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The most racially diverse public middle schools in Monterey County, California

18 public middle schools in Monterey County, California appear in this ranking of the most racially diverse public middle schools, ranked by how small the single largest racial or ethnic group is, so no one group dominates. Buena Vista Middle leads the list at 50.8%, against a median of 91.8% 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 Largest group

50.8%

Median Largest group

91.8%

MOST DIVERSE · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

#	School	City	Students	Largest group	% White	% Black	% Hispanic	% Asian
1	Buena Vista Middle	Salinas, CA	321	50.8% Hispanic (163)	37.7%(121)	0.0%(0)	50.8%(163)	5.0%(16)
2	San Benancio Middle	Salinas, CA	261	52.9% White (138)	52.9%(138)	0.0%(0)	28.7%(75)	10.0%(26)
3	Pacific Grove Middle	Pacific Grove, CA	439	54.7% White (240)	54.7%(240)	2.0%(9)	19.6%(86)	13.2%(58)
4	Carmel Middle	Carmel, CA	468	62.6% White (293)	62.6%(293)	0.0%(0)	20.3%(95)	4.3%(20)
5	Los Arboles Middle	Marina, CA	408	63.2% Hispanic (258)	11.8%(48)	5.6%(23)	63.2%(258)	14.7%(60)
6	Seaside Middle	Seaside, CA	521	77.7% Hispanic (405)	8.1%(42)	5.0%(26)	77.7%(405)	3.8%(20)
7	Washington Middle	Salinas, CA	1,082	90.3% Hispanic (977)	5.7%(62)	0.8%(9)	90.3%(977)	1.8%(19)
8	John Gutierrez Middle	Salinas, CA	568	90.3% Hispanic (513)	5.6%(32)	0.9%(5)	90.3%(513)	1.6%(9)
9	Gavilan View Middle	Salinas, CA	556	91.4% Hispanic (508)	3.4%(19)	0.4%(2)	91.4%(508)	2.9%(16)
10	Harden Middle	Salinas, CA	1,101	92.3% Hispanic (1,016)	2.6%(29)	0.9%(10)	92.3%(1,016)	3.1%(34)
11	North Monterey County Middle	Castroville, CA	624	93.9% Hispanic (586)	4.8%(30)	0.3%(2)	93.9%(586)	0.5%(3)
12	Chalone Peaks Middle	King City, CA	854	95.7% Hispanic (817)	2.2%(19)	0.1%(1)	95.7%(817)	1.8%(15)
13	Main Street Middle	Soledad, CA	754	96.3% Hispanic (726)	1.1%(8)	0.4%(3)	96.3%(726)	1.7%(13)
14	Fairview Middle	Gonzales, CA	426	97.9% Hispanic (417)	0.9%(4)	0.0%(0)	97.9%(417)	0.7%(3)
15	Vista Verde Middle	Greenfield, CA	727	98.3% Hispanic (715)	0.8%(6)	0.1%(1)	98.3%(715)	0.3%(2)
16	Pajaro Middle	Watsonville, CA	398	98.5% Hispanic (392)	0.8%(3)	0.0%(0)	98.5%(392)	0.3%(1)
17	El Sausal Middle	Salinas, CA	1,067	98.6% Hispanic (1,052)	0.9%(10)	0.0%(0)	98.6%(1,052)	0.4%(4)
18	La Paz Middle	Salinas, CA	1,099	99.4% Hispanic (1,092)	0.2%(2)	0.2%(2)	99.4%(1,092)	0.2%(2)

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