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The smallest public middle schools in Monterey County, California

This ranking covers the smallest public middle schools in Monterey County, California, drawn from 18 qualifying public middle schools. San Benancio Middle leads the list at 261, against a median of 562 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

261

Median Students

562

SMALLEST · MONTEREY COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

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

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