Best Public Schools in Zip Code 93955

Summary:

The 93955 zip code area of Seaside, California is home to 10 schools, including 6 elementary schools, 1 middle school, and 3 high schools, all part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, except for the International School of Monterey and the Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula, which are public charter schools.

Among the standout schools in the area, George C. Marshall Elementary has the highest overall performance, ranking in the top 50% of California elementary schools and earning 3 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger. The International School of Monterey also performs well, with test scores exceeding the state averages in most subjects and grade levels. In contrast, Seaside High, Martin Luther King, and Central Coast High struggle with proficiency rates well below the state and district averages.

While the top-performing schools excel academically, several schools in the area face challenges, such as high chronic absenteeism rates, particularly at Central Coast High and Martin Luther King. Additionally, most schools have high rates of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, indicating high levels of economic disadvantage that may contribute to the disparities in academic performance observed across the district.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2024)				Ranking (2023)				CAST Science (2024)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2024)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2024)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2018)
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	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	SchoolDigger Rating (2024)	Average Standard Score (2023)	Statewide Rank (2023)	State Percentile (2023)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy End of Course	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics End of Course	% Completely Immunized KG	Total
International School of Monterey	Public, Charter	K-8	1720 Yosemite St.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	International School of Monterey District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 583-2165	428	20	21.7	33.6%	101 (23.6%)	27 (6.3%)	192 (44.9%)	46 (10.7%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.5%)	56 (13.1%)	43.8	2932^nd of 5862 public elementary schools	50.0%		49.6	2559^th of 5874 public elementary schools	56.4%	373	26.0	31.3				28.6	51.1	36.0	40.0	50.0	60.0	58.3		49.2	38.3	42.0	18.0	24.0	28.0	29.2		29.8
Seaside Middle	Public	7-8	999 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7080	532	28	18.7	83.1%	44 (8.3%)	29 (5.5%)	419 (78.8%)	23 (4.3%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	9 (1.7%)	24.2	2070^th of 2777 public middle schools	25.5%		30.1	1816^th of 2802 public middle schools	35.2%	254		12.2				12.2					32.3	32.4		32.3					17.5	13.3		15.3		$5,147
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	114	12	9.2	87.7%	15 (13.2%)	6 (5.3%)	88 (77.2%)	1 (0.9%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.8%)	1 (0.9%)	9	2099^th of 2323 public high schools	9.6%		9.9	2066^th of 2348 public high schools	12.0%	33				5.6		5.4							3.5	3.5							0.0	0.0		$12,696
Del Rey Woods Elementary	Public	K-6	1281 Plumas Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3907	425	21	20.2	86.8%	33 (7.8%)	16 (3.8%)	348 (81.9%)	12 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	14 (3.3%)	21.5	4713^th of 5862 public elementary schools	19.6%		18.9	4963^rd of 5874 public elementary schools	15.5%	250	12.9					12.9	23.5	18.5	27.5	50.9				29.3	23.5	16.9	8.6	19.3				16.9		$5,783
Martin Luther King	Public	K-6	1713 Broadway	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3970	572	27	20.9	84.3%	29 (5.1%)	18 (3.1%)	477 (83.4%)	23 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.4%)	10 (1.7%)	9.8	5686^th of 5862 public elementary schools	3.0%		9.1	5752^nd of 5874 public elementary schools	2.1%	66	8.2					8.2	7.7	8.6	20.5	23.4				15.5	17.7	4.9	6.0	8.5				9.2		$6,599
Ord Terrace Elementary	Public	K-6	1755 La Salle Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3922	452	23	19.2	85.4%	20 (4.4%)	12 (2.7%)	387 (85.6%)	8 (1.8%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.3%)	17 (3.8%)	39	3228^th of 5862 public elementary schools	44.9%		34.9	3510^th of 5874 public elementary schools	40.2%	282	19.0					19.0	48.3	21.3	37.9	49.4				41.0	29.5	11.5	31.0	32.9				27.2	97.2	$5,532
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	1,134	59	19.3	78.0%	55 (4.9%)	44 (3.9%)	920 (81.1%)	67 (5.9%)	3 (0.3%)	21 (1.9%)	23 (2.0%)	26.9	1503^rd of 2323 public high schools	35.3%		24.4	1580^th of 2348 public high schools	32.7%	77			15.3	16.4	23.8	16.4							35.2	35.2							6.3	6.3		$5,361
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	4	1	3.2		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (100.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Monterey Peninsula UNF School District COM Day MID	Public	6-8	200 Coe Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 392-3822	3	1	4.1		0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Public	K-8	1650 Sonoma Ave.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-1100	340	16	21.2	71.2%	24 (7.1%)	4 (1.2%)	300 (88.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	6 (1.8%)	27.5	4154^th of 5862 public elementary schools	29.1%		26.9	4187^th of 5874 public elementary schools	28.7%	33	23.3	21.4				22.5	15.2	11.1	43.9	50.0	43.3	28.6		33.0	13.9	11.1	16.3	28.1	48.4	39.3		25.4		$8,839
George C. Marshall Elementary	Public	K-6	225 Normandy Rd.	Seaside	93955	Monterey County	Monterey Peninsula Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(831) 899-7052	496	23	21.2	43.1%	174 (35.1%)	45 (9.1%)	179 (36.1%)	37 (7.5%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.2%)	49 (9.9%)	44.5	2890^th of 5862 public elementary schools	50.7%		53.8	2346^th of 5874 public elementary schools	60.1%	544	39.7					39.7	43.5	30.7	47.4	34.9				39.0	42.7	40.3	24.1	26.2				33.6		$5,025

Cities Near Zip Code 93955

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Seaside	0.2 mi	13	641^st
Monterey	1.72 mi	7	228^th
Pacific Grove	4.45 mi	7	98^th
Marina	5.03 mi	8	680^th
Carmel	5.45 mi	5	53^rd

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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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