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What's one thing Marina High gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
721
High
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062553011697
Marina High
298 Patton Pkwy., Marina, CA 93933 · (831) 583-2060 · Monterey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL721 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
562 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
3
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
60.5%
CA avg 47.1% . +4.5pp since 2014
Math
25.7%
CA avg 35.6% . -1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 47 and 36. Reading and writing scores are up about 5 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 1 points.
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
43.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
33.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 33% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
721
+164 (+29%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
20.9:1
was 18.1:1
% White
11%
was 19%
% Hispanic
63%
was 47%
% Black
7%
was 5%
% Asian
14%
was 18%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About Marina High
Set in Marina, California, Marina High is a mid-tier high school, part of Monterey Peninsula Unified. It works with 721 students across grades 9 through 12.
Monterey Peninsula Unified comprises 18 schools with combined enrollment of 9,308 students; Marina High is among them.
In terms of who attends, Marina High reports that 63% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Asian, 11% White, 7% Black, 2% multiracial. Compared to Monterey County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
On the resource side, On paper, Marina High has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 20.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, Marina High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 43.1%.
In the surrounding community, Monterey County reports that median household earnings sit near $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Marina High is one of 153 public schools in Monterey County (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students).
Nearest neighbor: Los Arboles Middle, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Marina High comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 29.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a bedroom-community area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Marina High has rose 29%, going from 557 students in 2018 to 721 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged up from 47% to 63%. Class-load math has loosened: from 18.1:1 in 2018 to 20.9:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
- La MesaElementary · 689 students
- Monte VistaElementary · 688 students
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Martin Luther KingElementary · 548 students
Other schools in Marina
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Marina Vista ElementaryElementary · 466 students
- Ione Olson ElementaryElementary · 409 students
- Los Arboles MiddleMiddle · 408 students
- Learning for Life CharterHigh · 160 students
- Marina Children's CenterElementary
Nearby schools
- Los Arboles Middle0.3 mi · 408
- Marina Vista Elementary0.6 mi · 466
- J. C. Crumpton Elementary0.9 mi · 562
- Ione Olson Elementary1.3 mi · 409
- Learning for Life Charter2.1 mi · 160
- George C. Marshall Elementary2.7 mi · 516
Frequently asked questions
About Marina HighHow many students attend Marina High?
Marina High enrolls approximately 721 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Marina High serve?
Marina High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Marina High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Marina High is approximately 20.9:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at Marina High?
Student demographics at Marina High are roughly 11% White, 63% Hispanic, 7% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is Marina High public or private?
Marina High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Monterey Peninsula Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.