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Alumni: what's one memory from Monte Vista that still sticks with you?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
688
Elementary
DISTRICT 508 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062553012851
Monte Vista
100 Toda Vista Dr., Monterey, CA 93940 · (831) 392-3890 · Monterey County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL688 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 37% of California public elementary schools
- BTest 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.
- DThree-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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
46%
316 students
DISTRICT 73% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 121 | 18% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 57 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 76 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 57 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (121) is 112% larger than its 8th grade class (57).
Student demographics
65%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
54.0%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.0pp since 2014
Math
44.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +15.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 44 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 26.2% | 27.8% | 24.3% | 21.7% |
| Math | 22.1% | 22.1% | 26.1% | 29.6% |
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 | 54.0% | 44.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.1% | 39.9% |
| 2022-23 | 49.1% | 41.7% |
| 2021-22 | 57.9% | 48.0% |
| 2018-19 | 52.0% | 47.4% |
| 2017-18 | 60.1% | 49.1% |
| 2016-17 | 55.5% | 42.7% |
| 2015-16 | 56.0% | 42.0% |
| 2014-15 | 46.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
46.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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 Monte Vista
Monte Vista's state test result (46.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista this school | 688 | 45.9% | 46.3% |
| Almondale Elementary Bakersfield | 631 | 45.0% | 42.9% |
| Chet F. Harritt Elementary Santee | 606 | 46.4% | 50.0% |
| Sierra Vista K-8 Vacaville | 611 | 48.1% | 48.4% |
| Empresa Elementary Oceanside | 705 | 41.3% | 65.9% |
| La Mesa Monterey | 689 | 45.3% | 53.6% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Monte Vista ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.3% | #1,982 of 5,151 | #10 of 70 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 44.3% | #1,978 of 5,172 ▲ 227 | #10 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,753 of 5,172 ▲ 287 | #10 of 70 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -3.8pp | #783 of 5,116 | #13 of 70 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 688 | #828 of 5,915 | #9 of 81 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.7:1 | #3,507 of 5,352 | #48 of 70 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.0% | #1,267 of 5,354 | #7 of 70 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 45.9% | #4,087 of 5,625 | #59 of 74 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +84.9% | #15 of 1,139 | #1 of 11 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
688
+336 (+95%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
23.7:1
was 20.7:1
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 | 688 | 29 | 23.7:1 | 46% (316) |
| 2023-24 | 651 | 29.2 | 22.3:1 | 40% (262) |
| 2022-23 | 572 | 26.8 | 21.4:1 | 40% (227) |
| 2020-21 | 352 | 17 | 20.7:1 | 32% (111) |
| 2017-18 | 372 | 17 | 21.9:1 | 39% (145) |
| 2015-16 | 307 | 14 | 21.9:1 | 47% (144) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Vista.
Since 2017-18: students up 85% (372 to 688); teachers up 71% (17 to 29).
About Monte Vista
Located in Monterey, California, Monte Vista is a medium-sized elementary school. The school enrolls 688 students, from kindergarten through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in California is about 465, so this school runs 48% above that.
Monte Vista is in Monterey Peninsula Unified, a district with 9,308 students across 18 schools.
Monte Vista has no majority group; White students are the largest, at 44%. The rest of enrollment is 38% Hispanic, 8% multiracial, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the White share of Monterey County's population at about 36%. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The ratio of students to teachers is 23.7:1, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The school has more students per teacher than the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Lunch subsidy eligibility at Monte Vista is 46%. The average for public schools in Monterey County is 76%.
Monte Vista is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 37% of California public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Monte Vista falls in the middle 80% of California schools: 46.3% actual against 52.6% predicted.
Monterey County census figures show that the median household income is $97,230, about 28% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Monterey County is home to 153 public schools and about 73,845 public school students.
Monterey High is located about 0.6 miles from Monte Vista. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Monte Vista is 5th of 6 on proficiency.
NCES assigns Monte Vista the locale Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
The school counted 352 students in 2020-21 and 688 in 2024-25. A shift in the grades offered could account for part of the difference. Federal data show the ratio rising from 20.7:1 to 23.7:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Monte Vista covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Martin Luther KingElementary · 548 students
Other schools in Monterey
- Monterey HighHigh · 1,401 students
- La MesaElementary · 689 students
- Bay View AcademyElementary · 477 students
- Big Sur CharterCombined · 101 students
- Walter ColtonCombined
Other Monte Vista schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Monte Vista. Monte Vista is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Monte VistaSimi Valley, CA · 371 students
- Monte Vista SchoolSOUTH JORDAN, UT · 783 students
Nearby schools
- Monterey High0.6 mi · 1,401
- Community High (Continuation)1.4 mi · 12
- Monterey Bay Charter1.4 mi · 475
- Pacific Grove High1.4 mi · 552
- Big Sur Charter1.5 mi · 101
- Forest Grove Elementary1.5 mi · 324
Frequently asked questions
About Monte VistaHow many students attend Monte Vista?
Monte Vista enrolls approximately 688 students in grades KG-08.
Is Monte Vista an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monte Vista is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does Monte Vista have?
Monte Vista employs 29 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
What is the student diversity at Monte Vista?
Student demographics at Monte Vista are roughly 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees Monte Vista?
Monte Vista 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.