middle	Public	7-8	1155 East Alisal St.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7200	1,067	48	22.1	91.7%	10 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1,052 (98.6%)	4 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	32.8	1723^rd of 2761 public middle schools	37.6%		34.1	1661^st of 2783 public middle schools	40.3%	62	24.5	24.5		36.4	36.9	36.7		23.4	22.3	22.9	$31,165	$29,292	$1,873
E. A. Hall Middle	Public	6-8	201 Brewington Ave.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 728-6270	491	23	21.8	97.4%	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	478 (97.4%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5.9	2719^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.5%		7.8	2719^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.3%		4.8	4.8	8.4	12.7	7.2	9.4	0.8	4.6	4.1	3.3	$26,764	$24,252	$2,512
La Paz Middle	Public	7-8	1300 North Sanborn Rd.	Salinas	93905	Monterey County	Salinas Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 796-7900	1,099	55	20.0	93.4%	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	1,092 (99.4%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22.8	2119^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.3%		23.7	2102^nd of 2783 public middle schools	24.5%	17	16.0	16.0		34.9	28.7	31.9		18.8	15.7	17.3	$28,891	$27,100	$1,791

Frequently Asked Questions about North Monterey County Middle

What is the racial makeup of North Monterey County Middle?

Students at North Monterey County Middle are 94% Hispanic, 5% White.

What high school do graduates of North Monterey County Middle attend?

Students who attend North Monterey County Middle usually go on to attend North Monterey County High

How many students attend North Monterey County Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 624 students attended North Monterey County Middle.

Is North Monterey County Middle a good school?

North Monterey County Middle ranks in the bottom 9.0% of California middle schools.

What district is North Monterey County Middle in?

North Monterey County Unified

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