Summary:
Mountain View High is a public high school located in San Jacinto, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 231 students. The school is part of the San Jacinto Unified School District, which is ranked 1253 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mountain View High has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of California high schools over the past decade, with its performance across various student subgroups, including females, males, Hispanics, and low socioeconomic status students, also ranking in the bottom 20%. The school's four-year graduation rates have fluctuated, ranging from a high of 96.4% in 2018-2019 to a low of 80.0% in 2020-2021, with the most recent rate of 90.7% in 2022-2023 still below the state average. Dropout rates have also been inconsistent, ranging from 0.0% in 2018-2019 to 10.7% in 2020-2021, with the most recent rate of 4.5% in 2022-2023 higher than the state average. Additionally, Mountain View High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 54.1% in 2017-2018 to 80.1% in 2022-2023, a concerning trend that likely contributes to the school's academic performance.
When compared to other high schools in the San Jacinto Unified School District and the nearby Hemet Unified School District, Mountain View High consistently underperforms. For example, San Jacinto High and Mountain Heights Academy, both within the same district, have higher statewide rankings, graduation rates, and academic performance. One of the most striking comparisons is with Western Center Academy, a high-performing public charter school in the Hemet Unified School District, which consistently ranks in the top 5% of California high schools and has significantly higher proficiency rates in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science compared to Mountain View High.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
San Jacinto Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
1858th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $14,687
Student/teacher ratio: 21.2
Number of students: 238
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
82.8%
African American:
8.8%
White:
5.5%
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Two or more races:
1.7%
American Indian:
0.8%
Pacific Islander:
0.4%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 76.9%
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