Is Mint Canyon Community Elementary a good school?

Mint Canyon Community Elementary ranks 2463 rd of 5862 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Mint Canyon Community Elementary?

In the 2023-24 school year, 477 students attended Mint Canyon Community Elementary.

What is the racial makeup of Mint Canyon Community Elementary?

Students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary are 77% Hispanic, 12% White, 5% African American, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Mint Canyon Community Elementary attend?

Students who attend Mint Canyon Community Elementary usually go on to attend: Middle : Sierra Vista Junior High High : Academy of the Canyons High : Canyon High

Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Summary:

Mint Canyon Community Elementary is a public elementary school in Canyon Country, California, serving 506 students in grades K-6. The school is part of the Sulphur Springs Union School District, which is ranked 529 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite having a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 79.64% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Mint Canyon Community Elementary consistently performs above the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Mathematics proficiency across all grade levels. The school's ELA proficiency rates range from 35.59% to 49.43%, compared to the district's 44.76% to 54.96% and the state's 42.8% to 47.37%. In Mathematics, Mint Canyon's proficiency rates range from 22.92% to 50.85%, outperforming the district's 36.45% to 47.09% and the state's 34.31% to 45.64%. However, the school's Science proficiency rates, as measured by the CAST assessment, are lower than the district and state averages, ranging from 18.75% to 36.67%.

One area of concern for Mint Canyon Community Elementary is the significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 12.5% in 2018-2019 to 30.8% in 2021-2022, before slightly improving to 23.9% in 2022-2023. This trend is higher than the state average and indicates a need for the school and Sulphur Springs Union School District to address attendance issues. Additionally, the school has a relatively high student-teacher ratio, ranging from 24.1 to 25.3 students per teacher, which is higher than the nearby schools in the Saugus Union School District.

Detail:

Public K-6

16400 Sierra Hwy.
Canyon Country, CA 91351-1414

(661) 252-2570

District: Sulphur Springs Union

SchoolDigger Rank:
2463^rd of 5,862 California Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,631

Students who attend Mint Canyon Community Elementary usually attend:

Middle:	Sierra Vista Junior High
High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Canyon High

Student/teacher ratio: 23.8

Number of students: 477

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.4%

White:

11.5%

African American:

5.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Mint Canyon Community Elementary ranks better than 58% of elementary schools in California. It also ranks 7^th among 9 ranked elementary schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.67. (See more...)

Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.4%), White (11.5%), African American (5.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Mint Canyon Community Elementary is 23.8, which is the 3^rd best among 9 elementary schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District. (See more...)

Compare Mint Canyon Community Elementary employs 20 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Mint Canyon Community Elementary is $7,631, which is the 4^th highest among 9 elementary schools in the Sulphur Springs Union School District.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mint Canyon Community Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Mint Canyon Community Elementary 2463^rd of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mint Canyon Community Elementary in the ranking list.)

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Sulphur Springs Union:

SchoolDigger ranks Sulphur Springs Union 529^th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mint Canyon Community Elementary

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Rank History for all students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2004	45.72	2371^st	4809	50.7%
2005	53.29	2032^nd	4822	57.9%
2006	43.13	2548^th	4818	47.1%
2007	37.43	3080^th	5113	39.8%
2008	42.86	2792^nd	5113	45.4%
2009	54.75	2202^nd	5193	57.6%
2010	52.03	2446^th	5314	54.0%
2011	42.69	3041^st	5377	43.4%
2012	49.55	2648^th	5390	50.9%
2013	38.33	3432^nd	5530	37.9%
2015	54.86	2195^th	5611	60.9%
2016	47.94	2611^th	5614	53.5%
2017	58.75	2079^th	5692	63.5%
2018	65.72	1773^rd	5662	68.7%
2019	63.87	1889^th	5789	67.4%
2022	49.50	2550^th	5883	56.7%
2023	49.79	2544^th	5874	56.7%
2024	51.67	2463^rd	5862	58.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.46	739^th	3246	77.2%
2019	50.36	1232^nd	3275	62.4%
2022	61.65	706^th	3311	78.7%
2023	80.71	261^st	3250	92.0%
2024	64.17	569^th	3160	82.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	53.72	808^th	2420	66.6%
2024	40.38	1301^st	2634	50.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	81.72	615^th	5084	87.9%
2019	79.09	760^th	5173	85.3%
2022	65.87	1368^th	5264	74.0%
2023	60.09	1743^rd	5374	67.6%
2024	61.10	1722^nd	5511	68.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	66.99	1662^nd	5413	69.3%
2019	59.87	1974^th	5492	64.1%
2022	39.89	3001^st	5635	46.7%
2023	42.77	2830^th	5617	49.6%
2024	52.87	2285^th	5605	59.2%

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Rank History for Disabled students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	69.01	421^st	2128	80.2%
2019	53.53	883^rd	2585	65.8%
2022	44.84	935^th	2227	58.0%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2022	44.84	74^th	130	43.1%
2023	38.07	88^th	140	37.1%
2024	25.80	90^th	118	23.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	63.46	1785^th	5431	67.1%
2019	65.55	1698^th	5510	69.2%
2022	57.20	2086^th	5663	63.2%
2023	55.14	2173^rd	5650	61.5%
2024	49.23	2505^th	5636	55.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile
2018	76.53	829^th	4830	82.8%
2019	75.89	883^rd	4963	82.2%
2022	58.06	1735^th	5084	65.9%
2023	61.48	1582^nd	5098	69.0%
2024	63.14	1515^th	5102	70.3%

