Monterey Peninsula Unified

The Monterey Peninsula Unified School District consists of 17 schools, including 10 elementary schools, 2 middle schools, and 5 high schools, serving students in the Monterey Peninsula area. The district as a whole is ranked 917 out of 1,568 districts in California and is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Monterey High School stands out as the top-performing high school in the district, ranked 626 out of 2,323 California high schools and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school boasts a high 4-year graduation rate of 96.9% and a low dropout rate of 2.8%, while also outperforming the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics test scores. Marina High School is another high-performing school, ranked 806 out of 2,323 California high schools with a 3-star rating, and it also outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts/Literacy test scores.

At the elementary level, Monte Vista Elementary School stands out, ranked 1,904 out of 5,862 California elementary schools and earning a 3-star rating. The school outperforms the district and state averages in both English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics test scores across multiple grade levels, and it has a relatively low chronic absenteeism rate of 26.7%. However, the data also reveals significant disparities in academic performance and other key metrics across the schools in the district, with some schools, such as Central Coast High, struggling with high chronic absenteeism rates and lower test scores.