Summary:
Zip code 93933 has six schools—three elementary schools, one middle school and two high schools—with five in Monterey Peninsula Unified and Learning for Life Charter in a separate charter district. In 2025–2026, the five schools with results averaged 42% in English Language Arts (ELA), 26% in math and 26% in science, compared with state averages of 49%, 38% and 36%. Math is the clearest area-wide concern: the average was 12 percentage points below the state, a larger gap than in ELA or science.
J. C. Crumpton Elementary stood out in math and science, scoring 36% and 39%; its science result was 3 points above the state, while its math result was 2 points below. Marina High led ELA at 51%, 2 points above the state, but scored 22% in math and 17% in science. Marina Vista Elementary was lowest among the five in ELA and math, at 28% and 20%; it also had the lowest scores among the elementary schools in all three subjects. All-grades figures do not tell the whole story: Ione Olson Elementary led elementary schools in fourth-grade ELA (48%) and math (59%), both above state results.
Matched five-school averages moved further behind the state from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026: ELA fell from 43% to 42%, math from 28% to 26%, and science rose from 25% to 26%, but not as quickly as the state result. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile ranking also shifted unevenly: Ione Olson rose from the 31st to the 44th percentile, while Marina High fell from the 61st to the 42nd. All six schools report free/reduced lunch eligible figures for 2024–2025; among the elementary schools, the share ranged from 60% at Crumpton to 84% at Marina Vista, while student-teacher ratios ranged from 19.9 at Olson to 21.7 at Marina Vista. Learning for Life’s latest scores are from 2024–2025, so comparisons with the other five schools’ 2025–2026 results should be treated cautiously.
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