La Mesa
1 La Mesa Way, Monterey, CA 93940 Map
Math (met standard)
50%
+11
state 40% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
61%
+13
state 48% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
49%
+13
state 35% · 2025-26
Low income
45%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
689
2024-25
Students per teacher
23.4
2024-25
Test score trends
Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.
Latest results by grade
| Grade | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 59% state 47% · 2025-26 | 59% state 44% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 4 | 46% state 42% · 2025-26 | 57% state 46% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 5 | 63% state 37% · 2025-26 | 72% state 49% · 2025-26 | 63% state 35% · 2025-26 |
| Grade 6 | 46% state 37% · 2025-26 | 54% state 48% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 7 | 57% state 38% · 2025-26 | 75% state 51% · 2025-26 | — |
| Grade 8 | 23% state 36% · 2025-26 | 40% state 50% · 2025-26 | 30% state 35% · 2025-26 |
| All grades | 50% state 40% · 2025-26 | 61% state 48% · 2025-26 | 49% state 35% · 2025-26 |
Results by year (all grades)
| School year | Math | English | Science |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 50% state 40% | 61% state 48% | 49% state 35% |
| 2024-25 | 50% state 39% | 57% state 47% | 43% state 33% |
| 2023-24 | 51% state 38% | 58% state 46% | 39% state 31% |
| 2022-23 | 50% state 37% | 54% state 45% | 48% state 32% |
| 2021-22 | 50% state 37% | 65% state 45% | 58% state 31% |
| 2018-19 | 65% state 45% | 65% state 50% | 63% state 32% |
| 2017-18 | 65% state 43% | 62% state 49% | — |
| 2016-17 | 53% state 41% | 59% state 45% | — |
| 2015-16 | 55% state 39% | 52% state 44% | — |
| 2014-15 | 50% state 35% | 68% state 41% | — |
Students
Race and ethnicity, 2024-25
- Asian 11%
- White 45%
- Hispanic 29%
- Black 4%
- Two or more 10%
- Other 1%
Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).
Nearby schools
2025-26 results
Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Bay View Academy
Grades K–8
Charter
· Bay View Academy District
|
1.5 mi |
31%
−9
vs state
|
41%
−7
vs state
|
43% | |
|
Monte Vista
Grades K–8
· Monterey Peninsula Unified
|
2.1 mi |
45%
+5
vs state
|
54%
+6
vs state
|
46% | |
|
Del Rey Woods Elementary
Grades K–6
· Monterey Peninsula Unified
|
2.4 mi |
21%
−20
vs state
|
28%
−19
vs state
|
88% | |
|
Big Sur Charter
Grades K–12
Charter
· Big Sur Charter District
|
2.4 mi |
30%
−11
vs state
|
55%
+8
vs state
|
28% | |
|
Carmel Middle
Grades 6–8
· Carmel Unified
|
2.9 mi |
59%
+22
vs state
|
68%
+18
vs state
|
17% | |
|
Dual Language Academy of the Monterey Peninsula
Grades K–8
· Monterey Peninsula Unified
|
3.2 mi |
28%
−12
vs state
|
32%
−16
vs state
|
78% | |
|
Pacific Grove Middle
Grades 6–8
· Pacific Grove Unified
|
3.3 mi |
57%
+20
vs state
|
73%
+24
vs state
|
16% | |
|
Robert Down Elementary
Grades K–5
· Pacific Grove Unified
|
3.4 mi |
69%
+27
vs state
|
74%
+27
vs state
|
19% | |
|
Monterey Bay Charter
Grades K–8
Charter
· Monterey Bay Charter District
|
3.4 mi |
46%
+6
vs state
|
60%
+12
vs state
|
31% | |
|
Martin Luther King
Grades K–6
· Monterey Peninsula Unified
|
3.4 mi |
13%
−27
vs state
|
21%
−26
vs state
|
89% |
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