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Enrollment
439
Middle
DISTRICT 350 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·PACIFIC GROVE UNIFIED·NCES 062937004531
Pacific Grove Middle
835 Forest Ave., Pacific Grove, CA 93950 · (831) 646-6568 · Monterey County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL439 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 69% of California public middle schools
- ATest 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.
- BThree-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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 14.9:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
16%
70 students
DISTRICT 23% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 139 | 32% |
| Grade 7 | 152 | 35% |
| Grade 8 | 148 | 34% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
School pathway
Based on grade levels within Pacific Grove Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
73.9%
CA avg 49.1% . +10.9pp since 2014
Math
58.5%
CA avg 37.7% . +6.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 74 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 11 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 34.8% | 39.1% | 16.6% | 9.6% |
| Math | 35.3% | 23.1% | 23.4% | 18.1% |
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 | 73.9% | 58.5% |
| 2023-24 | 72.0% | 51.1% |
| 2022-23 | 69.7% | 53.2% |
| 2021-22 | 74.0% | 51.3% |
| 2018-19 | 82.2% | 63.3% |
| 2017-18 | 74.6% | 64.3% |
| 2016-17 | 75.9% | 62.8% |
| 2015-16 | 67.0% | 54.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 52.0% |
% 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
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.2%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 70% 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 Pacific Grove Middle
Pacific Grove Middle's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pacific Grove Middle this school | 439 | 15.9% | 63.8% |
| Olympus Junior High Roseville | 439 | 19.1% | 69.9% |
| Excelsior Elementary Roseville | 469 | 22.2% | 67.7% |
| Central Middle San Carlos | 443 | 8.6% | 81.0% |
| Esencia Middle Rancho Mission Viejo | 349 | 22.3% | 77.2% |
| Diablo View Middle Clayton | 514 | 23.5% | 63.4% |
Matched among California middle 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 Pacific Grove Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #182 of 1,224 | #2 of 18 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #192 of 1,227 ▲ 48 | #2 of 18 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #136 of 1,227 ▲ 6 | #1 of 18 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.5pp | #456 of 1,214 | #6 of 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 439 | #1,035 of 1,377 | #13 of 19 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.2:1 | #124 of 1,279 | #2 of 18 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #323 of 1,278 | #1 of 18 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 15.9% | #1,256 of 1,329 | #17 of 18 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.0% | #591 of 930 | #11 of 17 |
Ranked against other public middle 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
439
-26 (-6%) vs 2020
-14% since 1990-91, when it was 510
Student : Teacher
17.2:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 439 | 25.5 | 17.2:1 | 16% (70) |
| 2023-24 | 445 | 26.1 | 17.1:1 | 17% (75) |
| 2022-23 | 420 | 25.4 | 16.5:1 | 18% (77) |
| 2020-21 | 465 | 26 | 17.9:1 | 21% (97) |
| 2017-18 | 499 | 21.7 | 23.0:1 | 23% (113) |
| 2015-16 | 511 | 19 | 26.9:1 | 18% (94) |
| 2010-11 | 488 | N/A | N/A | 15% (72) |
| 2000-01 | 536 | 25 | 21.4:1 | 7% (39) |
| 1990-91 | 510 | 23 | 22.2:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Pacific Grove Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (499 to 439); teachers up 17% (21.7 to 25.5).
About Pacific Grove Middle
Pacific Grove Middle is a small middle school. Its address is in Pacific Grove, California. Enrollment totals 439 students across grades 6 through 8. That puts enrollment 33% below the 659-student average for middle schools in California.
Pacific Grove Unified has a total of 5 schools and 1,749 students, Pacific Grove Middle among them.
Federal enrollment data show Pacific Grove Middle is 55% White. Other groups make up 20% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 8% multiracial, and 2% Black. Monterey County as a whole is about 36% White, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 64, compared with 70 nationally.
The student-to-teacher ratio at Pacific Grove Middle is 17.2:1, based on 25.5 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, middle schools in California average 20.7:1. Lunch program data show 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Monterey County average 76%.
Pacific Grove Middle holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 69% of California public middle schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 70.2%. Pacific Grove Middle scores 63.8%.
In the surrounding county, Monterey County, median household income comes to about $97,230, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 28% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 153 public schools and about 73,845 students.
About 0.3 miles separate Pacific Grove Middle from the closest public school, Robert Down Elementary. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Pacific Grove Middle's average proficiency of 63.8% compares with 59.0% for its nearest scored neighbors.
In the federal locale system, Pacific Grove Middle is coded Suburb: Mid-size, for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 465 to 439, a 6% decline.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at Pacific Grove Middle. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 Pacific Grove Unified
- Pacific Grove HighHigh · 552 students
- Robert Down ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Forest Grove ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Community High (Continuation)High · 12 students
Other schools in Pacific Grove
- Pacific Grove HighHigh · 552 students
- Monterey Bay CharterElementary · 475 students
- Robert Down ElementaryElementary · 422 students
- Forest Grove ElementaryElementary · 324 students
- Community High (Continuation)High · 12 students
Nearby schools
- Robert Down Elementary0.3 mi · 422
- Pacific Grove High0.4 mi · 552
- Forest Grove Elementary0.5 mi · 324
- Community High (Continuation)0.8 mi · 12
- Monterey Bay Charter0.8 mi · 475
- Big Sur Charter1.2 mi · 101
Frequently asked questions
About Pacific Grove MiddleHow large is Pacific Grove Middle?
Pacific Grove Middle enrolls approximately 439 students in grades 06-08.
Is Pacific Grove Middle an elementary, middle, or high school?
Pacific Grove Middle is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many teachers does Pacific Grove Middle have?
Pacific Grove Middle employs 25 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
What is the student diversity at Pacific Grove Middle?
Student demographics at Pacific Grove Middle are roughly 55% White, 20% Hispanic, 2% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Is Pacific Grove Middle public or private?
Pacific Grove Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Pacific Grove Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.