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Best High Schools in Zip Code 93955

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Schools

1,179

Students

Top rankedSeaside High1501^st of 2,162 California high schools

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Summary:

Two public high schools serve students in the Seaside, California area (zip code 93955), both part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified district: the large, traditional Seaside High and the much smaller Central Coast High.

Seaside High is the higher-performing school in the area, with a graduation rate of 97.6% that is well above the state average and a very low dropout rate. However, its academic proficiency rates are below state averages, particularly in mathematics. In contrast, Central Coast High has severe challenges, including the state's lowest academic rankings, near-zero proficiency in core subjects, and an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate of 84.6%.

Despite receiving significantly more funding per student and having a very low student-teacher ratio, Central Coast High's outcomes are far weaker, suggesting it likely serves as an alternative program for at-risk students. Parents should note that while Seaside High successfully graduates nearly all students, academic proficiency, especially in math, remains an area for improvement across the Monterey Peninsula Unified district.

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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 (2025)	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 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Central Coast High	Public	9-12	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3560	103	12	8.7	91.3%	13 (12.6%)	0 (0.0%)	80 (77.7%)	2 (1.9%)	3 (2.9%)	2 (1.9%)	2 (1.9%)	8.4	2098^th of 2162 public high schools	3.0%		10.9	2010^th of 2159 public high schools	6.9%	88			0.0	8.2	8.2	0.0	0.0	$48,977	$46,450	$2,527
Seaside High	Public	9-12	2200 Noche Buena St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3530	1,073	53	20.3	84.4%	60 (5.6%)	47 (4.4%)	869 (81.0%)	59 (5.5%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.4%)	20 (1.9%)	29	1501^st of 2162 public high schools	30.6%		30	1489^th of 2159 public high schools	31.0%	12	15.2	6.7	14.7	40.3	40.3	8.3	8.3	$18,685	$16,584	$2,101
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day	Public	9-12	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3822	3	1	3.0		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)

Cities Near Zip Code 93955

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seaside	0.2 mi	13	679^th
Monterey	1.72 mi	7	222^nd
Pacific Grove	4.45 mi	7	95^th
Marina	5.03 mi	8	597^th
Carmel	5.45 mi	5	38^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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