Is North Monterey County Center for Independent Study a good school?

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study ranks 1861 st of 2777 California alternative schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend North Monterey County Center for Independent Study?

In the 2023-24 school year, 131 students attended North Monterey County Center for Independent Study.

What is the racial makeup of North Monterey County Center for Independent Study?

Students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study are 76% Hispanic, 20% White, 2% Two or more races, 2% Not Specified.

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Summary:

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is an alternative public school in Salinas, California, serving 168 students in grades K-12. The school is part of the North Monterey County Unified School District, which is ranked 1,331 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school has seen significant improvements in recent years, with its four-year graduation rate increasing from 62.0% in 2019-2020 to 89.6% in 2022-2023, outperforming the district's overall graduation rate. Additionally, the school's dropout rate has decreased from 20.7% in 2018-2019 to 4.2% in 2022-2023, and it has made impressive strides in reducing chronic absenteeism, from 49.8% in 2017-2018 to 0.0% in 2022-2023. However, the school's test scores in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science remain lower than the district and state averages, with only 34.38% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in ELA, compared to 48.78% for the district and 55.73% for the state.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Big Sur Charter and Monterey County Home Charter, North Monterey County Center for Independent Study generally underperforms in terms of test scores and graduation rates. Additionally, some of the nearby schools, like PVUSD Virtual Academy, have much lower chronic absenteeism rates. The school's high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 23.3 to 24.5, may be a contributing factor to its lower academic performance, and the high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 67.78% to 73.21%, suggests that the school serves a population with significant socioeconomic challenges, which may also impact academic outcomes.

Detail:

Public, Alternative K-12

17500 Pesante Rd.
Salinas, CA 93907-1552

(831) 633-7050

District: North Monterey County Unified

SchoolDigger Rank:
1861^st of 2,777 California Alternative Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $5,355

Student/teacher ratio: 25.8

Number of students: 131

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.6%

White:

19.8%

Two or more races:

2.3%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details North Monterey County Center for Independent Study ranks worse than 67% of middle schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.81. (See more...)

Compare Details North Monterey County Center for Independent Study ranks worse than 65.5% of high schools in California. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 26.29. (See more...)

The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.

The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.

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

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (75.6%), White (19.8%), two or more races (2.3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is 25.8. (See more...)

Compare North Monterey County Center for Independent Study employs 5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study is $5,355.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

North Monterey County Center for Independent Study:

SchoolDigger ranks North Monterey County Center for Independent Study 1861^st of 2777 California public middle schools. (See North Monterey County Center for Independent Study in the ranking list.)

Middle School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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SchoolDigger ranks North Monterey County Center for Independent Study 1522^nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See North Monterey County Center for Independent Study in the ranking list.)

High School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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North Monterey County Unified:

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

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Rank History for North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

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Rank History for all middle school students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	30.76	1179^th	1769	33.4%
2005	46.23	872^nd	1777	50.9%
2006	36.50	1104^th	1804	38.8%
2022	22.43	2110^th	2740	23.0%
2023	25.41	2030^th	2802	27.6%
2024	28.81	1861^st	2777	33.0%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	23.78	1956^th	2458	20.4%
2023	49.47	1042^nd	2549	59.1%
2024	42.87	1273^rd	2575	50.6%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	31.81	1601^st	2509	36.2%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	17.65	2169^th	2527	14.2%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	20.33	1996^th	2359	15.4%
2023	30.20	1634^th	2391	31.7%
2024	55.76	835^th	2383	65.0%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	43.87	611^th	1653	63.0%
2005	42.99	735^th	1901	61.3%
2006	44.32	749^th	1968	61.9%
2007	48.30	693^rd	2063	66.4%
2008	62.52	428^th	2117	79.8%
2009	59.22	493^rd	2238	78.0%
2010	52.37	691^st	2281	69.7%
2011	40.09	1059^th	2367	55.3%
2012	45.57	892^nd	2354	62.1%
2013	44.12	953^rd	2426	60.7%
2016	41.70	1165^th	2039	42.9%
2017	44.97	1128^th	2021	44.2%
2018	28.07	1401^st	2017	30.5%
2019	39.79	1215^th	2133	43.0%
2022	28.17	1466^th	2123	30.9%
2023	22.58	1631^st	2348	30.5%
2024	26.29	1522^nd	2323	34.5%

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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	26.95	946^th	1323	28.5%
2024	33.37	693^rd	1350	48.7%

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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	24.46	1348^th	1862	27.6%
2019	39.83	1166^th	1937	39.8%
2022	20.92	1528^th	1943	21.4%
2023	24.09	1567^th	2247	30.3%
2024	31.37	1393^rd	2235	37.7%

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Rank History for high school Homeless students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	43.94	205^th	417	50.8%
2024	49.85	221^st	451	51.0%

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Rank History for high school Female students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	28.74	1278^th	1760	27.4%
2019	42.06	1032^nd	1833	43.7%
2022	39.25	1074^th	1858	42.2%
2023	25.91	1437^th	2118	32.2%
2024	25.11	1483^rd	2098	29.3%

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Rank History for high school Male students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	19.90	1383^rd	1834	24.6%
2019	25.80	1344^th	1880	28.5%
2022	19.36	1519^th	1916	20.7%
2023	17.58	1667^th	2207	24.5%
2024	23.12	1514^th	2172	30.3%

