Enrollment
125
High
DISTRICT 706 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·SAN JACINTO UNIFIED·NCES 063444011034
Mountain Heights Academy
1000 Ramona Blvd., San Jacinto, CA 92582 · (951) 487-7710 · Riverside County
GRADES 09–12HIGH22-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL125 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of California public high schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- C+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
32.4:1
4 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 27.8:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
114 students
DISTRICT 89% · STATE 65%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 12 | 10% |
| Grade 10 | 30 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 48 | 38% |
| Grade 12 | 35 | 28% |
Student demographics
46%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
42.6%
CA avg 49.1% . +18.6pp since 2014
Math
5.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +5.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.8% | 27.8% | 25.9% | 31.5% |
| Math | 3.7% | 1.9% | 18.5% | 75.9% |
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 | 42.6% | 5.6% |
| 2023-24 | 30.2% | 1.9% |
| 2022-23 | 38.8% | 0.0% |
| 2021-22 | 45.2% | 4.9% |
| 2018-19 | 30.3% | 4.2% |
| 2017-18 | 17.7% | 2.7% |
| 2016-17 | 20.3% | 7.0% |
| 2015-16 | 27.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 0.0% |
% 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
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% 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 Mountain Heights Academy
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Heights Academy this school | 125 | 91.2% | 20.1% |
| Come Back Charter Merced | 128 | 88.3% | N/A |
| Fusion Charter Turlock | 142 | 84.5% | N/A |
| Stockton High Stockton | 191 | 89.5% | 8.6% |
| Magnolia Science Academy 4 Los Angeles | 132 | 89.4% | N/A |
| Sacramento New Technology Early College High Sacramento | 155 | 88.4% | 21.8% |
Matched among California high 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 Mountain Heights Academy ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Riverside County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #997 of 1,052 | #58 of 60 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 5.6% | #1,035 of 1,056 ▲ 11 | #60 of 60 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.6% | #850 of 1,056 ▲ 125 | #51 of 60 ▲ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #326 of 1,044 | #16 of 59 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 125 | #1,502 of 2,093 | #87 of 100 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.2% | #255 of 1,575 | #23 of 89 |
Ranked against other public high 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
125
-72 (-37%) vs 2020
-69% since 2010-11, when it was 406
Student : Teacher
32.4:1
was 32.8:1
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 | 125 | 3.9 | 32.4:1 | 91% (114) |
| 2023-24 | 134 | 4.5 | 29.8:1 | 79% (106) |
| 2022-23 | 145 | 5.2 | 27.9:1 | 87% (126) |
| 2020-21 | 197 | 6 | 32.8:1 | 82% (161) |
| 2017-18 | 154 | 5.2 | 29.6:1 | 68% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 137 | 4 | 34.3:1 | 57% (78) |
| 2010-11 | 406 | N/A | N/A | 26% (104) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mountain Heights Academy.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (154 to 125); teachers down 26% (5.2 to 3.9).
About Mountain Heights Academy
San Jacinto, California, is home to Mountain Heights Academy, a very small high school. It reported 125 students in grades 9 through 12 in 2024-25. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 85% lower.
District-wide, San Jacinto Unified has 15 schools and 10,273 students.
The student body at Mountain Heights Academy is 70% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 18% White and 7% Black. Riverside County's residents are about 51% Hispanic, 19 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 46, compared with 70 nationally.
Staffing at Mountain Heights Academy comes to 3.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, or 32.4:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. Mountain Heights Academy counts 91% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 74% average for public schools in Riverside County is 17 points lower.
Mountain Heights Academy holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 12% of California public high schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, Mountain Heights Academy lands between the top and bottom 10% of California schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 20.1%; the prediction is 26.1%.
The school's county is Riverside County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $93,074 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 26% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 8%. Public schools in Riverside County number 543, with about 424,872 students.
Mountain View High is less than a tenth of a mile from Mountain Heights Academy, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The school's 20.1% average proficiency ranks 5th among 7 nearby schools.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Mid-size: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population between 100,000 and 250,000.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, Mountain Heights Academy had a net loss of 72 students, or 37%.
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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
- Monte Vista MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Estudillo ElementaryElementary · 831 students
- Park Hill ElementaryElementary · 824 students
- Megan Cope ElementaryElementary · 756 students
Other schools in San Jacinto
- San Jacinto HighHigh · 2,388 students
- San Jacinto Valley AcademyCombined · 1,658 students
- North Mountain MiddleMiddle · 953 students
- Monte Vista MiddleMiddle · 893 students
- Estudillo ElementaryElementary · 831 students
- Park Hill ElementaryElementary · 824 students
Other Mountain Heights Academy schools
One other US public school is named Mountain Heights Academy. Mountain Heights Academy is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- Mountain Heights AcademyWEST JORDAN, UT · 864 students
Nearby schools
- Mountain View High0.0 mi · 231
- De Anza Elementary0.0 mi · 692
- San Jacinto High0.6 mi · 2,388
- Monte Vista Middle0.7 mi · 893
- Clayton A. Record Jr. Elementary0.9 mi · 492
- San Jacinto Technology Institute0.9 mi · 191
Frequently asked questions
About Mountain Heights AcademyWhat is the total enrollment at Mountain Heights Academy?
Mountain Heights Academy enrolls approximately 125 students in grades 09-12.
Is Mountain Heights Academy an elementary, middle, or high school?
Mountain Heights Academy is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mountain Heights Academy?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mountain Heights Academy is approximately 32.4:1 (4 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mountain Heights Academy?
At Mountain Heights Academy, the student body is approximately 18% White, 70% Hispanic, 7% Black, 2% Two or more.
Is Mountain Heights Academy public or private?
Mountain Heights Academy is a public K-12 school, overseen by San Jacinto Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.