Del Monte Forest’s public schools outscore 69% of California districts
The grade covers the three public school districts serving Del Monte Forest, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 96% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Del Monte Forest’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 352 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Del Monte Forest’s, its schools beat 54%, lower than their 69% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Above the state on both counts
Reading proficiency is 50% and math 34% across its districts in spring 2022, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86%. Test scores ↓
Spending and class size
Carmel Unified spends $37,134 per student and Monterey Peninsula Unified $20,712, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
15 elementary schools, then seven middle and five high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. Enrollment is up 12% since 2020–21. See the path ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Del Monte Forest’s grade
B+: better than 69% of California school districts, #257 of 847 California towns. Test scores and graduation are both above the California average; graduation is the stronger of the two.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Del Monte Forest, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Del Monte Forest
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Above the state in reading
Del Monte Forest vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Del Monte Forest’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Del Monte Forest | B+ | Carmel Unified K–12 · Monterey Peninsula Unified K–12 · Pacific Grove Unified K–12 |
| Pacific Grove | A | Pacific Grove Unified |
| Monterey | B− | Monterey Peninsula Unified |
| Carmel-by-the-Sea | A | Carmel Unified |
Every school in Del Monte Forest
24 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Del Monte Forest’s schools
Are Del Monte Forest’s schools good?
By California’s own tests, yes: the public schools Del Monte Forest children attend outscore 69% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B+ Schools grade, #257 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 54%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Del Monte Forest in?
Carmel Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 2,152 students in 6 schools (2024–25).
Where do Del Monte Forest kids go to high school?
One of 5 high schools, depending on your address: Monterey High, Seaside High, Carmel High, Marina High and Pacific Grove High.
What is Del Monte Forest’s graduation rate?
94% of the class of 2023 in Monterey Peninsula Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Del Monte Forest spend per student?
$37,134 in Carmel Unified School District, $20,712 in Monterey Peninsula Unified School District and $28,332 in Pacific Grove Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Del Monte Forest families are saying about school.
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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.