Berwick Manor and Orchard · Photo: McGhiever · CC BY-SA 3.0Del Rey Oaks’s public schools outscore 50% of California districts
The grade covers the public school district serving Del Rey Oaks, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. 21% of students in Del Rey Oaks’s public schools are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). 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 Rey Oaks’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 393 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Del Rey Oaks’s, its schools beat 28%, lower than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 38% of tested students were proficient in reading and 21% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,712 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Ten elementary schools, then five middle and three 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 Rey Oaks’s grade
B−: better than 50% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Del Rey Oaks, with each school’s own grade.
9th grade in Del Rey Oaks · depends on your address
Monterey High
Grades 9–12 · 1,401 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Monterey
Seaside High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Seaside
Marina High
Grades 9–12 · 721 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Marina
10th grade in Del Rey Oaks · depends on your address
Monterey High
Grades 9–12 · 1,401 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Monterey
Seaside High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Seaside
Marina High
Grades 9–12 · 721 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Marina
11th grade in Del Rey Oaks · depends on your address
Monterey High
Grades 9–12 · 1,401 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Monterey
Seaside High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Seaside
Marina High
Grades 9–12 · 721 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Marina
12th grade in Del Rey Oaks · depends on your address
Monterey High
Grades 9–12 · 1,401 students · 23:1 students per teacher · in Monterey
Seaside High
Grades 9–12 · 1,073 students · 20:1 students per teacher · in Seaside
Marina High
Grades 9–12 · 721 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Marina
Del Rey Oaks’s public schools are run by Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, which also serves Marina, Monterey, Sand City and Seaside. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Del Rey Oaks vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Del Rey Oaks’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Del Rey Oaks | B− | Monterey Peninsula Unified |
| Monterey | B− | Monterey Peninsula Unified |
| Seaside | B− | Monterey Peninsula Unified |
All 2 neighbors share Monterey Peninsula Unified with Del Rey Oaks, so their letters differ mainly through other districts.
Every school in Del Rey Oaks
15 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 Rey Oaks’s schools
Are Del Rey Oaks’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Del Rey Oaks children attend outscore 50% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 28%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Del Rey Oaks in?
Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 9,308 students in 18 schools (2024–25).
Where do Del Rey Oaks kids go to high school?
One of 3 high schools, depending on your address: Monterey High, Seaside High and Marina High.
What is Del Rey Oaks’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 Rey Oaks spend per student?
$20,712 in Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Del Rey Oaks 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.