# North Monterey County Unified

North Monterey County Unified is a unified district in Monterey County, California. Reading proficiency is 29.1%, +2.0 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 16.6%, +3.9 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/north-monterey-county-unified |
| County | Monterey |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 7 |
| Students | 4,289 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 22:1 |
| Average spending per student | $20,927 |
| Low-Income Students | 3,698 (86.2%) |
| English Learners | 1,985 (46.3%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 27.1% | 2,304 |
| 2024 | 27.9% | 2,201 |
| 2025 | 29.1% | 2,138 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 12.7% | 2,322 |
| 2024 | 15.1% | 2,223 |
| 2025 | 16.6% | 2,163 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 24.6% | 40.9% |
| 2024 | 25.4% | 44.6% |
| 2025 | 25.7% | 52.0% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 10.6% | 23.6% |
| 2024 | 13.6% | 24.9% |
| 2025 | 14.8% | 28.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.4% | 34.0% |
| 2024 | 6.8% | 35.7% |
| 2025 | 7.1% | 36.5% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.4% | 17.7% |
| 2024 | 7.0% | 19.9% |
| 2025 | 8.5% | 20.7% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Adriana Melgoza Ramirez | Trustee | adriana_melgoza_ramirez@nmcusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Angelo DiMarco | Board Clerk | angelo_dimarco@nmcusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Diaz, Jr. | Board Member | N/A | 2022 | 2026 |
| Martha Chavarria | Board Member | N/A | 2024 | 2028 |
| Sandra Ruiz | Board President | sandra_ruiz@nmcusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | North Monterey County Center for Independent Study | Salinas | 31.1% | 31.9% | 31.5% | +4.7 | +20.8 |
| 2 | Castroville Elementary | Castroville | 32.7% | 28.6% | 30.6% | +11.4 | +13.6 |
| 3 | North Monterey County High | Castroville | 52.1% | 7.9% | 30.0% | +3.2 | -1.8 |
| 4 | Prunedale Elementary | Salinas | 25.4% | 25.3% | 25.4% | -0.8 | +7.3 |
| 5 | Elkhorn Elementary | Castroville | 27.3% | 17.1% | 22.2% | +2.3 | +7.2 |
| 6 | Echo Valley Elementary | Salinas | 21.6% | 15.7% | 18.7% | +6.6 | +3.9 |
| 7 | North Monterey County Middle | Castroville | 23.9% | 7.9% | 15.9% | -4.5 | -4.2 |