# Pacific Grove Unified

Pacific Grove Unified is a unified district in Monterey County, California. Reading proficiency is 71.8%, +1.8 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 60.2%, +3.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/pacific-grove-unified |
| County | Monterey |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 4 |
| Students | 1,749 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 16:1 |
| Average spending per student | $28,487 |
| Low-Income Students | 330 (18.9%) |
| English Learners | 64 (3.7%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 70.0% | 911 |
| 2024 | 72.8% | 937 |
| 2025 | 71.8% | 893 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 56.9% | 916 |
| 2024 | 57.9% | 939 |
| 2025 | 60.2% | 895 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 53.9% | 73.3% |
| 2024 | 59.6% | 77.1% |
| 2025 | 49.4% | 77.3% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 36.9% | 61.0% |
| 2024 | 44.2% | 62.4% |
| 2025 | 35.5% | 66.1% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 8.8% | 72.0% |
| 2024 | 27.0% | 74.8% |
| 2025 | 14.3% | 73.6% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 40.5% | 56.9% |
| 2024 | 23.3% | 58.6% |
| 2025 | 29.2% | 61.0% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Beth Shammas | Clerk | bshammas@pgusd.org | N/A | 2028 |
| Elliot Hazen | Trustee | ehazen@pgusd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Jennifer McNary | President | jmcnary@pgusd.org | N/A | 2026 |
| Laura Ottmar | Trustee | lottmar@pgusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Mike Wachs | Trustee | mwachs@pgusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Robert Down Elementary | Pacific Grove | 73.4% | 72.0% | 72.7% | -3.5 | +0.6 |
| 2 | Pacific Grove High | Pacific Grove | 83.3% | 55.1% | 69.2% | +1.9 | +4.1 |
| 3 | Pacific Grove Middle | Pacific Grove | 73.9% | 58.5% | 66.2% | +4.2 | +5.3 |
| 4 | Forest Grove Elementary | Pacific Grove | 58.6% | 54.2% | 56.4% | -0.5 | -0.1 |