# Monterey Peninsula Unified

Monterey Peninsula Unified is a unified district in Monterey County, California. Reading proficiency is 41.6%, +3.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 27.4%, +4.0 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/monterey-peninsula-unified |
| County | Monterey |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 20 |
| Students | 9,907 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 19:1 |
| Average spending per student | $21,885 |
| Low-Income Students | 6,581 (70.4%) |
| English Learners | 2,149 (23.0%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 37.7% | 4,457 |
| 2024 | 38.9% | 4,495 |
| 2025 | 41.6% | 4,549 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.4% | 4,460 |
| 2024 | 24.1% | 4,513 |
| 2025 | 27.4% | 4,573 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 30.3% | 56.1% |
| 2024 | 31.7% | 56.3% |
| 2025 | 34.6% | 59.6% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 16.1% | 40.9% |
| 2024 | 17.4% | 40.3% |
| 2025 | 20.5% | 45.5% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.0% | 46.3% |
| 2024 | 4.9% | 47.8% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | 50.1% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 4.7% | 31.1% |
| 2024 | 4.0% | 32.8% |
| 2025 | 5.5% | 35.9% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Dr. Bettye Lusk | Trustee (Trustee Area 3) | blusk@mpusd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Gabriel Sanders | Trustee (Trustee Area 6) | gsanders@mpusd.k12.ca.us | N/A | N/A |
| Jeff Uchida | Trustee (Trustee Area 1) | juchida@mpusd.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Maiaika Velazquez | Trustee (Trustee Area 4) | mvelazquez@mpusd.k12.ca.us | N/A | N/A |
| Sarah Ofstedal | Trustee (Trustee Area 7) | sofstedal@mpusd.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |
| Tom W. Jennings | Board President (Trustee Area 2) | tjennings@mpusd.k12.ca.us | 2022 | 2026 |
| Veronica Miramontes | Vice-President/Clerk (Trustee Area 5) | vmiramontes@mpusd.k12.ca.us | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | La Mesa | Monterey | 56.6% | 50.1% | 53.4% | +3.0 | +0.7 |
| 2 | Monte Vista | Monterey | 54.0% | 44.3% | 49.1% | +4.9 | +2.6 |
| 3 | Monterey High | Monterey | 62.0% | 27.8% | 44.9% | -8.9 | -8.9 |
| 4 | J. C. Crumpton Elementary | Marina | 46.2% | 37.7% | 41.9% | +3.8 | +4.7 |
| 5 | Ione Olson Elementary | Marina | 41.9% | 38.5% | 40.2% | +15.1 | +14.9 |
| 6 | International School of Monterey | Seaside | 46.9% | 31.5% | 39.2% | -1.1 | +0.8 |
| 7 | Foothill Elementary | Monterey | 41.1% | 37.3% | 39.2% | -10.7 | -5.3 |
| 8 | Marina High | Marina | 59.2% | 17.8% | 38.5% | +2.1 | +1.8 |
| 9 | George C. Marshall Elementary | Seaside | 40.9% | 34.1% | 37.5% | -6.6 | -1.6 |
| 10 | Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula | Seaside | 34.1% | 26.4% | 30.3% | -2.7 | +3.4 |
| 11 | Los Arboles Middle | Marina | 37.0% | 22.6% | 29.8% | +12.5 | +8.6 |
| 12 | Del Rey Woods Elementary | Seaside | 31.8% | 26.8% | 29.3% | +6.5 | +10.2 |
| 13 | Ord Terrace Elementary | Seaside | 32.7% | 24.2% | 28.4% | -4.6 | -2.1 |
| 14 | Seaside Middle | Seaside | 36.4% | 17.9% | 27.1% | -1.4 | +0.8 |
| 15 | Marina Vista Elementary | Marina | 30.0% | 21.8% | 25.9% | +1.5 | +5.7 |
| 16 | Walter Colton | Monterey | 36.8% | 12.1% | 24.5% | -5.1 | -5.4 |
| 17 | Seaside High | Seaside | 40.3% | 8.3% | 24.3% | +5.2 | +2.8 |
| 18 | Learning for Life Charter | Marina | 31.1% | 9.5% | 20.3% | -7.2 | +1.6 |
| 19 | Martin Luther King | Seaside | 22.9% | 11.7% | 17.3% | +9.5 | +2.1 |
| 20 | Highland Elementary | Seaside | 14.7% | 9.1% | 11.9% | -7.9 | -15.9 |