J. C. Crumpton Elementary

As a mid-sized elementary campus in Marina, California, J. C. Crumpton Elementary teaches 562 students from grades K through 6, part of Monterey Peninsula Unified. That puts it 21% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

Monterey Peninsula Unified runs 18 schools in total, collectively educating 9,308 students. J. C. Crumpton Elementary is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, J. C. Crumpton Elementary reports that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 16% White, 12% multiracial, 11% Asian, 5% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 21.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Monterey County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, J. C. Crumpton Elementary tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.8%.

In the area at large, census data for Monterey County shows the typical household earns roughly $97,230 per year, about 28% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Monterey County runs 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), of which J. C. Crumpton Elementary is one.

Nearest neighbor: Marina Vista Elementary, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), J. C. Crumpton Elementary ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 29.2%.

J. C. Crumpton Elementary operates from a commuter-belt location.

Five-year trend. J. C. Crumpton Elementary's enrollment has expanded 39% since 2018, when it stood at 403 (now 562). The Hispanic share of enrollment edged up from 49% to 54% over that span. Class-load math has widened: from 20.1:1 in 2018 to 21.4:1 in 2025.

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