The BREAKDOWN: Monterey County School Districts Overview

Hello from Bri Steel, Broker/Realtor® & Owner of Bixby Realty!

Some of my first clients started asking me questions about the school districts in Monterey County. As a result, I went online, started researching, and created a comprehensive post.

Here are the schools in each jurisdiction with links that will take you to their websites. The Greater Monterey Area includes Carmel Unified, Pacific Grove Unified, Monterey Peninsula Unified, North Monterey County, Pajaro Valley Unified, and all of Salinas. Check out this website that has all the school district data. All the information was taken from Ed-Data, a partnership of the California Department of Education, and USA.com, a local data browser.

Carmel Unified School District (CUSD)

Elementary Schools

• Carmel River Elementary

• Tularcitos Elementary

• Captain Cooper Elementary

Middle Schools

• Carmel Middle School

High Schools

• Carmel High School - Comprehensive High School

• Carmel Valley High School - Continuation High School 

• Carmel Adult School - Adult Programs

Preschool And Before/After-School Programs 

• Carmel Child Development Center

Monterey Peninsula Unified School District (MPUSD)

Elementary Schools

• Del Rey Woods Elementary

• Foothill Elementary

• George C. Marshall Elementary

• Highland Elementary

• International School Of Monterey

• Ione Olson Elementary

• J. C. Crumpton Elementary

• La Mesa Elementary

• Marina Vista Elementary

• Martin Luther King Elementary

• Monte Vista Elementary

• Ord Terrace Elementary

Middle Schools

• Los Arboles Middle School

• Monterey Peninsula Usd Comm Day Middle

• Seaside Middle School

• Walter Colton

High Schools

• Learning For Life Charter

• Monterey Peninsula Unified School District Communi

• Seaside High School

• Marina High School

• Monterey High School

• Central Coast High School

Pacific Grove Unified School District. (PCUSD)

Elementary Schools

• Forest Grove Elementary

• Robert Down Elementary

Middle Schools

• Pacific Grove Middle School

High Schools

• Pacific Grove Community High

• Pacific Grove High School

Others

• Pacific Grove Adult Education - Adult Education

• Pacific Grove Unified School District

Big Sur

Pre-K To Highschools

• Big Sur United

North Monterey County

Elementary Schools

• Castroville Elementary School

• Prunedale Elementary School

• Echo Valley Elementary School

• Elkhorn Elementary School

Middle Schools

• North Monterey County Middle

High Schools

• Central Bay High (Continuation)

• North Monterey County High

• North Monterey County Center For Independent Study

Pajaro Valley Joint Unified School District (PVJUSD)

Prek to Elementary Schools

• Alianza Charter School

• Amesti Elementary

• Ann Soldo Elementary

• Bradley Elementary

• Calabasas Elementary

• Freedom Elementary

• H. A. Hyde Elementary

• Hall District Elementary

• Linscott Charter

• Mar Vista Elementary

• Mintie White Elementary

• Landmark Elementary

• Ohlone Elementary

• Pacific Coast Charter

• Radcliff Elementary

• Rio Del Mar Elementary

• Starlight Elementary

• T. S. Macquiddy Elementary

• Valencia Elementary

• Watsonville Charter School Of The Arts

Middle Schools

• New School Community Day

• Rolling Hills Middle

• Pajaro Middle

• Aptos Junior High

• Ceiba College Preparatory Academy

• Cesar E. Chavez Middle

• E. A. Hall Middle

• Lakeview Middle

• Moss Landing Middle School

High Schools

• Pajaro Valley High

• Renaissance High Continuation

• Watsonville High

• Academic/Vocational Charter Institute

• Aptos High

Salinas City Elementary School District (SCESD)

Elementary Schools

• Boronda Meadows

• El Gabilan Elementary

• Henry F. Kammann Elementary

• Laurel Wood Elementary

• Lincoln Elementary

• Loma Vista Elementary

• Los Padres Elementary

• Mission Park Elementary

• Monterey Park Elementary

• Natividad Elementary

• Roosevelt Elementary

• Sherwood Elementary

• University Park Elementary

• Graves Elementary School

• Lagunita Elementary

• La Joya Elementary

• Spreckles Elementary

• Toro Park Elementary

• Washington Elementary

Salinas Union High

Middle Schools

• Harden Middle

• Carr Lake Community Day

• El Puente 

• El Sausal Middle

• La Paz Middle

• Washington Middle

High Schools

• Alisal High

• Everett Alvarez High

• Mount Toro High 

• North Salinas High

• Salinas High

We hope this helps clarify some of your questions about school districts in the region!

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Bri Steel
Broker/Realtor® + Owner
Bixby Realty
831.200.6338
bri@bixbyrealty.com

Bri Steel at the Bixby Realty office with her two mini Aussies Kiwi and Fiji.