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Monterey County Home Charter

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2386^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 14% of California alternative schools

Summary

Monterey County Home Charter is a public K-12 alternative school in Salinas, serving 255 students through the Monterey County Office of Education with a focus on students who may benefit from a non-traditional setting.

The school has a clear strength in supporting students to graduation, with a rate of 91.7% that outpaces both the district and state, and it excels at ensuring students attend regularly, boasting a very low chronic absenteeism rate of 14.2%. However, academic proficiency on state tests is a significant challenge, particularly in mathematics where only 8.41% of students met standards; performance in English and science is stronger relative to the district but remains below state averages. This creates a notable situation where student engagement and graduation success are high, yet measured academic achievement is low.

When compared to nearby alternative schools, Big Sur Charter and the PVUSD Virtual Academy show that high graduation rates can be paired with stronger academic results, though they may serve different student populations. Wellington M. Smith Junior, another county-operated alternative, has comparable graduation success but operates with significantly higher per-student funding. This suggests Monterey County Home Charter plays a vital role in keeping at-risk students in school and graduating them, but faces ongoing work to improve core academic instruction.

255

Students ?

18.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,872

Per pupil spending ?

69%

Free/discounted lunch ?

901 Blanco Cir.
Salinas, CA 93901-4401

(831) 755-0331

District: Monterey County Office of Education

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.8%

White:

16.9%

Pacific Islander:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 10th percentile in 2024 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

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

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 10th-percentile low (2024)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg13%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,386^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 14%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From bottom 37% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,420^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 34%▲ up 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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
2016	23.4	4317 of 5614	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	44.5	2766 of 5611	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	28.5	4167 of 5530	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.1	4765 of 5390	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.5	4830 of 5377	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.7	4615 of 5314	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	35.7	3325 of 5193	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	25.3	3945 of 5113	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	49.0	2385 of 5113	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	46.7	2352 of 4818	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.3	2521 of 4822	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.5	2777 of 4809	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	2386 of 2761	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	2512 of 2783	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	36.1	1583 of 2781	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1968 of 2740	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	1603 of 2715	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1899 of 2480	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.2	1931 of 2508	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.3	1746 of 2497	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.1	1565 of 2477	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1800 of 2379	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	26.1	1762 of 2259	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.2	1720 of 2236	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.9	1605 of 2179	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.8	1285 of 2063	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	40.0	1154 of 2005	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.9	1011 of 1999	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	25.9	1347 of 1804	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	40.1	996 of 1777	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2004	29.7	1199 of 1769	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	20.7	2066 of 2551	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	1402 of 2531	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1798 of 2380	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	2153 of 2262	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.9	2120 of 2395	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	2034 of 2388	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.6	1278 of 2374	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1459 of 2359	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.5	721 of 2213	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	2192 of 2542	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	2319 of 2579	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1754 of 2531	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.1	582 of 2369	75.4%	★★★★☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1420 of 2162	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1504 of 2159	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.2	1195 of 2170	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.5	963 of 2123	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.1	1074 of 2133	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.6	1129 of 2017	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2017	47.2	1085 of 2021	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	33.2	1314 of 2039	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.2	1324 of 1994	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	46.6	882 of 2426	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	45.8	886 of 2354	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	37.6	1113 of 2367	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.5	979 of 2281	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	43.4	924 of 2238	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	46.2	763 of 2117	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	42.7	803 of 2063	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2006	39.2	855 of 1968	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	30.5	1034 of 1901	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	35.1	806 of 1653	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1490 of 1906	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	1323 of 1915	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.1	1223 of 1915	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	975 of 1858	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.0	1033 of 1833	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.9	1231 of 1760	30.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.7	1097 of 1900	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1220 of 1902	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.5	950 of 1917	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	548 of 1861	70.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	910 of 1814	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1104 of 1742	36.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	1338 of 2013	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1427 of 2026	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.8	1108 of 2030	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	1031 of 1943	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.6	1134 of 1937	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.9	1159 of 1862	37.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1306 of 1942	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.0	1513 of 1948	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.4	859 of 1916	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.9	1030 of 1880	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	883 of 1834	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	902 of 1204	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.0	722 of 1222	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.4	693 of 1173	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2024)19th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)42nd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Male (2025)33rd percentile~ school

White (2022)25th percentile-30 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy32%-17 vs state

Science18%-15 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)							Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)							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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 12th 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 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 11th 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 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	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
Monterey County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93912	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-0300	274	40	6.9	62.0%	12 (4.4%)	4 (1.5%)	243 (88.7%)	5 (1.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (3.3%)								(n/a)			0.0							0.0							5.6	$69,794	$2,452	$67,342
Monterey County Home Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	901 Blanco Cir.	Salinas	93901	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-0331	255	14	18.8	69.0%	43 (16.9%)	1 (0.4%)	201 (78.8%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	4 (1.6%)	3 (1.2%)								(n/a)	11.8	24.0	17.7			25.0	46.7	23.5	33.3	31.8			8.3	0.0	0.0	7.7	8.4	$39,872	$290	$39,582
Wellington M. Smith Junior	Public, Alternative	4-12	1420 Natividad Rd.	Salinas	93906	Monterey County	Monterey County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 755-3979	50	4	12.4	94.0%	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (98.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$67,988	$13,272	$54,716
Big Sur Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	304 Foam St.	Monterey	93940	Monterey County	Big Sur Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 324-4573	101	5	20.2	27.7%	48 (47.5%)	4 (4.0%)	33 (32.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	15 (14.9%)								(n/a)			46.2	57.1	72.7		58.3			63.0	78.6	63.6		33.3			48.2	$13,810	$138	$13,672
PVUSD Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	250 East Beach St.	Watsonville	95076	Santa Cruz County	Pajaro Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(831) 786-2482	43	3	15.9	83.7%	5 (11.6%)	1 (2.3%)	36 (83.7%)	1 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)			27.3					54.6	66.7	60.9					50.0	41.7	45.8

Frequently Asked Questions about Monterey County Home Charter

How many students attend Monterey County Home Charter?

In the 2024-25 school year, 255 students attended Monterey County Home Charter.

Is Monterey County Home Charter a good school?

Monterey County Home Charter ranks in the bottom 13.6% of California alternative schools.

What district is Monterey County Home Charter in?

Monterey County Office of Education

What is the racial makeup of Monterey County Home Charter?

Students at Monterey County Home Charter are 79% Hispanic, 17% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

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