Monterey Trail High

Monterey Trail High is a senior high of substantial scale in Elk Grove, California, part of Elk Grove Unified, teacheing 2,263 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Monterey Trail High sits 170% bigger than that benchmark.

Elk Grove Unified runs 67 schools in total, collectively educating 63,232 students. Monterey Trail High is one of those campuses.

Demographically, Monterey Trail High logs that 44% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 23% Hispanic, 16% Black, 8% multiracial, 6% White. By comparison, Sacramento County as a whole is about 18% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, Monterey Trail High has 104 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 68% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, Monterey Trail High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 30.7%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Sacramento County put median household income runs about $92,175, about 34% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 9%. Monterey Trail High is one of 387 public schools in Sacramento County (combined enrollment of about 259,342 students).

Nearest neighbor: Edward Harris Jr. Middle, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Monterey Trail High ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 44.5%.

The campus sits in a residential setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Monterey Trail High's enrollment has stayed largely flat since 2018, when it stood at 2,237 (now 2,263).

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.