Hillside Junior/Senior High

Families in Pine Valley, California, are served by Hillside Junior/Senior High, a small high school. It enrolled 31 students in grades 7 through 12 for the 2024-25 school year. Statewide, high schools in California average about 838 students each.

Mountain Empire Unified is made up of 8 schools with 1,738 students in all.

Hispanic students account for 65% of enrollment at Hillside Junior/Senior High. Other groups include 26% White and 10% multiracial. The county population is about 35% Hispanic.

The school reported 2 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 15.2:1. The 18.2:1 average for high schools in California is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 81% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is 27 points above the 54% average for public schools in San Diego County.

Within San Diego County, median household income is about $106,268, 43% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 7% of people live in poverty. The public schools of San Diego County number 766 and enroll about 467,437.

The next-closest public school is Sunrise High (Continuation), less than a tenth of a mile away. There are 2 more public schools inside five miles.

Hillside Junior/Senior High falls in the Rural: Distant locale category, used for schools in rural territory some distance from an urban area.

Hillside Junior/Senior High had 17 students in 2017-18 and 31 in 2024-25, according to federal records. Those counts may cover different grade spans. The percentage of Hispanic students rose from 47% to 65% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (15.2:1) than in 2017-18 (34.0:1).

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