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Which teacher or staff member at Monterey Trail High deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
2,263
High
DISTRICT 1,516 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELK GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 061233011061
Monterey Trail High
8661 Power Inn Rd., Elk Grove, CA 95624 · (916) 688-0050 · Sacramento County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,263 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of California public high schools
- C+Test 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.
- 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 high schools
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
104 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.3:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,535 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 590 | 26% |
| Grade 10 | 549 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 529 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 595 | 26% |
Student demographics
72%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
52.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -7.2pp since 2014
Math
29.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 7 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 21.2% | 31.6% | 25.0% | 22.2% |
| Math | 12.2% | 17.0% | 24.1% | 46.7% |
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 | 52.8% | 29.3% |
| 2023-24 | 40.3% | 21.0% |
| 2022-23 | 45.2% | 21.4% |
| 2021-22 | 41.9% | 23.0% |
| 2020-21 | 64.2% | 44.3% |
| 2018-19 | 60.9% | 33.9% |
| 2017-18 | 60.0% | 26.6% |
| 2016-17 | 67.3% | 31.1% |
| 2015-16 | 54.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 Monterey Trail High
Monterey Trail High's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monterey Trail High this school | 2,263 | 67.8% | 35.9% |
| Sheldon High Sacramento | 2,368 | 61.5% | 44.7% |
| Ronald E. McNair High Stockton | 1,644 | 76.9% | 24.9% |
| Florin High Sacramento | 1,679 | 79.6% | 27.2% |
| Bear Creek High Stockton | 1,925 | 65.8% | 34.8% |
| Eleanor Roosevelt High Eastvale | 4,353 | 66.2% | 62.1% |
Matched among California high 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 Monterey Trail High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Sacramento County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #640 of 1,052 | #20 of 45 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #445 of 1,056 ▲ 137 | #16 of 45 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.8% | #641 of 1,056 ▲ 218 | #22 of 45 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +8.6pp | #184 of 1,044 | #5 of 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,263 | #171 of 2,093 | #6 of 77 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 21.8:1 | #808 of 1,352 | #29 of 50 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.1% | #65 of 1,351 | #20 of 50 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.8% | #905 of 1,575 | #29 of 64 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.2% | #283 of 327 | #21 of 23 |
Ranked against other public high 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
2,263
-92 (-4%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 2,176
Student : Teacher
21.8:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 2,263 | 104 | 21.8:1 | 68% (1,535) |
| 2023-24 | 2,298 | 102.6 | 22.4:1 | 68% (1,568) |
| 2022-23 | 2,353 | 107.8 | 21.8:1 | 49% (1,156) |
| 2020-21 | 2,355 | 103 | 22.9:1 | 52% (1,227) |
| 2017-18 | 2,237 | 103.9 | 21.5:1 | 68% (1,520) |
| 2015-16 | 2,302 | 103 | 22.4:1 | 70% (1,606) |
| 2010-11 | 2,176 | N/A | N/A | 62% (1,350) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monterey Trail High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,237 to 2,263); teachers unchanged (103.9 to 104).
About Monterey Trail High
This page covers Monterey Trail High, a large high school in Elk Grove, California. Students in grades 9 through 12 make up the school's enrollment of 2,263 students. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 170% higher.
Elk Grove Unified runs Monterey Trail High along with 66 other schools, enrolling 63,232 students in total.
Asian students account for 44% of enrollment at Monterey Trail High, more than any other group. Other groups make up 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, and 6% White. County-wide, 18% of Sacramento County residents are Asian. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 72%.
The school has 104 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 21.8 students per teacher. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 3.6 fewer students per teacher than here. Of all students at Monterey Trail High, 68% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Monterey Trail High holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 42% of California public high schools.
Monterey Trail High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (35.9%) and its predicted rate (39.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
Looking at the county, Sacramento County, the median household earns about $92,175 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 34%, and roughly 9% of residents are in poverty. Sacramento County has 387 public schools with about 259,342 students, including Monterey Trail High.
Monterey Trail High's closest public school neighbor is Edward Harris Jr. Middle, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of Monterey Trail High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, Monterey Trail High is 7th of 8 on proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment decreased by 92 students, from 2,355 to 2,263. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 22.9:1; by 2024-25 it was 21.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Monterey Trail High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Sacramento County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,594,006
Census ACS
Median income
$92,175
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
34%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
9%
Below federal line
Schools in county
387
259,342 students
Quick facts
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Other schools in Elk Grove Unified
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- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
Other schools in Elk Grove
- Franklin HighHigh · 2,650 students
- Pleasant Grove HighHigh · 2,536 students
- Laguna Creek HighHigh · 2,142 students
- Cosumnes Oaks HighHigh · 2,109 students
- Elk Grove HighHigh · 1,684 students
- Katherine L. Albiani MiddleMiddle · 1,447 students
Nearby schools
- Edward Harris Jr. Middle0.2 mi · 1,187
- Roy Herburger Elementary0.6 mi · 937
- Irene B. West Elementary0.8 mi · 1,063
- Raymond Case Elementary0.8 mi · 751
- Isabelle Jackson Elementary0.9 mi · 725
- Calvine High1.1 mi · 137
Frequently asked questions
About Monterey Trail HighHow many students attend Monterey Trail High?
Monterey Trail High enrolls approximately 2,263 students in grades 09-12.
Is Monterey Trail High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Monterey Trail High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monterey Trail High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monterey Trail High is approximately 21.8:1 (104 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monterey Trail High?
Monterey Trail High reports a student body of 6% White, 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 44% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Monterey Trail High public or private?
Monterey Trail High is a public K-12 school, overseen by Elk Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.