North Monterey County High

Summary:

North Monterey County High is a public high school located in Castroville, California, serving 1,286 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the North Monterey County Unified School District, which is ranked 1,331 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Monterey County High has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking, ranging from 954 (out of 2,039 schools) in 2015-2016 to 1,387 (out of 2,123 schools) in 2021-2022. The school's SchoolDigger rating has also varied, ranging from 2 to 3 stars out of 5. Compared to nearby schools, North Monterey County High generally performs better than the Central Bay High (Continuation) but lags behind other high schools in the Salinas Union High and Monterey Peninsula Unified districts.

While North Monterey County High has maintained a relatively high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 91.7% to 97.1% over the past five years, the school has seen a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 7.6% in 2017-2018 to 38.6% in 2021-2022. This is a concerning trend, as the school's chronic absenteeism rate is much higher than the state average and the rates of nearby high schools. Additionally, North Monterey County High's performance in Smarter Balanced Assessments for Mathematics and the California Science Test (CAST) has been relatively low compared to the district and state averages, suggesting a need to focus on improving STEM education and support for students in these subject areas.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 13990 Castroville Blvd.
       Castroville, CA  95012-9749


(831) 633-5221

District: North Monterey County Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1117th of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $10,527 Help


Feeder schools for North Monterey County High:

Elementary:    Castroville Elementary
    Echo Valley Elementary
    Elkhorn Elementary
    Prunedale Elementary
Middle:    North Monterey County Middle

Student/teacher ratio:  20.5 Help
Number of students:  1,286

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
90.6%
White:
7.1%
Asian:
1.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.4% Help


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Compare Details North Monterey County High ranks better than 51.9% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 40.5. (See more...)
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The Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate (ACGR) measures the percentage of North Monterey County High freshmen who graduate within four years, adjusting for students who transfer in or out.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a high school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (90.6%), White (7.1%), Asian (1.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Monterey County High is 20.5. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Monterey County High is $10,527.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Monterey County High:

SchoolDigger ranks North Monterey County High 1117th of 2323 California public high schools. (See North Monterey County High in the ranking list.)

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North Monterey County Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks North Monterey County Unified 1331st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Monterey County High

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Rank History for all students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 34.89 810th 1653 51.0%
2005 34.15 943rd 1901 50.4%
2006 39.79 843rd 1968 57.2%
2007 35.94 987th 2063 52.2%
2008 37.32 984th 2117 53.5%
2009 39.87 1030th 2238 54.0%
2010 41.16 988th 2281 56.7%
2011 39.24 1080th 2367 54.4%
2012 36.22 1149th 2354 51.2%
2013 27.74 1390th 2426 42.7%
2015 51.37 956th 1994 52.1%
2016 52.49 954th 2039 53.2%
2017 45.83 1104th 2021 45.4%
2018 45.61 1107th 2017 45.1%
2019 49.73 987th 2133 53.7%
2022 31.61 1387th 2123 34.7%
2023 36.00 1250th 2348 46.8%
2024 40.50 1117th 2323 51.9%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 25.53 715th 938 23.8%
2019 28.67 800th 941 15.0%
2022 31.32 786th 1044 24.7%
2023 42.01 420th 1323 68.3%
2024 28.32 910th 1350 32.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 27.79 1074th 1547 30.6%
2024 41.52 677th 1534 55.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.70 920th 1862 50.6%
2019 54.10 810th 1937 58.2%
2022 34.30 1262nd 1943 35.0%
2023 37.63 1203rd 2247 46.5%
2024 45.07 976th 2235 56.3%
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Rank History for Migrant students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 65.33 22nd 89 75.3%
2024 46.53 59th 100 41.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 31.07 208th 290 28.3%
2023 51.01 162nd 417 61.2%
2024 61.09 149th 451 67.0%
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Rank History for Female students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.88 1001st 1760 43.1%
2019 45.07 968th 1833 47.2%
2022 31.52 1236th 1858 33.5%
2023 37.32 1159th 2118 45.3%
2024 41.63 1041st 2098 50.4%
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Rank History for Disabled students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.73 970th 1052 7.8%
2019 36.74 610th 1117 45.4%
2022 26.77 922nd 1161 20.6%
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Rank History for Male students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 40.48 1091st 1834 40.5%
2019 48.01 910th 1880 51.6%
2022 28.64 1326th 1916 30.8%
2023 32.41 1267th 2207 42.6%
2024 36.78 1132nd 2172 47.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 50.54 901st 1742 48.3%
2019 56.25 724th 1814 60.1%
2022 34.71 1211th 1861 34.9%
2023 40.31 1116th 2142 47.9%
2024 46.61 918th 2125 56.8%
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Rank History for White students at North Monterey County High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 27.86 886th 1173 24.5%
2019 45.19 693rd 1222 43.3%
2022 38.28 742nd 1204 38.4%
2023 44.45 681st 1434 52.5%
2024 49.49 601st 1406 57.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for North Monterey County High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 887 17 63 477 13 n/a n/a 0 1457
1989 810 16 54 460 8 n/a n/a 0 1348
1990 725 20 63 499 4 n/a n/a 0 1311
1991 686 17 63 499 2 n/a n/a 0 1267
1992 713 21 65 543 0 n/a n/a 0 1342
1993 729 16 68 542 1 n/a n/a 0 1356
1994 754 20 59 593 2 n/a n/a 0 1428
1995 907 27 62 621 3 n/a n/a 0 1620
1996 907 27 62 621 3 n/a n/a 0 1620
1997 855 26 74 631 4 n/a n/a 0 1590
1998 810 27 78 635 1 n/a n/a 0 1551
1999 754 22 77 567 1 n/a n/a 0 1421
2000 761 19 73 655 0 n/a n/a 0 1508
2001 720 19 67 638 4 n/a n/a 5 1453
2002 626 15 76 809 8 n/a n/a 0 1534
2003 626 15 76 809 8 n/a n/a 0 1534
2004 627 20 78 822 11 n/a n/a 0 1558
2005 586 30 76 873 10 n/a n/a 0 1575
2006 542 37 75 834 6 n/a n/a 0 1494
2007 489 29 73 789 6 n/a n/a 1 1387
2008 401 23 63 823 5 n/a n/a 0 1315
2009 372 15 45 855 7 7 0 0 1301
2010 341 14 39 892 6 8 5 0 1305
2011 314 11 33 874 7 5 10 0 1254
2012 262 10 29 874 7 5 12 0 1199
2013 220 6 27 878 9 2 1 0 1143
2014 189 8 23 892 5 3 2 0 1122
2015 157 5 18 909 7 2 7 0 1105
2016 127 4 18 940 6 4 12 0 1111
2017 122 3 20 953 3 5 18 0 1124
2018 140 5 22 1031 2 0 14 0 1214
2019 153 10 20 1069 4 2 5 0 1263
2020 134 4 23 1060 3 4 7 0 1235
2021 120 1 19 1101 3 4 9 0 1257
2022 107 3 15 1115 4 4 7 0 1255
2023 91 4 15 1165 1 2 8 0 1286

