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What's one thing Los Arboles Middle gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
408
Middle
DISTRICT 311 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062553003832
Los Arboles Middle
294 Hillcrest Ave., Marina, CA 93933 · (831) 384-3550 · Monterey County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL408 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 34% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- AThree-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
17.9:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 16.5:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
75%
308 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
5
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 7 | 188 | 46% |
| Grade 8 | 220 | 54% |
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
37.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +6.0pp since 2014
Math
22.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -4.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 23 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 4 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.0% | 28.0% | 26.5% | 36.5% |
| Math | 10.6% | 11.9% | 22.3% | 55.2% |
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 | 37.0% | 22.6% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 15.3% |
| 2022-23 | 24.6% | 13.9% |
| 2021-22 | 29.2% | 12.7% |
| 2018-19 | 31.9% | 15.1% |
| 2017-18 | 28.6% | 16.3% |
| 2016-17 | 29.8% | 19.7% |
| 2015-16 | 35.0% | 24.0% |
| 2014-15 | 31.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
26.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
35.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 35% 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 Los Arboles Middle
Los Arboles Middle's state test result (26.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Los Arboles Middle this school | 408 | 75.5% | 26.7% |
| Innovation Middle San Diego | 350 | 80.0% | 38.0% |
| Anthony W. Ochoa Middle Hayward | 405 | 76.0% | 28.7% |
| Santa Fe Computer Science Magnet Monrovia | 424 | 80.2% | 37.3% |
| Visitacion Valley Middle San Francisco | 333 | 80.8% | 15.3% |
| Bohannon Middle San Lorenzo | 606 | 73.6% | 26.7% |
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 Los Arboles Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.7% | #836 of 1,224 | #7 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 22.6% | #784 of 1,227 ▲ 162 | #7 of 18 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #796 of 1,227 ▲ 80 | #6 of 18 ▲ 4 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.9pp | #114 of 1,214 | #1 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 408 | #1,074 of 1,377 | #15 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.9:1 | #193 of 1,279 | #5 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #526 of 1,278 | #4 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.5% | #636 of 1,329 | #14 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.0% | #59 of 930 | #3 of 17 |
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
408
-149 (-27%) vs 2020
-29% since 1990-91, when it was 573
Student : Teacher
17.9:1
was 22.3:1
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 | 408 | 22.9 | 17.9:1 | 75% (308) |
| 2023-24 | 421 | 20.6 | 20.4:1 | 68% (287) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 21.8 | 18.2:1 | 79% (311) |
| 2020-21 | 557 | 25 | 22.3:1 | 73% (407) |
| 2017-18 | 628 | 29.3 | 21.4:1 | 70% (441) |
| 2015-16 | 589 | 30 | 19.6:1 | 72% (422) |
| 2010-11 | 682 | N/A | N/A | 62% (423) |
| 2000-01 | 719 | 32 | 22.5:1 | 40% (290) |
| 1990-91 | 573 | 29 | 19.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Los Arboles Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 35% (628 to 408); teachers down 22% (29.3 to 22.9).
About Los Arboles Middle
As a small middle school, Los Arboles Middle serves students in Marina, California. It had 408 students in 2024-25, spanning grades 7 through 8. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Monterey Peninsula Unified runs 18 schools with a combined 9,308 students. Los Arboles Middle is one of them.
About 63% of the student body at Los Arboles Middle is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 15% Asian, 12% White, 6% Black, and 2% Pacific Islander. Monterey County residents are about 62% Hispanic, a similar share. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 56%.
For every teacher at Los Arboles Middle, there are about 17.9 students; the school has 22.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is higher. There are 308 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 75% of enrollment. That is in line with the 76% average for public schools in Monterey County.
Los Arboles Middle holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 34% of California public middle schools.
Compared with California schools that have similar shares of low-income students, Los Arboles Middle's results are 8.7 points below predicted: 26.7% against 35.3%.
In Monterey County, the median household earns about $97,230 a year, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Across Monterey County, 153 public schools serve about 73,845 students.
Of the public schools around it, Los Arboles Middle is closest to Marina High, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, Los Arboles Middle places 5th out of 7 schools in its immediate area.
The NCES locale for Los Arboles Middle is Suburb: Mid-size, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 27%. The number of students per teacher dropped from 22.3 to 17.9 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Los Arboles Middle. 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 Monterey Peninsula Unified
- Monterey HighHigh · 1,401 students
- Seaside HighHigh · 1,073 students
- Marina HighHigh · 721 students
- La MesaElementary · 689 students
- Monte VistaElementary · 688 students
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
Other schools in Marina
- Marina HighHigh · 721 students
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Marina Vista ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Ione Olson ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Learning for Life CharterHigh · 160 students
- Marina Children's CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Marina High0.3 mi · 721
- Marina Vista Elementary0.4 mi · 466
- J. C. Crumpton Elementary0.7 mi · 562
- Ione Olson Elementary1.0 mi · 409
- Learning for Life Charter1.9 mi · 160
- George C. Marshall Elementary2.9 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Los Arboles MiddleHow many students attend Los Arboles Middle?
Los Arboles Middle enrolls approximately 408 students in grades 07-08.
Is Los Arboles Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Los Arboles Middle is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Los Arboles Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Los Arboles Middle is approximately 17.9:1 (23 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Los Arboles Middle?
At Los Arboles Middle, the student body is approximately 12% White, 63% Hispanic, 6% Black, 15% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees Los Arboles Middle?
Los Arboles Middle is overseen by Monterey Peninsula Unified in Monterey County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.