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Monte Vista High

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Monte Vista High ranks 888 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

888^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 59% of California high schools

Summary

Monte Vista High is a large public high school serving about 1,543 students in grades 9-12 in Spring Valley, California, as part of the Grossmont Union High district, and it holds a middle-tier 3-star rating compared to other California schools.

Academically, the school shows mixed results, with proficiency rates in English, Math, and Science generally below state averages, and its graduation rate is lower than both district and state figures. A significant challenge is chronic absenteeism, with 31.4% of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than the district and state and a key differentiator from nearby schools like Steele Canyon High (15%) and Helix High (5.3%). However, Monte Vista has a relative strength in mathematics, outperforming the district average and most peers except Valhalla High.

Interestingly, the school spends more per student than several higher-performing schools in the area. It also shows notable strengths in supporting specific groups of students, such as English Learners and military-connected families. Within the Grossmont Union High district, Monte Vista sits in the middle, performing better than schools like El Cajon Valley High but below others like Valhalla High and Grossmont High.

1,543

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,699

Per pupil spending ?

76.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3230 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.
Spring Valley, CA 91977-6934

(619) 660-3000

District: Grossmont Union High

Feeder schools for Monte Vista High:

Elementary:	Avocado Elementary
	Casa de Oro Elementary
	Highlands Elementary
	Loma Elementary
	More...
	Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Middle:	Spring Valley Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.8%

White:

10.8%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2019 → 59th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 59th (2025) from a 48th-percentile low (2019)

✓Above the California median (59th percentile)

Worth a look

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg35%

California avg41%

888^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 41%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 13High Schools in the Grossmont Union High

750^th of 1,543Grossmont Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	888 of 2162	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	849 of 2159	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.3	1020 of 2170	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1029 of 2123	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	55.0	532 of 1290	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	1100 of 2133	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.9	634 of 2017	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2017	73.0	541 of 2021	73.2%	★★★★☆
2016	68.0	618 of 2039	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.8	642 of 1994	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.7	467 of 2426	80.8%	★★★★☆
2012	59.9	540 of 2354	77.1%	★★★★☆
2011	52.6	727 of 2367	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	50.8	737 of 2281	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.4	737 of 2238	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	44.1	819 of 2117	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	50.7	641 of 2063	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	53.4	589 of 1968	70.1%	★★★★☆
2005	60.5	403 of 1901	78.8%	★★★★☆
2004	60.4	334 of 1653	79.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	252 of 523	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	321 of 517	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.3	244 of 521	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	261 of 522	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.9	493 of 592	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.9	274 of 582	52.9%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	402 of 1161	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.7	293 of 555	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	595 of 1117	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	593 of 1052	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	56.7	243 of 1085	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	391 of 1064	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	338 of 1044	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.8	44 of 467	90.6%	★★★★★
2019	40.4	449 of 941	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.2	151 of 938	83.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	880 of 1906	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.8	868 of 1915	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.9	895 of 1915	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	1053 of 1858	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.4	520 of 1054	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.7	974 of 1833	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	68.8	545 of 1760	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.3	593 of 1900	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.0	642 of 1902	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	791 of 1917	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	828 of 1861	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.6	884 of 1814	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	75.3	400 of 1742	77.0%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.5	69 of 328	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	91.0	21 of 299	93.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	61.6	714 of 2013	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.2	680 of 2026	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	958 of 2030	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.8	835 of 1943	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	57.6	428 of 1126	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	957 of 1937	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.3	511 of 1862	72.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	763 of 1942	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	762 of 1948	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.4	1018 of 1963	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.9	893 of 1916	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	53.9	468 of 1122	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.8	1086 of 1880	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.0	687 of 1834	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	74.4	38 of 183	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	36.2	383 of 574	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	13.7	470 of 541	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	446 of 515	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.3	325 of 422	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	292 of 366	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	594 of 1252	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.0	461 of 1216	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.6	372 of 1197	68.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	831 of 1155	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	73.6	303 of 1173	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	50.6	593 of 1193	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.4	562 of 1204	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	728 of 1222	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	65.6	449 of 1173	61.7%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Military Connected (2024)79th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2024)79th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)78th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)69th percentile+10 vs school

Disabled (2022)65th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)61st percentile~ school

Female (2025)54th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)52nd percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)33rd percentile-27 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy45%-3 vs state

