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The public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios in Monterey County, California

18 public middle schools in Monterey County, California appear in this ranking of the public middle schools with the lowest student-to-teacher ratios, ranked by the fewest students per teacher, a proxy for class size and staffing. Carmel Middle leads the list at 13.1:1, against a median of 20.4:1 across the ranked schools.

The table below is sortable and filterable, and the full list downloads as a CSV. Figures come from federal NCES enrollment data and, where applicable, state assessment results for 2024-25.

Schools ranked

Monterey County, California

Best Students/teacher

13.1:1

Median Students/teacher

20.4:1

LOWEST RATIO · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	District	Level	Students	Ratio
1	Carmel Middle	Carmel, CA	Carmel Unified	Middle	468	13.1:1
2	Pacific Grove Middle	Pacific Grove, CA	Pacific Grove Unified	Middle	439	17.2:1
3	Buena Vista Middle	Salinas, CA	Spreckels Union Elementary	Middle	321	17.6:1
4	Fairview Middle	Gonzales, CA	Gonzales Unified	Middle	426	17.8:1
5	Los Arboles Middle	Marina, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	408	17.9:1
6	Gavilan View Middle	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Middle	556	18.5:1
7	John Gutierrez Middle	Salinas, CA	Santa Rita Union Elementary	Middle	568	19.5:1
8	Seaside Middle	Seaside, CA	Monterey Peninsula Unified	Middle	521	19.5:1
9	La Paz Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,099	20.0:1
10	North Monterey County Middle	Castroville, CA	North Monterey County Unified	Middle	624	20.8:1
11	Harden Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,101	21.1:1
12	Main Street Middle	Soledad, CA	Soledad Unified	Middle	754	21.2:1
13	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield, CA	Greenfield Union Elementary	Middle	727	21.3:1
14	Washington Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,082	21.3:1
15	Pajaro Middle	Watsonville, CA	Pajaro Valley Unified	Middle	398	21.6:1
16	San Benancio Middle	Salinas, CA	Washington Union Elementary	Middle	261	21.7:1
17	Chalone Peaks Middle	King City, CA	King City Union	Middle	854	21.7:1
18	El Sausal Middle	Salinas, CA	Salinas Union High	Middle	1,067	22.2:1

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