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If you could change one rule at Monte Vista Middle, what would it be?
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Enrollment
893
Middle
DISTRICT 923 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JACINTO UNIFIED·NCES 063444005691
Monte Vista Middle
425 North Lyon Ave., San Jacinto, CA 92582 · (951) 654-9361 · Riverside County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL893 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 7% of California public middle schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 19.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
812 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 279 | 31% |
| Grade 7 | 300 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 314 | 35% |
Student demographics
39%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
23.6%
CA avg 49.1% . -1.4pp since 2014
Math
10.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +0.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 10 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2014, while math scores have held steady.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 4.4% | 19.2% | 30.7% | 45.7% |
| Math | 3.2% | 7.1% | 22.3% | 67.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23.6% | 10.3% |
| 2023-24 | 18.4% | 7.6% |
| 2022-23 | 24.8% | 10.3% |
| 2021-22 | 23.3% | 9.7% |
| 2018-19 | 35.8% | 15.9% |
| 2017-18 | 26.8% | 11.8% |
| 2016-17 | 26.8% | 11.5% |
| 2015-16 | 26.0% | 11.0% |
| 2014-15 | 25.0% | 10.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
15.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.3%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 15% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 26% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Monte Vista Middle
Monte Vista Middle's state test result (15.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Vista Middle this school | 893 | 90.9% | 15.0% |
| Emerson Middle Bakersfield | 813 | 90.2% | 15.1% |
| North Mountain Middle San Jacinto | 953 | 91.4% | 18.5% |
| Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Tech Magnet Acad Palmdale | 948 | 89.7% | 19.9% |
| Curran Middle Bakersfield | 973 | 87.4% | 19.3% |
| Acacia Middle Hemet | 958 | 94.8% | 13.6% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Monte Vista Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 15.0% | #1,147 of 1,224 | #70 of 78 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 10.3% | #1,136 of 1,227 ▲ 32 | #69 of 78 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 23.6% | #1,116 of 1,227 ▲ 47 | #68 of 78 ▲ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.4pp | #816 of 1,214 | #56 of 77 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 893 | #310 of 1,377 | #46 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 18.8:1 | #285 of 1,279 | #3 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.7% | #839 of 1,278 | #48 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.9% | #258 of 1,329 | #19 of 78 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.1% | #830 of 930 | #52 of 61 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
893
+14 (+2%) vs 2020
+13% since 1990-91, when it was 789
Student : Teacher
18.8:1
was 19.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 893 | 47.6 | 18.8:1 | 91% (812) |
| 2023-24 | 929 | 46.4 | 20.0:1 | 75% (696) |
| 2022-23 | 913 | 47.6 | 19.2:1 | 87% (792) |
| 2020-21 | 879 | 45 | 19.5:1 | 88% (770) |
| 2017-18 | 931 | 43.3 | 21.5:1 | 87% (814) |
| 2015-16 | 878 | 39 | 22.5:1 | 82% (724) |
| 2010-11 | 978 | N/A | N/A | 72% (708) |
| 2000-01 | 928 | 32 | 29.0:1 | 69% (638) |
| 1990-91 | 789 | 33 | 23.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Monte Vista Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 4% (931 to 893); teachers up 10% (43.3 to 47.6).
About Monte Vista Middle
Monte Vista Middle, a mid-sized middle school, is located in San Jacinto, California. Its enrollment is 893 students, spread over grades 6 through 8. That compares with an average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
Monte Vista Middle is among 15 schools run by San Jacinto Unified, which serves 10,273 students.
The largest group at Monte Vista Middle is Hispanic students, at 77%. Enrollment also includes 11% Black, 7% White, and 3% multiracial. Among people living in Riverside County, the Hispanic share is about 51%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, Monte Vista Middle scores 39%.
Teacher count: 47.6 full-time equivalents. Student-to-teacher ratio: 18.8:1. Across middle schools in California, the average ratio is 20.7:1. Roughly 91% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 17 points.
Among California public middle schools, Monte Vista Middle outscored 7%, which works out to a D on the allk12 Grade.
Monte Vista Middle posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 15.0%, compared with a predicted 26.3%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of California schools on BeatsExpectations.
In the surrounding county, Riverside County, median household income comes to about $93,074, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 8%. The county has 543 public schools and about 424,872 students.
De Anza Elementary sits about 0.6 miles from Monte Vista Middle. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Monte Vista Middle comes in 6th of 7 nearby schools on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around Monte Vista Middle as Suburb: Mid-size, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 879 in 2020-21, 893 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for Monte Vista Middle lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Riverside County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,478,600
Census ACS
Median income
$93,074
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
26%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
8%
Below federal line
Schools in county
543
424,872 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in San Jacinto Unified
- San Jacinto HighHigh · 2,388 students
- North Mountain MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Estudillo ElementaryElementary · 831 students
- Park Hill ElementaryElementary · 824 students
- Megan Cope ElementaryElementary · 756 students
- San Jacinto Leadership Academy - MagnetHigh · 748 students
Other schools in San Jacinto
- San Jacinto HighHigh · 2,388 students
- San Jacinto Valley AcademyCombined · 1,658 students
- North Mountain MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Estudillo ElementaryElementary · 831 students
- Park Hill ElementaryElementary · 824 students
- Megan Cope ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Other Monte Vista Middle schools
3 other US public schools in 2 states are named Monte Vista Middle. Monte Vista Middle is the largest of the 4.
- Monte Vista MiddleTracy, CA · 738 students
- Monte Vista MiddleCamarillo, CA · 576 students
- Monte Vista Middle SchoolMONTE VISTA, CO · 190 students
Nearby schools
- De Anza Elementary0.6 mi · 692
- Mountain View High0.7 mi · 231
- Mountain Heights Academy0.7 mi · 125
- San Jacinto High1.2 mi · 2,388
- Clayton A. Record Jr. Elementary1.4 mi · 492
- San Jacinto Technology Institute1.4 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Monte Vista MiddleHow large is Monte Vista Middle?
Monte Vista Middle enrolls approximately 893 students in grades 06-08.
What grades does Monte Vista Middle serve?
Monte Vista Middle serves grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Monte Vista Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Monte Vista Middle is approximately 18.8:1 (48 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Monte Vista Middle?
Monte Vista Middle reports a student body of 7% White, 77% Hispanic, 11% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is Monte Vista Middle in?
Monte Vista Middle is part of San Jacinto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.