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Best High Schools in Zip Code 93907

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Schools

119

Students

Top rankedNorth Monterey County Center for Independent Study1116^th of 2,135 California high schools

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North Monterey County Center for Independent Study up 87 spots statewide this year

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Summary:

ZIP code 93907 has two high schools in North Monterey County Unified, at the same address: North Monterey County Center for Independent Study, serving grades 7–12 with 96 students, and Central Bay High (Continuation), serving grades 9–12 with 23 students. Together, they enroll 119 students. Both schools have areas of concern, including high chronic absenteeism, but their academic results differ sharply: North Monterey County leads Central Bay in every reported subject.

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is the stronger of the two academically: its 2025–26 all-grades proficiency was 42% in English language arts (ELA), 33% in math and 33% in science, compared with 0%, 0% and 7% at Central Bay High (Continuation). The gaps were 42 percentage points in ELA, 33 in math and 26 in science. North was also closer to state results in each subject, falling short by 8 points in ELA, 5 in math and 3 in science; Central Bay trailed the state by 49, 38 and 29 points, respectively. SchoolDigger ranked North 1,116 of 2,137 schools, at the 48th percentile, while Central Bay ranked 2,063, at the 3rd percentile.

Results improved overall from 2024–25, especially in science, though progress was uneven: North’s scores rose by 11 points in ELA, 1 in math and 15 in science, while Central Bay’s science result rose by 7 points and its ELA and math results remained at 0%. SchoolDigger’s ranking history also improved for North, from the 37th percentile in 2023–24 to the 48th in 2025–26; Central Bay moved from the 1st percentile in 2024–25 to the 3rd. Other measures provide context, not an explanation for the score gap: in 2024–25, North reported a student–teacher ratio of 23.5 and 83% free/reduced lunch eligible, while Central Bay’s ratio was 7.6 and 65% were directly certified for free meals; Central Bay is also marked as likely offering all students receive free meals (Community Eligibility). The schools serve different grade ranges, so their all-grades results are not perfectly comparable.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Vaccination (2024-25)		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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Vaccination: Kindergartners with all required immunizations	Vaccination: Exemption rate	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Central Bay High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	17500 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 663-2997	23	3	7.6	—	2 (8.7%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (91.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7.9	2061^st of 2135 public high schools	3.5%		7.1	2143^rd of 2162 public high schools	0.9%	82		7.1		7.1			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0			$58,655	$2,364	$56,291
North Monterey County Center for Independent Study	Public	7-12	17500 Pesante Rd.	Salinas	93907	Monterey County	North Monterey County Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 633-7050	96	4	23.5	83.3%	18 (18.8%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (78.1%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46.2	1116^th of 2135 public high schools	47.7%		42.4	1203^rd of 2162 public high schools	44.4%	87		32.1		33.3			37.9	41.7			27.6	33.3			$14,613	$1,022	$13,591

Cities Near Zip Code 93907

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salinas	1.26 mi	68	741^st
Castroville	3.92 mi	4	712^th
Marina	7.88 mi	8	685^th
Watsonville	8.06 mi	28	771^st
Spreckels	9.19 mi	1	301^st

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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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