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Schools in Marina · Salinas Union High School District, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District

Marina’s public schools score below 57% of California districts on tests and graduation

Math proficiency in Marina’s districts is 19%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Marina, 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.

#574of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 97% 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.

Reading proficiency
40%
▼ 6 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
19%
▼ 15 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
82%
▼ 4 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$19.7K
▼ 7% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Salinas Union High
Students per teacher
21.0
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
6
2,566 students on the public path
In brief

Marina’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 586 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Marina’s, its schools beat 30%, lower than their 43% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 40% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 97% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

82% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓

Spending and class size

Salinas Union High spends $19,699 per student and Monterey Peninsula Unified $20,712, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Learning for Life Charter is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Marina’s grade

C+ Test scoresC− Graduation

C+: better than 43% of California school districts, #574 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 43%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (586)Better than 30%
C+B−A fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 11,725 test results and a graduating class of 2,906 could put Marina anywhere from C+ to B−. The tests are from spring 2022, when 97% of Marina’s students in the tested grades sat them (11,767 in math, 11,683 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Marina, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–63 schoolsDepends on your addressC−
7–8Los Arboles MiddleMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictNo scores
9–12Marina HighMonterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictNo scores

Marina runs its own schools through grade 12 (Monterey Peninsula Unified School District). From grade 7, students attend the Salinas Union High School District, shared with Salinas. Parts of Marina (13% of its land) are served by North Monterey County Unified instead. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Marina

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Salinas Union High School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 12 schools · 15,703 students, down 4% since 2020–21 · 21.1 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$19,699CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Monterey Peninsula Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 18 schools · 9,308 students, up 12% since 2020–21 · 20.8 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,712CA $21,206 · FY2024
B−
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 7–12, Salinas Union High School District42%
State average 46.7% · 7163 students tested
Math · 7–12, Salinas Union High School District17%
State average 33.1% · 7229 students tested
Reading · K–12, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District38%
State average 46.7% · 4520 students tested
Math · K–12, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District21%
State average 33.1% · 4538 students tested

Marina vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Marina’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
MarinaC+Monterey Peninsula Unified K–12 · Salinas Union High 7–12
SeasideB−Monterey Peninsula Unified

Every school in Marina

6 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).

District schools in Marinaby address
J. C. Crumpton Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
562 students21:1Rate it →
Marina Vista Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
466 students22:1Rate it →
Ione Olson Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
C−
409 students20:1Rate it →
Los Arboles Middle
Middle · Grades 7–8
408 students18:1Rate it →
Marina High
High · Grades 9–12
721 students21:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Learning for Life Charter
High · Grades 7–12
Charter
160 students23:1Rate it →

Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Marina Children's Center).

Questions about Marina’s schools

Are Marina’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Marina children attend score below 57% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade, #574 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 30%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Marina in?

Two districts: Monterey Peninsula Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Salinas Union High School District runs grades 7–12, shared with Salinas.

Where do Marina kids go to high school?

Marina High, with 721 students.

What is Marina’s graduation rate?

82% of the class of 2023 in Salinas Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Marina spend per student?

$19,699 in Salinas Union High School District and $20,712 in Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.