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Rank History for White students at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	CA State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	21.27	2239^th	2726	17.9%

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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: California Department of Education

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Enrollment information for Mint Canyon Community Elementary

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1988	202	12	5	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	271
1989	232	7	6	70	0	n/a	n/a	0	315
1990	235	10	1	71	2	n/a	n/a	0	319
1991	213	5	7	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	310
1992	243	8	7	71	0	n/a	n/a	0	329
1993	265	11	5	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	359
1994	248	7	5	87	0	n/a	n/a	0	347
1995	231	7	4	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1996	231	7	4	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	344
1997	231	9	1	113	2	n/a	n/a	0	356
1998	237	6	3	112	3	n/a	n/a	0	361
1999	231	9	6	127	3	n/a	n/a	0	376
2000	236	11	6	119	1	n/a	n/a	0	373
2001	226	14	8	132	4	n/a	n/a	0	384
2002	200	14	11	158	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
2003	200	14	11	158	5	n/a	n/a	0	388
2004	143	16	14	166	2	n/a	n/a	0	341
2005	129	24	16	178	1	n/a	n/a	0	348
2006	109	31	19	211	0	n/a	n/a	2	372
2007	102	33	26	247	0	n/a	n/a	3	411
2008	107	48	31	273	n/a	n/a	n/a	0	459
2009	103	39	26	310	4	0	7	0	489
2010	94	51	17	309	4	1	16	0	492
2011	97	40	11	322	3	0	16	0	489
2012	103	45	17	368	5	0	17	0	555
2013	93	39	15	366	2	0	18	0	533
2014	93	41	13	361	1	0	16	0	525
2015	87	41	10	351	2	0	14	0	505
2016	65	34	14	342	1	1	15	0	472
2017	50	21	14	357	0	1	14	0	457
2018	52	19	11	349	0	2	14	0	447
2019	45	16	9	332	0	1	14	0	417
2020	45	23	11	330	1	2	14	0	426
2021	49	15	11	312	1	2	15	0	405
2022	75	42	50	427	2	3	31	0	630
2023	58	29	16	380	0	2	21	0	506
2024	55	25	13	369	0	1	14	0	477

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mint Canyon Community Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	271	11.0	24.6	n/a
1989	315	12.0	26.2	n/a
1990	319	11.0	29.0	n/a
1991	310	13.0	23.8	n/a
1992	329	13.2	24.9	31.3
1993	359	13.5	26.6	51
1994	347	15.5	22.4	52.4
1995	344	15.5	22.2	63.1
1996	344	15.5	22.2	63.1
1997	356	16.5	21.6	58.7
1998	361	23.5	15.4	68.7
1999	376	20.5	18.3	61.2
2000	373	21.0	17.8	69.7
2001	384	22.2	17.3	57
2002	388	22.0	17.6	66.5
2003	388	22.0	17.6	66.5
2004	341	20.3	16.8	85.6
2005	348	19.0	18.3	73.3
2006	372	17.0	21.9	73.2
2007	411	18.0	22.8	64.7
2008	459	22.5	20.4	56.6
2009	489	22.0	19.6	76.1
2010	492	22.0	22.3	71.3
2011	489	n/a	n/a	84.9
2012	555	22.2	25.0	72.8
2013	533	21.0	25.3	73
2014	525	22.0	23.8	73.3
2015	505	21.0	24.0	79.4
2016	472	19.0	24.8	76.5
2017	457	18.0	25.3	80.7
2018	447	18.0	24.8	83.2
2019	417	17.0	24.4	82
2020	426	n/a	n/a	78.9
2021	405	15.9	25.3	65.2
2022	630	26.1	24.1	66.8
2023	506	20.5	24.6	79.6
2024	477	20.0	23.8	81.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mint Canyon Community Elementary

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1988	271	11.0	24.6	n/a
1989	315	12.0	26.2	n/a
1990	319	11.0	29.0	n/a
1991	310	13.0	23.8	n/a
1992	329	13.2	24.9	31.3
1993	359	13.5	26.6	51
1994	347	15.5	22.4	52.4
1995	344	15.5	22.2	63.1
1996	344	15.5	22.2	63.1
1997	356	16.5	21.6	58.7
1998	361	23.5	15.4	68.7
1999	376	20.5	18.3	61.2
2000	373	21.0	17.8	69.7
2001	384	22.2	17.3	57
2002	388	22.0	17.6	66.5
2003	388	22.0	17.6	66.5
2004	341	20.3	16.8	85.6
2005	348	19.0	18.3	73.3
2006	372	17.0	21.9	73.2
2007	411	18.0	22.8	64.7
2008	459	22.5	20.4	56.6
2009	489	22.0	19.6	76.1
2010	492	22.0	22.3	71.3
2011	489	n/a	n/a	84.9
2012	555	22.2	25.0	72.8
2013	533	21.0	25.3	73
2014	525	22.0	23.8	73.3
2015	505	21.0	24.0	79.4
2016	472	19.0	24.8	76.5
2017	457	18.0	25.3	80.7
2018	447	18.0	24.8	83.2
2019	417	17.0	24.4	82
2020	426	n/a	n/a	78.9
2021	405	15.9	25.3	65.2
2022	630	26.1	24.1	66.8
2023	506	20.5	24.6	79.6
2024	477	20.0	23.8	81.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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