📍 100 Toda Vista Dr., Monterey, Monterey County, 93940
Walter Colton is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Monterey, Monterey County. The school has 129 pupils enrolled. It is part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified school district. It serves grades 8. The school employs 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
Walter Colton enrolls 129 students across grades 8. The student body is 48% male and 52% female. A teaching staff of 9.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 67% Hispanic or Latino, 22% White and 4.7% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 87 | 67% |
| White | 29 | 22% |
| Asian | 6 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 4 | 3.1% |
| Two or more races | 1 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
97 of the school's 129 students (75%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Walter Colton is one of 21 schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified, based in Monterey, California. The district serves 9,350 students district-wide and employs 468 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 129 students, Walter Colton is smaller than the district average of about 445 students per school.