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Enrollment
854
Middle
DISTRICT 639 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·KING CITY UNION·NCES 061968002361
Chalone Peaks Middle
667 Meyer St., King City, CA 93930 · (831) 385-4400 · Monterey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE33-TOWNTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL854 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
781 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 281 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 274 | 32% |
| Grade 8 | 299 | 35% |
Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Based on grade levels within King City Union. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
30.3%
CA avg 49.1% . +7.3pp since 2014
Math
13.7%
CA avg 37.7% . +3.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 14 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 6.3% | 24.0% | 25.6% | 44.1% |
| Math | 4.6% | 9.1% | 26.1% | 60.3% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.3% | 13.7% |
| 2023-24 | 25.0% | 11.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.9% | 10.2% |
| 2021-22 | 26.9% | 11.8% |
| 2018-19 | 31.4% | 15.4% |
| 2017-18 | 32.4% | 14.1% |
| 2016-17 | 26.7% | 11.8% |
| 2015-16 | 32.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 23.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Chalone Peaks Middle
Chalone Peaks Middle's state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chalone Peaks Middle this school | 854 | 91.5% | 20.1% |
| Pacoima Middle Pacoima | 823 | 91.9% | 31.2% |
| Jack G. Desmond Middle Madera | 838 | 93.6% | 23.2% |
| Abraham Lincoln Middle Selma | 892 | 93.5% | 35.6% |
| El Sereno Middle Los Angeles | 857 | 91.8% | 41.3% |
| Sequoia Middle Fontana | 791 | 93.8% | 28.1% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Chalone Peaks Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #1,045 of 1,224 | #15 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.7% | #1,047 of 1,227 ▲ 18 | #14 of 18 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #976 of 1,227 ▲ 77 | #14 of 18 ▲ 2 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.7pp | #541 of 1,214 | #9 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 854 | #362 of 1,377 | #5 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.7:1 | #761 of 1,279 | #17 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 8.4% | #1,186 of 1,278 | #12 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.5% | #234 of 1,329 | #4 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.7% | #214 of 257 | N/A |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
854
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
+50% since 1990-91, when it was 571
Student : Teacher
21.7:1
was 20.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 854 | 39.3 | 21.7:1 | 91% (781) |
| 2023-24 | 853 | 36.8 | 23.2:1 | 91% (777) |
| 2022-23 | 887 | 40.9 | 21.7:1 | 90% (802) |
| 2020-21 | 860 | 43 | 20.0:1 | 88% (753) |
| 2017-18 | 840 | 41 | 20.5:1 | 90% (758) |
| 2015-16 | 794 | 40 | 19.9:1 | 87% (688) |
| 2010-11 | 722 | N/A | N/A | 85% (613) |
| 2000-01 | 725 | 36 | 20.1:1 | 68% (493) |
| 1990-91 | 571 | 25 | 22.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Chalone Peaks Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 2% (840 to 854); teachers down 4% (41 to 39.3).
About Chalone Peaks Middle
Chalone Peaks Middle is a mid-sized middle-grades school in King City, California, (ZIP code 93930). There are 854 students enrolled, covering grades 6 through 8. The school is 30% bigger than the average for middle schools in California.
Enrollment across the 4 schools in King City Union totals 2,554 students.
Roughly 96% of students at Chalone Peaks Middle are Hispanic. Smaller groups are 2% White. County-wide, 62% of Monterey County residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 8%.
Chalone Peaks Middle has 39.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.7:1. The school's 21.7:1 compares with an average of 20.7:1 for middle schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch, often used to gauge student poverty, is 91%. That is 15 points above the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
Chalone Peaks Middle earns a C- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 21% of California public middle schools.
A school with Chalone Peaks Middle's lunch-eligibility share in California is predicted to score 26.0%. Chalone Peaks Middle scores 20.1%, 5.9 points below that line.
Census data for Monterey County show the median household earns about $97,230 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Monterey County number 153, with about 73,845 students.
Measured in a straight line, Del Rey Elementary is about 0.3 miles from Chalone Peaks Middle. Other public schools within five miles: 6. Chalone Peaks Middle comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale: Town: Remote. In NCES terms, the school is in a town far from an urbanized area.
Federal data show 860 students in 2020-21 and 854 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%. The student-to-teacher ratio increased from 20.0:1 in 2020-21 to 21.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for Chalone Peaks Middle is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Monterey County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
437,613
Census ACS
Median income
$97,230
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
28%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
153
73,845 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in King City Union
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- Santa Lucia ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- King City Arts MagnetElementary · 424 students
- Phoenix Academy Community DayMiddle
- Special Education PreschoolElementary
Other schools in King City
- King City HighHigh · 1,199 students
- Del Rey ElementaryElementary · 639 students
- Santa Lucia ElementaryElementary · 637 students
- King City Arts MagnetElementary · 424 students
- Portola-Butler Continuation HighHigh · 115 students
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley HighHigh · 77 students
Nearby schools
- Del Rey Elementary0.3 mi · 639
- Santa Lucia Elementary0.5 mi · 637
- Portola-Butler Continuation High0.8 mi · 115
- King City High0.8 mi · 1,199
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley High0.8 mi · 77
- King City Arts Magnet1.0 mi · 424
Frequently asked questions
About Chalone Peaks MiddleHow large is Chalone Peaks Middle?
Chalone Peaks Middle enrolls approximately 854 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Chalone Peaks Middle serve?
Chalone Peaks Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Chalone Peaks Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Chalone Peaks Middle is approximately 21.7:1 (39 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Chalone Peaks Middle?
Student demographics at Chalone Peaks Middle are roughly 2% White, 96% Hispanic, 0% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is Chalone Peaks Middle in?
Chalone Peaks Middle is part of King City Union.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.