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The highest-poverty public middle schools in Monterey County, California

This ranking covers the highest-poverty public middle schools in Monterey County, California, drawn from 18 qualifying public middle schools. Pajaro Middle leads the list at 96.5%, against a median of 82.8% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Monterey County, California

Top % FRL

96.5%

Median % FRL

82.8%

HIGHEST POVERTY · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% FRL
1	Pajaro Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	398	96.5%
2	La Paz Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,099	93.4%
3	El Sausal Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,067	91.7%
4	Chalone Peaks Middle	King City, CA	King City Union	Middle	854	91.5%
5	Main Street Middle	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Middle	754	89.8%
6	North Monterey County Middle	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	Middle	624	87.8%
7	Gavilan View Middle	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Middle	556	87.6%
8	Fairview Middle	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	Middle	426	83.8%
9	Seaside Middle	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	521	83.5%
10	Harden Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,101	82.2%
11	Washington Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,082	81.7%
12	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	Middle	727	80.5%
13	John Gutierrez Middle	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Middle	568	80.5%
14	Los Arboles Middle	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	408	75.5%
15	Buena Vista Middle	Salinas, CA	Spreckels Union Elementary	Middle	321	17.4%
16	Carmel Middle	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	Middle	468	17.3%
17	Pacific Grove Middle	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	Middle	439	15.9%
18	San Benancio Middle	Salinas, CA	Washington Union Elementary	Middle	261	10.3%

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