North Monterey County Middle

Summary:

North Monterey County Middle is a public middle school located in Castroville, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 643 students. The school is part of the North Monterey County Unified School District, which is ranked 1331 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

North Monterey County Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of California middle schools, maintaining a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, White students, and students with low socioeconomic status. North Monterey County Middle has also experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 14.3% in 2017-2018 to 25.4% in 2022-2023, which remains high compared to the state average. The school's proficiency rates on standardized tests are well below state averages, with only 28.9% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 9.46% proficient in Mathematics.

When compared to nearby middle schools, such as El Sausal Middle, Washington Middle, and Gavilan View Middle, North Monterey County Middle generally performs worse across various metrics, including proficiency rates and chronic absenteeism. The performance gap is particularly pronounced for certain subgroups, such as Hispanic students. Additionally, North Monterey County Middle has a higher percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds compared to nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's challenges.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 10301 Seymour St.
       Castroville, CA  95012-2606


(831) 633-3391

District: North Monterey County Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
2311th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,631 Help


Students who attend North Monterey County Middle usually attend:

High:    North Monterey County High

Feeder schools for North Monterey County Middle:

Elementary:    Castroville Elementary
    Echo Valley Elementary
    Elkhorn Elementary
    Prunedale Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.1 Help
Number of students:  639

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
92.5%
White:
5.3%
Asian:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  88.4% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details North Monterey County Middle ranks worse than 83.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.55. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (92.5%), White (5.3%), Asian (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 88.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Monterey County Middle is 19.1. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Monterey County Middle is $9,631.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Monterey County Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks North Monterey County Middle 2311th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See North Monterey County Middle in the ranking list.)

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North Monterey County Unified:

SchoolDigger ranks North Monterey County Unified 1331st of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for North Monterey County Middle

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Rank History for all students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 23.46 1351st 1769 23.6%
2005 20.89 1427th 1777 19.7%
2006 28.49 1285th 1804 28.8%
2007 34.22 1280th 1999 36.0%
2008 25.24 1556th 2005 22.4%
2009 28.04 1526th 2063 26.0%
2010 20.97 1820th 2179 16.5%
2011 18.95 1927th 2236 13.8%
2012 21.85 1870th 2259 17.2%
2013 17.00 2079th 2379 12.6%
2015 24.09 1866th 2477 24.7%
2016 22.31 1939th 2497 22.3%
2017 18.94 2071st 2508 17.4%
2018 18.97 2049th 2480 17.4%
2019 17.05 2312th 2715 14.8%
2022 17.47 2329th 2740 15.0%
2023 21.29 2208th 2802 21.2%
2024 18.55 2311th 2777 16.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.94 1261st 1364 7.6%
2019 28.04 1227th 1442 14.9%
2022 35.17 965th 1540 37.3%
2023 37.95 849th 1529 44.5%
2024 38.08 804th 1477 45.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 38.06 826th 1538 46.3%
2024 29.13 1129th 1550 27.2%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.39 1825th 2230 18.2%
2019 18.68 2072nd 2369 12.5%
2022 20.74 2072nd 2458 15.7%
2023 24.15 2008th 2549 21.2%
2024 20.31 2166th 2575 15.9%
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Rank History for Migrant students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 45.29 41st 86 52.3%
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Rank History for Homeless students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 38.48 198th 336 41.1%
2023 29.92 240th 321 25.2%
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Rank History for Female students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 20.75 1818th 2262 19.6%
2019 18.47 2000th 2380 16.0%
2022 16.39 2212th 2509 11.8%
2023 17.78 2190th 2547 14.0%
2024 18.43 2162nd 2546 15.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.45 1266th 1369 7.5%
2019 21.02 1370th 1491 8.1%
2022 26.10 1219th 1531 20.4%
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Rank History for Male students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.29 1961st 2273 13.7%
2019 15.51 2146th 2407 10.8%
2022 19.16 2090th 2527 17.3%
2023 25.07 1865th 2558 27.1%
2024 18.84 2136th 2547 16.1%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.06 1680th 2072 18.9%
2019 19.99 1892nd 2213 14.5%
2022 22.33 1925th 2359 18.4%
2023 25.78 1809th 2391 24.3%
2024 21.79 1943rd 2383 18.5%
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Rank History for White students at North Monterey County Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.81 1303rd 1496 12.9%
2019 17.84 1344th 1602 16.1%
2022 15.26 1357th 1555 12.7%
2023 30.66 1070th 1552 31.1%
2024 21.10 1229th 1535 19.9%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for North Monterey County Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 192 12 27 352 0 n/a n/a 0 583
1989 269 9 6 251 0 n/a n/a 0 535
1990 270 13 20 269 1 n/a n/a 0 573
1991 236 13 20 252 0 n/a n/a 0 521
1992 221 14 22 278 1 n/a n/a 0 536
1993 211 15 29 270 1 n/a n/a 0 526
1994 227 8 36 312 0 n/a n/a 0 583
1995 187 5 22 301 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1996 187 5 22 301 0 n/a n/a 0 515
1997 155 4 24 312 0 n/a n/a 0 495
1998 184 4 27 318 0 n/a n/a 0 533
1999 184 5 29 329 0 n/a n/a 0 547
2000 179 4 26 346 0 n/a n/a 0 555
2001 145 3 21 359 0 n/a n/a 2 530
2002 118 6 27 365 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2003 118 6 27 365 0 n/a n/a 0 516
2004 98 3 24 348 0 n/a n/a 0 473
2005 80 4 16 337 0 n/a n/a 0 437
2006 158 3 18 443 3 n/a n/a 0 625
2007 175 9 9 460 4 n/a n/a 0 657
2008 163 8 16 522 3 n/a n/a 0 712
2009 136 7 19 501 5 2 0 0 670
2010 92 9 23 476 4 1 1 0 606
2011 96 6 8 478 4 1 5 0 598
2012 86 4 5 487 4 2 8 0 596
2013 70 4 13 489 1 4 3 0 584
2014 63 3 10 515 2 1 2 0 596
2015 58 4 8 537 1 1 5 0 614
2016 68 2 8 559 2 0 5 0 644
2017 79 2 10 577 1 3 3 0 675
2018 73 3 8 580 2 4 2 0 672
2019 63 0 7 608 1 2 1 0 682
2020 55 1 8 630 1 0 1 0 696
2021 49 1 7 619 3 0 0 0 679
2022 43 0 6 591 1 2 3 1 647
2023 49 3 4 578 2 2 4 1 643
2024 34 2 6 591 1 2 2 1 639

