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Best Middle Schools in Zip Code 93908

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Top rankedSan Benancio Middle418^th of 2,703 California middle schools

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Summary:

ZIP code 93908 has two middle schools, both serving grades 6–8: Buena Vista Middle and San Benancio Middle. Their 2025–2026 average results were above the state in ELA, math and science, but those averages hide a substantial difference between the schools. The most important finding is that San Benancio scored higher than Buena Vista in all three subjects and was well above the state in each.

San Benancio stands out at the top: its proficiency was 62% in ELA, 57% in math and 54% in science, respectively 12, 19 and 18 percentage points above the state. Buena Vista was just below the state overall, at 49% in ELA, 37% in math and 35% in science. The schools’ gaps were 13 points in ELA, 20 in math and 19 in science. Buena Vista’s grade-level results were mixed: seventh-grade math was 11 points above the state, while eighth-grade math was 10 points below. SchoolDigger ranks San Benancio 418th of 2,703 California schools, in the 85th percentile with 4 stars; Buena Vista ranks 1,063rd, in the 61st percentile with 3 stars.

Recent score trends also differ: from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, ELA fell at both schools—by 8 points at Buena Vista and 6 at San Benancio. Buena Vista’s math and science scores also fell, by 5 and 6 points, while San Benancio’s rose by 3 and 4 points. In 2024–2025, Buena Vista enrolled 321 students and had a 17.5 student-teacher ratio; San Benancio enrolled 261 students and had a 21.7 ratio. Both report free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025: 18% at Buena Vista and 10% at San Benancio. These figures describe school context, not causes of test results. Results cover two years and may be less stable at these relatively small schools.

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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)				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 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
Buena Vista Middle	Public	6-8	18250 Tara Dr.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Spreckels Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 455-8936	321	18	17.5	17.4%	121 (37.7%)	0 (0.0%)	163 (50.8%)	16 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.5%)	54.1	1063^rd of 2703 public middle schools	60.7%		69.4	688^th of 2761 public middle schools	75.1%	375	35.0	35.0	49.4	54.0	42.2	48.7	36.5	48.2	26.5	37.5	$19,621	$19,162	$459
San Benancio Middle	Public	6-8	43 San Benancio Rd.	Salinas	93908	Monterey County	Washington Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 484-1172	261	12	21.7	10.3%	138 (52.9%)	0 (0.0%)	75 (28.7%)	26 (10.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (8.4%)	82.4	418^th of 2703 public middle schools	84.5%		84.8	373^rd of 2761 public middle schools	86.5%	45	54.4	54.4	60.5	67.1	57.6	61.6	53.1	63.5	55.4	57.4	$17,191	$16,706	$485

Cities Near Zip Code 93908

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Salinas	0.4 mi	68	738^th
Spreckels	1.63 mi	1	250^th
Marina	7.76 mi	8	597^th
Chualar	8.01 mi	1	417^th
Seaside	8.97 mi	13	679^th

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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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