Monterey County high schools by CSU admissions, fall 2025

Year

Ranked by CSU campus admits per senior. CSU reports each campus separately, so a student admitted to several campuses counts once at each campus, and the figure can pass 1.

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Include schools with under 50 seniors

Showing 1–20 of 20 schools


Everett Alvarez High School Salinas · Public	475	25%	84%	21%	0.86	50%
Alisal High School Salinas · Public	662	27%	82%	22%	0.76	52%
Palma High School Private	88	38%	52%	19%	0.72	—
Monterey High School Monterey · Public	332	28%	82%	23%	0.64	78%
Salinas High School Salinas · Public	611	19%	79%	15%	0.61	57%
Greenfield High School Greenfield · Public	285	17%	75%	13%	0.61	34%
Rancho San Juan High School Salinas · Public	369	29%	78%	22%	0.60	61%
Gonzales High School Gonzales · Public	204	18%	73%	13%	0.59	38%
Pacific Grove High School Pacific Grove · Public	161	40%	72%	29%	0.54	59%
North Monterey County High School Castroville · Public	316	19%	85%	16%	0.51	43%
Seaside High School Seaside · Public	278	8%	83%	7%	0.50	69%
Carmel High School Carmel · Public	200	37%	71%	26%	0.50	73%
Soledad High School Soledad · Public	387	16%	70%	11%	0.44	40%
North Salinas High School Salinas · Public	526	16%	66%	10%	0.41	53%
Marina High School Marina · Public	153	12%	72%	9%	0.39	66%
Stevenson School Pebble Beach Private	132	65%	79%	52%	0.31	—
King City High School King City · Public	284	12%	73%	8%	0.28	33%
El Puente Salinas · Public	169	—	too few	—	0.07	—
Learning for Life Charter Marina · Public	59	—	too few	—	0.02	—
Central Coast High School Seaside · Public	56	—	—	—	—	—

Fall 2025. Seniors are 12th graders enrolled that October. Ticks mark the county median. "Too few" means under 10 applicants or counts the source hides. A–G complete is the share of graduates who finished the UC/CSU required courses (public schools, latest published class).

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