Monterey Bay Charter

Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Pacific Grove, California

Monterey Bay Charter in Pacific Grove, California enrolled 475 students in 2024-25 with 17.0 full-time teachers, 27.9 students per teacher against the California elementary-school median of 22.4. It has no Title I status on file for 2021-22; it takes part in the National School Lunch Program (2024-25). On the state tests, 54-63% of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 43% proficient in math in 2022-23 (California: 45% and 34.3%).

NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method

Enrollment held steady from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers fell 11%

474 students in 2022-23, 478 students in 2023-24, 475 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.0 to 17.0.

Students enrolled at Monterey Bay Charter by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234742023-244782024-25475
Students enrolled at Monterey Bay Charter by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234742023-244782024-25475
Students enrolled at Monterey Bay Charter by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234742023-244782024-25475
Students enrolled at Monterey Bay Charter by school year2022-23: 474, 2023-24: 478, 2024-25: 47502004006002022-234742023-244782024-25475
The numbers as a table
School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Per teacher
2022-2347419.024.9
2023-2447819.025.2
2024-2547517.027.9

27.9 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 97 of every 100 California elementary schools

Among the 5,878 California elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 22.4; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.

Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Monterey Bay Charter 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMonterey Bay Charter 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Monterey Bay Charter 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMonterey Bay Charter 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Monterey Bay Charter 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMonterey Bay Charter 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6
Students per teacher, California elementary schools, 2024-25240 values from 3.0 to 93.0; Monterey Bay Charter 27.9; state median 22.4.2 more above 30.0 →0102030students per full-time teacherMonterey Bay Charter 27.9state median 22.4U.S. 14.6

Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).

One counselor per 453 students in 2021-22

In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Monterey Bay Charter enrolled 453 students and had 1.0 counselor (full-time equivalent); it reported 0 out-of-school suspensions that year.

  • Advanced Placement coursesNone
  • Gifted and talented programNo
  • Counselors (FTE)1.0, one per 453 of the 453 students enrolled in 2021-22
  • Out-of-school suspensions0
  • Chronically absent21.3% (2022-23)

Who attends

54.7% of students were White, 26.9% Hispanic, 13.1% of two or more races in 2024-25.

  1. White54.7%
  2. Hispanic26.9%
  3. Two or more races13.1%
  4. Asian3.4%
  5. Black0.6%
  6. American Indian0.6%
  7. Pacific Islander0.6%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.

State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23

The students tested at Monterey Bay Charter scored proficient or above: 54-63% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within California, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.

Students proficient or above, 2021-22 and 2022-23
Subject and yearThis schoolIts districtCalifornia
Reading and language arts, 2021-2254‑63%54‑63%45%
Math, 2022-2343%31‑40% (2021-22)34.3%

Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.

Elementary schools in Pacific Grove

3 public elementary schools in Pacific Grove report 2024-25 enrollment; Monterey Bay Charter is the largest.

SchoolStudentsPer teacherFree lunch
Monterey Bay Charter47527.922.7%
Robert Down Elementary42217.917.5%
Forest Grove Elementary32416.820.7%

All public schools in Pacific Grove →

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.

What to look at next about Monterey Bay Charter

  1. Forest Grove ElementaryThe nearest public elementary school, 0.3 miles away: 324 students, 16.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.3 mi
  2. Robert Down ElementaryThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.1 miles away: 422 students, 17.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.1 mi
  3. Compare Monterey Bay Charter with Forest Grove ElementaryStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
  4. How much Monterey Bay Charter School spends per student$13,747 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$13,747
  5. The largest public schools in CaliforniaMonterey Bay Charter is the number 2,723 by size of 5,904 California elementary schools open in 2024-25.#2,723 of 5,904
  6. California schools by students per teacher27.9 students per teacher here against the California median of 22.4 for elementary schools.27.9:1
  7. Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.

Questions about Monterey Bay Charter

  1. How many students attend Monterey Bay Charter?
    475 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 474 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Pacific Grove, CA.
  2. What is the student-teacher ratio at Monterey Bay Charter?
    27.9 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the California median for elementary schools is 22.4. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
  3. Is Monterey Bay Charter a Title I school?
    Monterey Bay Charter has no Title I status in the NCES school files, because California did not report school Title I status for 2021-22; the California Department of Education lists each school's current Title I status.
  4. How do students at Monterey Bay Charter do on state tests?
    The students tested at Monterey Bay Charter scored proficient or above: 54-63% in reading in 2021-22 and 43% in math in 2022-23, against 45% in reading in 2021-22 and 34.3% in math in 2022-23 across California. California's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.
  5. What district is Monterey Bay Charter in?
    Monterey Bay Charter School, NCES district ID 0601570. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 060157011695 are the district's.

Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.

Sources

Every federal file behind this record
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
  • NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
  • Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
  • EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
  • EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
  • NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
  • U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov

Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22

District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.

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