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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	25.45	1259^th	1742	27.7%
2019	33.98	1197^th	1814	34.0%
2022	23.09	1433^rd	1861	23.0%
2023	21.92	1565^th	2142	26.9%
2024	33.94	1280^th	2125	39.8%

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Rank History for high school White students at North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked High Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	17.77	968^th	1173	17.5%
2019	36.81	799^th	1222	34.6%
2023	20.08	1093^rd	1434	23.8%
2024	7.58	1253^rd	1406	10.9%

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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.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for North Monterey County Center for Independent Study

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	62	1	2	33	0	n/a	n/a	0	98
1990	79	2	3	31	4	n/a	n/a	0	119
1991	94	2	3	41	1	n/a	n/a	0	141
1992	85	1	6	53	1	n/a	n/a	0	146
1993	37	1	9	42	2	n/a	n/a	0	91
1994	152	16	16	61	3	n/a	n/a	0	248
1995	392	24	17	103	7	n/a	n/a	0	543
1996	392	24	17	103	7	n/a	n/a	0	543
1997	231	15	15	82	11	n/a	n/a	0	354
1998	179	2	15	88	0	n/a	n/a	0	284
1999	168	2	16	48	6	n/a	n/a	9	249
2000	149	6	21	47	10	n/a	n/a	4	237
2001	188	6	14	72	4	n/a	n/a	3	287
2002	180	3	14	36	3	n/a	n/a	0	236
2003	180	3	14	36	3	n/a	n/a	0	236
2004	180	2	14	32	4	n/a	n/a	0	232
2005	158	4	10	66	4	n/a	n/a	0	242
2006	152	12	11	51	4	n/a	n/a	0	230
2007	105	7	9	38	6	n/a	n/a	0	165
2008	106	7	8	34	2	n/a	n/a	0	157
2009	89	2	6	24	0	4	0	0	125
2010	74	3	4	18	0	0	5	0	104
2011	57	1	3	24	0	2	11	0	98
2012	39	0	4	35	0	2	8	0	88
2013	35	1	3	30	0	0	2	0	71
2014	61	0	3	48	0	0	3	0	115
2015	79	2	1	67	1	0	7	0	157
2016	77	3	5	96	1	1	4	0	187
2017	80	2	3	84	3	0	2	0	174
2018	68	2	3	77	1	2	2	0	155
2019	54	0	4	66	1	2	1	0	128
2020	50	0	3	77	0	1	0	0	131
2021	55	1	1	112	0	1	5	0	175
2022	66	1	6	189	0	3	5	0	270
2023	34	0	0	128	0	0	6	0	168
2024	26	0	1	99	0	0	3	2	131

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 Center for Independent Study

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	98	4.6	21.3	n/a
1990	119	6.5	18.3	n/a
1991	141	5.0	28.2	n/a
1992	146	5.1	28.6	n/a
1993	91	5.7	16.0	0
1994	248	11.9	20.8	0
1995	543	22.0	24.7	0
1996	543	22.0	24.7	0
1997	354	11.4	31.1	0
1998	284	9.2	30.9	0
1999	249	8.3	30.0	0
2000	237	8.6	27.6	0
2001	287	8.3	34.6	0
2002	236	8.4	28.1	0
2003	236	8.4	28.1	0
2004	232	7.9	29.4	0
2005	242	9.0	26.9	7.9
2006	230	8.5	27.1	0
2007	165	7.0	23.6	0
2008	157	6.0	26.2	n/a
2009	125	4.7	26.0	0
2010	104	3.0	34.6	n/a
2011	98	n/a	n/a	0
2012	88	3.0	29.3	96.6
2013	71	2.3	30.4	21.1
2014	115	2.1	54.7	13
2015	157	4.0	39.2	19.7
2016	187	6.0	31.1	51.9
2017	174	7.4	23.5	28.2
2018	155	7.0	22.1	47.1
2019	128	6.0	21.3	75
2020	131	n/a	n/a	64.1
2021	175	7.5	23.3	69.1
2022	270	11.0	24.5	67.8
2023	168	6.8	24.4	73.2
2024	131	5.0	25.8	77.1

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 Center for Independent Study

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	98	4.6	21.3	n/a
1990	119	6.5	18.3	n/a
1991	141	5.0	28.2	n/a
1992	146	5.1	28.6	n/a
1993	91	5.7	16.0	0
1994	248	11.9	20.8	0
1995	543	22.0	24.7	0
1996	543	22.0	24.7	0
1997	354	11.4	31.1	0
1998	284	9.2	30.9	0
1999	249	8.3	30.0	0
2000	237	8.6	27.6	0
2001	287	8.3	34.6	0
2002	236	8.4	28.1	0
2003	236	8.4	28.1	0
2004	232	7.9	29.4	0
2005	242	9.0	26.9	7.9
2006	230	8.5	27.1	0
2007	165	7.0	23.6	0
2008	157	6.0	26.2	n/a
2009	125	4.7	26.0	0
2010	104	3.0	34.6	n/a
2011	98	n/a	n/a	0
2012	88	3.0	29.3	96.6
2013	71	2.3	30.4	21.1
2014	115	2.1	54.7	13
2015	157	4.0	39.2	19.7
2016	187	6.0	31.1	51.9
2017	174	7.4	23.5	28.2
2018	155	7.0	22.1	47.1
2019	128	6.0	21.3	75
2020	131	n/a	n/a	64.1
2021	175	7.5	23.3	69.1
2022	270	11.0	24.5	67.8
2023	168	6.8	24.4	73.2
2024	131	5.0	25.8	77.1

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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