📍 251 Soledad Dr., Monterey, Monterey County, 93940
Monte Vista is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Monterey, Monterey County. The school has 572 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joseph Ashby. It is part of the Monterey Peninsula Unified school district. It serves grades K–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
Monte Vista enrolls 572 students across grades K–8. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 26.8 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 21.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 46% White, 40% Hispanic or Latino and 5.6% Two or more races.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| White | 261 | 46% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 227 | 40% |
| Two or more races | 32 | 5.6% |
| Asian | 27 | 4.7% |
| Black or African American | 17 | 3% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
227 of the school's 572 students (40%) 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.
Monte Vista is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Midsize). The school receives targeted-assistance Title I funding for eligible students.
Monte Vista 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 572 students, Monte Vista is larger than the district average of about 445 students per school.