Ord Terrace Elementary

Set in Seaside, California, Ord Terrace Elementary is a mid-tier elementary-level community, operated by Monterey Peninsula Unified. It teaches 397 students across grades K through 6.

Within Monterey Peninsula Unified, which oversees 18 schools and 9,308 students, Ord Terrace Elementary is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Ord Terrace Elementary shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (87%). The remainder consists of 4% White, 4% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 62% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 19.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 22.3:1 average. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is above Monterey County's rate of about 76%.

After controlling for student poverty, Ord Terrace Elementary sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 25.2%; this one delivers 33.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Monterey County put median household income runs about $97,230, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Monterey County's 153 public schools (combined enrollment of about 73,845 students), Ord Terrace Elementary is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: International School of Monterey, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Ord Terrace Elementary at 1st of 5; the average score across the group is 21.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Ord Terrace Elementary has declined 20%, going from 497 students in 2018 to 397 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 23.7:1 in 2018 to 19.8:1 today.

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