Schools in Monterey County
135 public schools across 19 cities in Monterey County, serving roughly 72,030 students. SweetSpot scores each one against your family's priorities.
Top schools
- 8.5
Carmel River Elementary
Carmel Unified · K-5
- 7.9
Tularcitos Elementary
Carmel Unified · K-5
- 7.8
Robert Down Elementary
Pacific Grove Unified · K-5
- 7.4
Mission Elementary
Mission Union Elementary · K-8
- 7.4
Washington Elementary
Washington Union Elementary · 4-5
- 7.3
Graves Elementary
Graves Elementary · K-8
- 7.3
Captain Cooper Elementary
Carmel Unified · K-5
- 7.3
Toro Park Elementary
Washington Union Elementary · P-3
- 7.3
Carmel High
Carmel Unified · 9-12
- 7.2
Carmel Middle
Carmel Unified · 6-8
- 7.2
Forest Grove Elementary
Pacific Grove Unified · K-5
- 7.2
George C. Marshall Elementary
Monterey Peninsula Unified · K-6
- 7.1
Pacific Grove High
Pacific Grove Unified · 9-12
- 6.9
La Mesa
Monterey Peninsula Unified · K-8
- 6.9
Pacific Grove Middle
Pacific Grove Unified · 6-8
- 6.8
Monte Vista
Monterey Peninsula Unified · K-8
- 6.7
Spreckels Elementary
Spreckels Union Elementary · K-5
- 6.6
Lagunita Elementary
Lagunita Elementary · K-5
- 6.4
Carmel Child Development Center
Carmel Unified · P-K
- 6.2
Bradley Elementary
Bradley Union Elementary · K-8
- 6.1
Ord Terrace Elementary
Monterey Peninsula Unified · K-6
- 6.1
Buena Vista Middle
Spreckels Union Elementary · 6-8
- 6.0
Pacific Valley (K-12)
Big Sur Unified · K-12
- 6.0
Salinas High
Salinas Union High · 9-12
- 5.9
J. C. Crumpton Elementary
Monterey Peninsula Unified · K-6
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Cities in this county
By grade level
School districts
- Monterey Peninsula Unified
- Salinas City Elementary
- Alisal Union
- Salinas Union High
- Soledad Unified
- Monterey County Office of Education
- North Monterey County Unified
- Carmel Unified
- Santa Rita Union Elementary
- Greenfield Union Elementary
- King City Union
- Pacific Grove Unified
- South Monterey County Joint Union High
- Gonzales Unified
- Washington Union Elementary
- Big Sur Unified
- Spreckels Union Elementary
- Bradley Union Elementary
- Chualar Union
- Graves Elementary
Common questions
How many public schools are in Monterey County?
Monterey County has 135 public schools across 19 cities, serving 72,030 students.
What's the largest school district in Monterey County?
Monterey Peninsula Unified is the largest, with 21 schools.
Which cities are covered?
SweetSpot covers every public school in every city in Monterey County, including Salinas, Seaside, Soledad, King City, Greenfield, and 14 more.
How does SweetSpot score schools?
SweetSpot scores every California public school on a 0–10 scale across academics, school size, teacher pay, suspension rates, attendance, graduation, and demographics — based on actual data, not peer-relative ranking.
How is fit calculated for my family?
You pick which metrics matter and how much each one weighs. SweetSpot recomputes a custom 0–10 fit score for every school against your priorities — live, as you move the sliders.
