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The highest-performing public schools in reading in Monterey County, California

103 public schools in Monterey County, California appear in this ranking of the highest-performing public schools in reading, ranked by the share of students meeting or exceeding the state reading and writing standard. Pacific Grove High leads the list at 83.3%, against a median of 33.5% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

103

Monterey County, California

Top % Proficient (Reading)

83.3%

Median % Proficient (Reading)

33.5%

BEST IN READING · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	% Proficient (Reading)
1	Pacific Grove High	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	High	552	83.3%
2	Carmel High	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	High	780	81.7%
3	Carmel River Elementary	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	Elementary	400	79.6%
4	Pacific Grove Middle	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	Middle	439	73.9%
5	Robert Down Elementary	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	Elementary	422	73.4%
6	Carmel Middle	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	Middle	468	72.1%
7	Washington Elementary	Salinas, CA	Washington Union Elementary	Elementary	154	69.5%
8	Salinas High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,380	68.7%
9	San Benancio Middle	Salinas, CA	Washington Union Elementary	Middle	261	67.3%
10	Tularcitos Elementary	Carmel Valley, CA	Carmel Unified	Elementary	447	67.1%
11	Toro Park Elementary	Salinas, CA	Washington Union Elementary	Elementary	341	66.2%
12	King City High	King City, CA	South Monterey County Joint Union High	High	1,199	65.7%
13	Monterey High	Monterey, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	1,401	62.0%
14	Marina High	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	721	59.1%
15	Forest Grove Elementary	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	Elementary	324	58.6%
16	Mission Elementary	Soledad, CA	Mission Union Elementary	Elementary	130	57.0%
17	Buena Vista Middle	Salinas, CA	Spreckels Union Elementary	Middle	321	57.0%
18	La Mesa	Monterey, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	689	56.6%
19	Alisal High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,742	56.5%
20	Rancho San Juan High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	1,600	55.9%
21	Spreckels Elementary	Spreckels, CA	Spreckels Union Elementary	Elementary	529	54.2%
22	Monte Vista	Monterey, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	688	54.0%
23	North Monterey County High	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	High	1,250	52.1%
24	Greenfield High	Greenfield, CA	South Monterey County Joint Union High	High	1,274	50.5%
25	Rose Ferrero Elementary	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Elementary	530	50.2%
26	Lincoln Elementary	Salinas, CA	Salinas City Elementary	Elementary	646	50.0%
27	Everett Alvarez High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	1,978	47.9%
28	North Salinas High	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	High	2,106	47.8%
29	J. C. Crumpton Elementary	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	562	46.2%
30	Chualar Elementary	Chualar, CA	Chualar Union	Elementary	234	46.1%
31	Jack Franscioni Elementary	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Elementary	439	43.5%
32	Gonzales High	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	High	751	43.4%
33	Ione Olson Elementary	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	409	41.9%
34	Washington Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,082	41.7%
35	Soledad High	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	High	1,546	41.5%
36	George C. Marshall Elementary	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	516	40.9%
37	Aromas	Aromas, CA	Aromas - San Juan Unified	Elementary	399	40.8%
38	Mission Park Elementary	Salinas, CA	Salinas City Elementary	Elementary	657	40.4%
39	Seaside High	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	High	1,073	40.3%
40	Alisal Community	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	591	39.1%
41	Monte Bella Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	812	39.0%
42	Gabilan Elementary	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Elementary	456	38.5%
43	King City Arts Magnet	King City, CA	King City Union	Elementary	424	37.4%
44	Los Arboles Middle	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	408	37.0%
45	El Sausal Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,067	36.6%
46	Seaside Middle	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	521	36.4%
47	John E. Steinbeck Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	486	35.5%
48	Cesar E. Chavez Elementary	Salinas, CA	Alisal Union	Elementary	628	35.4%
49	Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Elementary	410	34.1%
50	Fairview Middle	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	Middle	426	33.9%

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