Mathematics33%-4 vs state

Science31%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Monte Vista High	Public	9-12	3230 Sweetwater Springs Blvd.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 660-3000	1,543	77	20.0	76.2%	167 (10.8%)	151 (9.8%)	1,046 (67.8%)	82 (5.3%)	5 (0.3%)	6 (0.4%)	84 (5.4%)	57.3	888^th of 2162 public high schools	58.9%		56.5	849^th of 2159 public high schools	60.7%	39			31.6		31.0			45.5	45.5			32.9	32.9	$21,699	$3,370	$18,329
Mount Miguel High	Public	9-12	8585 Blossom Ln.	Spring Valley	91977	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 664-8400	1,539	71	21.6	79.3%	102 (6.6%)	192 (12.5%)	1,044 (67.8%)	86 (5.6%)	3 (0.2%)	19 (1.2%)	93 (6.0%)	36.6	1341^st of 2162 public high schools	38.0%		39	1264^th of 2159 public high schools	41.5%	77			21.7	11.1	21.2			36.9	36.9			18.8	18.8	$22,334	$4,238	$18,096
Steele Canyon High	Public, Charter	9-12	12440 Campo Rd.	Spring Valley	91978	San Diego County	Steele Canyon High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 660-3550	2,198	91	24.2	49.9%	675 (30.7%)	115 (5.2%)	1,148 (52.2%)	57 (2.6%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	183 (8.3%)	82.2	378^th of 2162 public high schools	82.5%		89.4	243^rd of 2159 public high schools	88.7%	135			52.7		52.7			66.7	66.7			38.7	38.7	$14,649	$2,447	$12,202
Grossmont High	Public	9-12	1100 Murray Dr.	La Mesa	91944	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 668-6000	2,172	89	24.3	64.0%	710 (32.7%)	171 (7.9%)	995 (45.8%)	111 (5.1%)	7 (0.3%)	14 (0.6%)	163 (7.5%)	59.7	829^th of 2162 public high schools	61.7%		68.3	595^th of 2159 public high schools	72.4%	234			34.1	23.1	33.8			56.2	56.2			24.9	24.9	$19,695	$2,644	$17,051
Valhalla High	Public	9-12	1725 Hillsdale Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 593-5300	1,728	74	23.4	69.4%	1,140 (66.0%)	30 (1.7%)	367 (21.2%)	122 (7.1%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	61 (3.5%)	72	560^th of 2162 public high schools	74.1%		72.4	536^th of 2159 public high schools	75.2%	24			37.3	16.7	36.4			66.1	66.1			34.5	34.5	$18,459	$2,648	$15,811
Helix High	Public, Charter	9-12	7323 University Ave.	La Mesa	91941	San Diego County	Helix High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 644-1940	2,554	110	23.2	65.5%	614 (24.0%)	271 (10.6%)	1,199 (46.9%)	165 (6.5%)	4 (0.2%)	14 (0.5%)	280 (11.0%)	95.4	89^th of 2162 public high schools	95.9%		96	87^th of 2159 public high schools	96.0%	2			57.7		57.6			84.2	84.2			68.4	68.4	$16,266	$711	$15,555
REACH Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Rd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3580	21	3	7.0	57.1%	5 (23.8%)	6 (28.6%)	9 (42.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.8%)								(n/a)														$58,850	$9,810	$49,040
Elite Academy	Public	9-12	230 Jamacha Blvd.	El Cajon	92019	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 588-3545	34	3	10.7	64.7%	16 (47.1%)	4 (11.8%)	12 (35.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.9%)								(n/a)														$68,379	$5,598	$62,781
El Cajon Valley High	Public	9-12	1035 East Madison Ave.	El Cajon	92021	San Diego County	Grossmont Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 407-4711	1,701	82	20.7	88.8%	633 (37.2%)	157 (9.2%)	692 (40.7%)	120 (7.1%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.4%)	90 (5.3%)	23.2	1629^th of 2162 public high schools	24.7%		25.9	1573^rd of 2159 public high schools	27.1%	56			13.9	4.6	13.0			28.3	28.3			10.8	10.8	$22,383	$3,791	$18,592
Altus Schools East County	Public, Charter	7-12	111 Fletcher Pkwy.	El Cajon	92020	San Diego County	Altus Schools East County District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(858) 678-2020	287	8	35.3	73.2%	68 (23.7%)	21 (7.3%)	167 (58.2%)	8 (2.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.6%)	36.1	1355^th of 2162 public high schools	37.3%		47.7	1061^st of 2159 public high schools	50.9%	294	20.8	14.7	18.2	17.7	17.4	15.4	29.2	54.1	39.2	15.4	25.0	5.4	13.5	$16,740	$2,819	$13,921

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista High

How many students attend Monte Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,543 students attended Monte Vista High.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista High?

Students at Monte Vista High are 68% Hispanic, 11% White, 10% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

What schools feed into Monte Vista High?

Monte Vista High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Avocado Elementary
Elementary : Casa de Oro Elementary
Elementary : Highlands Elementary
Elementary : Loma Elementary
Elementary : Sweetwater Springs Elementary
Middle : Spring Valley Academy

What district is Monte Vista High in?

Grossmont Union High

Is Monte Vista High a good school?

Monte Vista High ranks 888^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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