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Enrollment
1,073
High
DISTRICT 660 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MONTEREY PENINSULA UNIFIED·NCES 062553003843
Seaside High
2200 Noche Buena St., Seaside, CA 93955 · (831) 392-3530 · Monterey County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,073 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 11% of California public high schools
- DTest 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.
- B-Three-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
20.3:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 15.2:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
906 students
DISTRICT 73% · 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 | 252 | 23% |
| Grade 10 | 265 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 278 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 278 | 26% |
Student demographics
33%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
40.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -19.7pp since 2014
Math
8.3%
CA avg 37.7% . -16.7pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 17 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.1% | 29.3% | 25.3% | 34.4% |
| Math | 3.2% | 5.2% | 16.7% | 75.0% |
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 | 40.3% | 8.3% |
| 2023-24 | 35.2% | 6.3% |
| 2022-23 | 35.2% | 5.5% |
| 2021-22 | 37.9% | 6.1% |
| 2018-19 | 38.6% | 16.9% |
| 2017-18 | 51.8% | 22.3% |
| 2016-17 | 66.5% | 32.0% |
| 2015-16 | 61.0% | 32.0% |
| 2014-15 | 60.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
22.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 30% 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 Seaside High
Seaside High's state test result (22.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaside High this school | 1,073 | 84.4% | 22.5% |
| Washington High Fresno | 1,096 | 87.1% | 39.3% |
| Ygnacio Valley High Concord | 1,059 | 81.5% | 22.0% |
| Cobalt Institute of Math and Science Victorville | 1,058 | 80.0% | 60.2% |
| La Sierra High Riverside | 1,514 | 87.9% | 33.4% |
| Don Antonio Lugo High Chino | 1,256 | 82.2% | 43.1% |
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 Seaside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Monterey County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.5% | #966 of 1,052 | #15 of 15 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.3% | #1,004 of 1,056 ▲ 7 | #13 of 15 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #894 of 1,056 ▲ 45 | #15 of 15 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.4pp | #502 of 1,044 | #7 of 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,073 | #737 of 2,093 | #11 of 31 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.3:1 | #595 of 1,352 | #7 of 17 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.4% | #939 of 1,351 | #6 of 17 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #483 of 1,575 | #10 of 21 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #647 of 802 | #6 of 9 |
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
1,073
+47 (+5%) vs 2020
-28% since 1990-91, when it was 1,491
Student : Teacher
20.3:1
was 18.3:1
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 | 1,073 | 52.8 | 20.3:1 | 84% (906) |
| 2023-24 | 1,134 | 58.8 | 19.3:1 | 78% (884) |
| 2022-23 | 1,130 | 51.9 | 21.8:1 | 85% (961) |
| 2020-21 | 1,026 | 56 | 18.3:1 | 80% (821) |
| 2017-18 | 1,124 | 58.9 | 19.1:1 | 73% (826) |
| 2015-16 | 1,059 | 52 | 20.4:1 | 69% (736) |
| 2010-11 | 1,022 | N/A | N/A | 71% (730) |
| 2000-01 | 1,485 | 59 | 25.2:1 | 36% (541) |
| 1990-91 | 1,491 | 70 | 21.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Seaside High.
Since 2017-18: students down 5% (1,124 to 1,073); teachers down 10% (58.9 to 52.8).
About Seaside High
Seaside High is a mid-sized high school based in Seaside, California. The school enrolls 1,073 students in grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 28% larger than that mark.
Seaside High is part of Monterey Peninsula Unified, where 18 schools serve 9,308 students.
A large majority of enrollment at Seaside High is Hispanic, at 81%. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White, 6% Asian, and 4% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 62%. The diversity index for Seaside High is 33%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 20.3:1. The school has 52.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in California have an average ratio of 18.2:1. In all, 84% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Seaside High earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 11% of California public high schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Seaside High is 7.5 points below its prediction. Actual: 22.5%. Predicted: 30.1%.
In Monterey County, where the school is located, the median household earns about $97,230 a year, 28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Monterey County number 153, with about 73,845 students.
The closest school to Seaside High is Monterey Peninsula UNF SCH DIST COM Day MID, located about 0.3 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts Seaside High at 4th of 5.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Mid-size: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
By 2024-25, enrollment had risen to 1,073, from 1,026 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher increased from 18.3 to 20.3 over 4 years.
On allk12, people connected to Seaside High can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
- Marina HighHigh · 721 students
- La MesaElementary · 689 students
- Monte VistaElementary · 688 students
- J. C. Crumpton ElementaryElementary · 562 students
- Martin Luther KingElementary · 548 students
Other schools in Seaside
- Martin Luther KingElementary · 548 students
- Seaside MiddleMiddle · 521 students
- George C. Marshall ElementaryElementary · 516 students
- International School of MontereyElementary · 439 students
- Dual Language Academy of the Monterey PeninsulaElementary · 410 students
- Ord Terrace ElementaryElementary · 397 students
Other Seaside High schools
One other US public school is named Seaside High. Seaside High is the largest of the 2.
- Seaside High SchoolSeaside, OR · 489 students
Nearby schools
- Monterey Peninsula UNF SCH DIST COM Day MID0.3 mi · 3
- Central Coast High0.3 mi · 103
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day0.3 mi · 3
- Ord Terrace Elementary0.7 mi · 397
- International School of Monterey0.9 mi · 439
- Seaside Middle1.0 mi · 521
Frequently asked questions
About Seaside HighWhat is the total enrollment at Seaside High?
Seaside High enrolls approximately 1,073 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Seaside High serve?
Seaside High serves grades 09-12.
How many students per teacher at Seaside High?
Approximately 20.3:1 students per teacher at Seaside High.
How diverse is Seaside High?
Seaside High reports a student body of 6% White, 81% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees Seaside High?
Seaside High 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.