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Monterey County High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1457 64.9 22.4 n/a
1989 1348 64.0 21.0 n/a
1990 1311 61.8 21.2 n/a
1991 1267 61.9 20.4 n/a
1992 1342 62.9 21.3 25.3
1993 1356 61.1 22.2 22.9
1994 1428 64.7 22.1 23.6
1995 1620 64.6 25.1 31.2
1996 1620 64.6 25.1 31.2
1997 1590 69.8 22.8 27.7
1998 1551 69.6 22.3 26
1999 1421 68.0 20.9 28.6
2000 1508 65.5 23.0 37.7
2001 1453 64.2 22.6 26.8
2002 1534 71.7 21.4 39.6
2003 1534 71.7 21.4 39.6
2004 1558 64.3 24.2 32.7
2005 1575 70.1 22.5 36.5
2006 1494 62.1 24.1 37
2007 1387 57.4 24.2 39.7
2008 1315 62.1 21.2 41.7
2009 1301 54.2 20.1 53.2
2010 1305 56.0 23.3 58.3
2011 1254 n/a n/a 65.3
2012 1199 51.6 23.2 n/a
2013 1143 56.0 20.4 78.4
2014 1122 54.4 20.6 72.5
2015 1105 50.0 22.1 75.5
2016 1111 50.0 22.2 76.6
2017 1124 52.0 21.5 79.4
2018 1214 55.2 21.9 80.6
2019 1263 55.9 22.5 80.8
2020 1235 n/a n/a 80.5
2021 1257 62.3 20.1 78.8
2022 1255 70.1 17.8 83.6
2023 1286 62.5 20.5 77.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Monterey County High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1457 64.9 22.4 n/a
1989 1348 64.0 21.0 n/a
1990 1311 61.8 21.2 n/a
1991 1267 61.9 20.4 n/a
1992 1342 62.9 21.3 25.3
1993 1356 61.1 22.2 22.9
1994 1428 64.7 22.1 23.6
1995 1620 64.6 25.1 31.2
1996 1620 64.6 25.1 31.2
1997 1590 69.8 22.8 27.7
1998 1551 69.6 22.3 26
1999 1421 68.0 20.9 28.6
2000 1508 65.5 23.0 37.7
2001 1453 64.2 22.6 26.8
2002 1534 71.7 21.4 39.6
2003 1534 71.7 21.4 39.6
2004 1558 64.3 24.2 32.7
2005 1575 70.1 22.5 36.5
2006 1494 62.1 24.1 37
2007 1387 57.4 24.2 39.7
2008 1315 62.1 21.2 41.7
2009 1301 54.2 20.1 53.2
2010 1305 56.0 23.3 58.3
2011 1254 n/a n/a 65.3
2012 1199 51.6 23.2 n/a
2013 1143 56.0 20.4 78.4
2014 1122 54.4 20.6 72.5
2015 1105 50.0 22.1 75.5
2016 1111 50.0 22.2 76.6
2017 1124 52.0 21.5 79.4
2018 1214 55.2 21.9 80.6
2019 1263 55.9 22.5 80.8
2020 1235 n/a n/a 80.5
2021 1257 62.3 20.1 78.8
2022 1255 70.1 17.8 83.6
2023 1286 62.5 20.5 77.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for North Monterey County High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $10,527

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Monterey County High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 987th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1250th of 2348 High schools
 7%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (North Monterey County High)5748.9
 8%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (North Monterey County Unified)51.943.2
 8.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (North Monterey County High)11.39.7
 1.6%
   11th Grade Mathematics (North Monterey County Unified)9.18.6
 0.5%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (North Monterey County High)21.230.8
 9.6%
   12th Grade Science (North Monterey County Unified)19.833.3
 13.6%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students12631286
 1.8%
African American104
 60%
American Indian41
 75%
Asian2015
 25%
Hispanic10691165
 9%
Pacific Islander22
White15391
 40.5%
Two or More Races58
 60%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients80.8%77.4%
 3.4%


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North Monterey County High ranks 1117th of 2323 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

North Monterey County High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Castroville Elementary
Elementary : Echo Valley Elementary
Elementary : Elkhorn Elementary
Elementary : Prunedale Elementary
Middle : North Monterey County Middle

In the 2022-23 school year, 1,286 students attended North Monterey County High.

Students at North Monterey County High are 91% Hispanic, 7% White, 1% Asian.


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