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The lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Monterey County, California

This ranking covers the lowest-performing public middle schools by test proficiency in Monterey County, California, drawn from 18 qualifying public middle schools. Pajaro Middle leads the list at 12.7%, against a median of 23.9% across the ranked schools.

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Schools ranked

Monterey County, California

Best % Proficient

12.7%

Median % Proficient

23.9%

LOWEST PROFICIENCY · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	% FRL	Students	% Proficient
1	Pajaro Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	96.5%	398	12.7%
2	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	Middle	80.5%	727	16.6%
3	North Monterey County Middle	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	Middle	87.8%	624	17.5%
4	Chalone Peaks Middle	King City, CA	King City Union	Middle	91.5%	854	20.1%
5	Gavilan View Middle	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Middle	87.6%	556	21.6%
6	Main Street Middle	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Middle	89.8%	754	21.9%
7	Harden Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	82.2%	1,101	22.4%
8	Fairview Middle	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	Middle	83.8%	426	22.5%
9	John Gutierrez Middle	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Middle	80.5%	568	23.6%
10	La Paz Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	93.4%	1,099	24.3%
11	Seaside Middle	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	83.5%	521	25.5%
12	Los Arboles Middle	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	75.5%	408	26.7%
13	El Sausal Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	91.7%	1,067	29.6%
14	Washington Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	81.7%	1,082	33.6%
15	Buena Vista Middle	Salinas, CA	Spreckels Union Elementary	Middle	17.4%	321	45.7%
16	San Benancio Middle	Salinas, CA	Washington Union Elementary	Middle	10.3%	261	60.3%
17	Pacific Grove Middle	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	Middle	15.9%	439	63.8%
18	Carmel Middle	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	Middle	17.3%	468	65.0%

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