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at North Monterey County Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 583 25.0 23.3 n/a
1989 535 23.6 22.6 n/a
1990 573 25.9 22.1 n/a
1991 521 24.7 21.0 n/a
1992 536 25.1 21.3 44.4
1993 526 24.2 21.7 41.1
1994 583 26.2 22.3 43.9
1995 515 20.2 25.5 54.8
1996 515 20.2 25.5 54.8
1997 495 23.5 21.1 56.4
1998 533 24.0 22.2 56.1
1999 547 25.0 21.9 67.1
2000 555 25.1 22.1 64.1
2001 530 27.0 19.6 43.4
2002 516 24.5 21.1 74.8
2003 516 24.5 21.1 74.8
2004 473 18.9 25.0 61.3
2005 437 22.0 19.9 65.4
2006 625 26.1 23.9 56.5
2007 657 27.2 24.2 57.8
2008 712 35.6 20.0 64.2
2009 670 29.9 19.2 70
2010 606 30.5 19.8 76.6
2011 598 n/a n/a 77.8
2012 596 24.0 24.8 n/a
2013 584 27.0 21.6 83.9
2014 596 27.3 21.7 80.4
2015 614 25.0 24.5 84.4
2016 644 27.0 23.8 81.7
2017 675 29.0 23.2 81.8
2018 672 29.4 22.8 84.7
2019 682 30.0 22.7 86.8
2020 696 n/a n/a 82.5
2021 679 31.2 21.7 83.4
2022 647 32.0 20.2 87.8
2023 643 33.9 18.9 77.4
2024 639 33.3 19.1 88.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio North Monterey County Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 583 25.0 23.3 n/a
1989 535 23.6 22.6 n/a
1990 573 25.9 22.1 n/a
1991 521 24.7 21.0 n/a
1992 536 25.1 21.3 44.4
1993 526 24.2 21.7 41.1
1994 583 26.2 22.3 43.9
1995 515 20.2 25.5 54.8
1996 515 20.2 25.5 54.8
1997 495 23.5 21.1 56.4
1998 533 24.0 22.2 56.1
1999 547 25.0 21.9 67.1
2000 555 25.1 22.1 64.1
2001 530 27.0 19.6 43.4
2002 516 24.5 21.1 74.8
2003 516 24.5 21.1 74.8
2004 473 18.9 25.0 61.3
2005 437 22.0 19.9 65.4
2006 625 26.1 23.9 56.5
2007 657 27.2 24.2 57.8
2008 712 35.6 20.0 64.2
2009 670 29.9 19.2 70
2010 606 30.5 19.8 76.6
2011 598 n/a n/a 77.8
2012 596 24.0 24.8 n/a
2013 584 27.0 21.6 83.9
2014 596 27.3 21.7 80.4
2015 614 25.0 24.5 84.4
2016 644 27.0 23.8 81.7
2017 675 29.0 23.2 81.8
2018 672 29.4 22.8 84.7
2019 682 30.0 22.7 86.8
2020 696 n/a n/a 82.5
2021 679 31.2 21.7 83.4
2022 647 32.0 20.2 87.8
2023 643 33.9 18.9 77.4
2024 639 33.3 19.1 88.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for North Monterey County Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,631

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on North Monterey County Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2312th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2208th of 2802 Middle schools
 6.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (North Monterey County Middle)30.426.1
 4.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (North Monterey County Unified)30.425.8
 4.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (North Monterey County Middle)19.214.2
 5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (North Monterey County Unified)1914.5
 4.5%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (North Monterey County Middle)23.430.7
 7.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (North Monterey County Unified)23.430.6
 7.3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (North Monterey County Middle)10.110
 0.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (North Monterey County Unified)10.110.2
 0.1%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (North Monterey County Middle)14.514.5
 0%
   8th Grade Science (North Monterey County Unified)14.714.8
 0.1%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students682643
 5.7%
African American03
American Indian12
 100%
Asian74
 42.9%
Hispanic608578
 4.9%
Pacific Islander22
White6349
 22.2%
Two or More Races14
 300%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients86.8%77.4%
 9.4%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 639 students attended North Monterey County Middle.

North Monterey County Middle ranks in the bottom 16.8% of California middle schools.

Students at North Monterey County Middle are 92% Hispanic, 5% White.

Students who attend North Monterey County Middle usually go on to attend North Monterey County High


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