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The highest-poverty public schools in Monterey County, California

Across Monterey County, California, 114 public schools are ranked here, ranked by share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary leads the list at 98.0%, against a median of 82.4% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

114

Monterey County, California

Top % FRL

98.0%

Median % FRL

82.4%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	646	98.0%
2	Santa Rita Elementary	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Elementary	545	97.2%
3	Fremont Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	711	96.9%
4	Ohlone Elementary	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Elementary	391	96.7%
5	Pajaro Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	398	96.5%
6	Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Academy	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	577	96.2%
7	Mount Toro High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	204	96.1%
8	Alisal High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,742	95.2%
9	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	628	95.1%
10	Alisal Community	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	591	94.2%
11	Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	526	94.1%
12	Hall District Elementary	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Elementary	470	94.0%
13	El Puente	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	326	93.6%
14	North Salinas High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,106	93.5%
15	La Paz Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,099	93.4%
16	Bardin Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	559	93.0%
17	San Vicente Elementary	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Elementary	501	92.8%
18	Everett Alvarez High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	1,978	92.7%
19	Gabilan Elementary	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Elementary	456	92.5%
20	Frank Paul Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	638	92.0%
21	El Sausal Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,067	91.7%
22	Chalone Peaks Middle	King City, CA	King City Union	Middle	854	91.5%
23	Central Coast High	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	103	91.3%
24	Ord Terrace Elementary	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	397	91.2%
25	Castroville Elementary	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	Elementary	600	90.5%
26	Sherwood Elementary	Salinas, CA	Salinas City Elementary	Elementary	859	90.2%
27	Mary Chapa Academy	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	Elementary	686	90.1%
28	Main Street Middle	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Middle	754	89.8%
29	Frank Ledesma Elementary	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Elementary	464	89.7%
30	Echo Valley Elementary	Salinas, CA	North Monterey County Unified	Elementary	502	89.2%
31	Martin Luther King	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	548	89.2%
32	Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	573	89.2%
33	La Joya Elementary	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Elementary	498	88.8%
34	Santa Lucia Elementary	King City, CA	King City Union	Elementary	637	88.5%
35	Salinas Community	Salinas, CA	Monterey County Office of Education	High	101	88.1%
36	King City Arts Magnet	King City, CA	King City Union	Elementary	424	88.0%
37	Del Rey Woods Elementary	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	390	87.9%
38	North Monterey County Middle	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	Middle	624	87.8%
39	Gavilan View Middle	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Middle	556	87.6%
40	Oak Avenue Elementary	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	Elementary	693	86.7%
41	Monte Bella Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	812	86.2%
42	McKinnon	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Elementary	439	85.4%
43	Jack Franscioni Elementary	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Elementary	439	85.4%
44	Soledad High	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	High	1,546	85.1%
45	North Monterey County High	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	High	1,250	84.5%
46	Seaside High	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	1,073	84.4%
47	Rancho San Juan High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	1,600	84.1%
48	Prunedale Elementary	Salinas, CA	North Monterey County Unified	Elementary	644	84.0%
49	Gonzales High	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	High	751	83.9%
50	Fairview Middle	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	Middle	426	83.8%

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