All schools in Monterey County
- Carmel River Elementary · K-5
- Tularcitos Elementary · K-5
- Robert Down Elementary · K-5
- Mission Elementary · K-8
- Washington Elementary · 4-5
- Graves Elementary · K-8
- Captain Cooper Elementary · K-5
- Toro Park Elementary · P-3
- Carmel High · 9-12
- Carmel Middle · 6-8
- Forest Grove Elementary · K-5
- George C. Marshall Elementary · K-6
- Pacific Grove High · 9-12
- La Mesa · K-8
- Pacific Grove Middle · 6-8
- Monte Vista · K-8
- Spreckels Elementary · K-5
- Lagunita Elementary · K-5
- Carmel Child Development Center · P-K
- Bradley Elementary · K-8
- Ord Terrace Elementary · K-6
- Buena Vista Middle · 6-8
- Pacific Valley (K-12) · K-12
- Salinas High · 9-12
- J. C. Crumpton Elementary · K-6
- San Benancio Middle · 6-8
- Ione Olson Elementary · K-6
- Big Sur Charter · K-12
- Rancho San Juan High · 9-12
- Monterey Bay Charter · K-8
- Everett Alvarez High · 9-12
- Alisal High · 9-12
- Marina Vista Elementary · K-6
- Chartwell School · 1-12
- Washington Middle · 7-8
- Lincoln Elementary · K-6
- Monterey High · 9-12
- Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula · K-8
- Bay View Academy · K-8
- Wellington M. Smith, Jr. · 4-12
- International School of Monterey · K-8
- San Antonio Elementary · K-8
- North Salinas High · 9-12
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day Middle · 6-8
- New Republic Elementary · K-5
- Marina High · 9-12
- La Joya Elementary · K-5
- Carmel Valley High · 9-12
- La Paz Middle · 7-8
- Boronda Elementary · K-6
- Del Rey Woods Elementary · P-6
- Martin Luther King · K-6
- Alisal Community · K-6
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Academy · K-6
- Chualar Elementary · K-8
- Harden Middle · 7-8
- Los Padres Elementary · K-6
- Monte Bella Elementary · K-6
- Rose Ferrero Elementary · P-6
- El Sausal Middle · 7-8
- Mission Park Elementary · K-6
- Del Rey Elementary · K-5
- Virginia Rocca Barton Elementary · K-6
- Castroville Elementary · K-6
- King City High · 9-12
- Echo Valley Elementary · K-6
- Elkhorn Elementary · K-6
- Monterey County Special Education · P-12
- Phoenix Academy Community Day · 5-8
- Jesse G. Sanchez Elementary · K-6
- McKinnon · K-5
- Frank Ledesma Elementary · K-6
- Dr. Oscar F. Loya Elementary · K-6
- Salinas City STEAM Academy · K-6
- Santa Lucia Elementary · K-5
- Fremont Elementary · K-6
- Carr Lake Community Day · 7-12
- John Gutierrez Middle · 6-8
- Cesar E. Chavez Elementary · K-6
- King City Arts Magnet · K-5
- Gabilan Elementary · K-6
- Greenfield High · 9-12
- Boronda Meadows · K-6
- Creekside Elementary · K-6
- North Monterey County Center for Independent Study · 7-12
- Prunedale Elementary · K-6
- Frank Paul Elementary · K-6
- Monterey County Home Charter · K-12
- Henry F. Kammann Elementary · K-6
- La Gloria Elementary · K-5
- Open Door Charter · 9-12
- Cesar Chavez Elementary · K-6
- Soledad Transition Center · 12
- Seaside High · 9-12
- Oak Avenue Elementary · K-6
- Mary Chapa Academy · K-6
- Seaside Middle · 7-8
- Santa Rita Elementary · K-5
- John E. Steinbeck Elementary · K-6
- Monterey Park Elementary · K-6
- Gavilan View Middle · 6-8
- Soledad High · 9-12
- Arroyo Seco Academy · K-6
- North Monterey County High · 9-12
- Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Community Day · 9-12
- Learning for Life Charter · 7-12
- Jack Franscioni Elementary · K-6
- San Vicente Elementary · P-6
- Laurel Wood Elementary · K-6
- Roosevelt Elementary · K-6
- San Lucas Elementary · K-8
- Gonzales High · 9-12
- Sherwood Elementary · K-6
- University Park Elementary · K-6
- North Monterey County Middle · 7-8
- Community High (Continuation) · 9-12
- San Ardo Elementary · K-8
- Bardin Elementary · K-6
- El Gabilan Elementary · K-6
- Oasis Charter Public · K-6
- Los Arboles Middle · 7-8
- Fairview Middle · 6-8
- Natividad Elementary · K-6
- Vista Verde Middle · 7-8
- El Puente · 7-12
- Loma Vista Elementary · K-6
- Mount Toro High · 9-12
- Central Coast High · 9-12
- Chalone Peaks Middle · 6-8
- Central Bay High (Continuation) · 9-12
- Main Street Middle · 7-8
- Pinnacles High · 9-12
- Pinnacle Coastal Valley High · 9-12
- Portola-Butler Continuation High · 9-12
- Salinas Community · 7-12