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Mountain Vista Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2521^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

Mountain Vista Middle is a public school serving 405 students in grades 6-8 in Kelseyville, CA, operating within the Kelseyville Unified district, which faces significant academic challenges across the region.

The school's most notable strength is its exceptional student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate of just 6.3%, which is dramatically lower than the state average and far better than nearby schools like Middletown Middle (34.0%) and Obsidian Middle (45.3%). However, this strong attendance has not translated into high academic achievement. Test scores in English, math, and science are in the bottom 10% statewide, similar to other high-poverty schools in the area such as Upper Lake Middle and Obsidian Middle. Performance is particularly low in 8th-grade math, where only about 5% of students are proficient.

While the school spends a moderate amount per student compared to its neighbors, it shows a relative strength in serving its Special Education students. The disconnect between good attendance and low test scores suggests the school successfully gets students to class but struggles with effective instruction. Compared to Middletown Middle, which serves a similar rural community with better academic results, Mountain Vista Middle has a foundation of strong attendance upon which to build academic improvements.

405

Students ?

21.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,558

Per pupil spending ?

70.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5081 Konocti Rd.
Kelseyville, CA 95451-0308

(707) 279-4060

District: Kelseyville Unified

Students who attend Mountain Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

Kelseyville High

Feeder schools for Mountain Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Kelseyville Elementary
	Riviera Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

White:

37.8%

Two or more races:

7.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 24th percentile in 2013 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg18%

California avg41%

2,521^st of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 21% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1408^th of 1,543Kelseyville Unified 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	12.9	2521 of 2761	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2596 of 2783	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.0	2576 of 2781	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	2435 of 2740	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.3	2092 of 2715	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2089 of 2480	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.5	1788 of 2508	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.5	1776 of 2497	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	1946 of 2477	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.9	1808 of 2379	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	29.7	1650 of 2259	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.6	1810 of 2236	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	32.0	1515 of 2179	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	34.3	1347 of 2063	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.9	1159 of 2005	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.7	1237 of 1999	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	31.2	1223 of 1804	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.9	1091 of 1777	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	37.1	1035 of 1769	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.4	1497 of 1531	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1262 of 1491	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1034 of 1369	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	21.3	1465 of 1478	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	31.4	1155 of 1521	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.6	1351 of 1540	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.2	826 of 1442	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1215 of 1364	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.5	2312 of 2533	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.0	2406 of 2551	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	2344 of 2531	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2257 of 2509	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2043 of 2380	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	1992 of 2262	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2265 of 2395	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	2354 of 2388	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2243 of 2374	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2209 of 2359	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	1990 of 2213	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	2006 of 2072	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	2386 of 2542	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	2494 of 2579	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.5	2294 of 2531	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2216 of 2458	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	2082 of 2369	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	2104 of 2230	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.8	2335 of 2534	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2406 of 2552	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.5	2380 of 2538	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2270 of 2527	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1722 of 2407	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	1868 of 2273	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	17.2	544 of 665	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.5	1194 of 1566	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1377 of 1552	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1056 of 1531	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.2	1458 of 1520	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.5	1475 of 1537	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.6	1500 of 1543	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	1467 of 1555	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1418 of 1602	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	1342 of 1496	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)24th percentile+15 vs school

Multi-racial (2022)18th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Male (2025)8th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)4th percentile-5 vs school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile-9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)1st percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy21%-28 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics10%-28 vs state

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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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain Vista Middle	Public	6-8	5081 Konocti Rd.	Kelseyville	95451	Lake County	Kelseyville Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 279-4060	405	19	21.3	70.4%	153 (37.8%)	3 (0.7%)	204 (50.4%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (7.4%)	12.9	2521^st of 2761 public middle schools	8.7%		11.8	2596^th of 2783 public middle schools	6.7%	75		13.1	13.1		17.6	19.3	25.6	20.9		8.4	17.0	5.1	9.8	$15,558	$1,697	$13,861
Terrace Middle	Public	5-8	250 Lange St.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3007	370	21	17.2	78.9%	169 (45.7%)	6 (1.6%)	125 (33.8%)	4 (1.1%)	42 (11.4%)	1 (0.3%)	22 (5.9%)	13.1	2514^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.9%		16.3	2428^th of 2783 public middle schools	12.8%	86	25.8	14.9	20.9	29.7	20.5	19.8	22.4	23.2	14.6	9.6	11.1	12.0	11.9	$12,245	$1,231	$11,014
Lakeport Community Day	Public	6-10	2508 Howard Ave.	Lakeport	95453	Lake County	Lakeport Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 262-3013	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Obsidian Middle	Public	6-8	15850-A Dam Road Extention	Clearlake	95422	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-6447	590	26	22.4	76.9%	206 (34.9%)	17 (2.9%)	311 (52.7%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (6.8%)	11	2588^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.3%		11.3	2619^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.9%	31		8.2	8.2			17.2	26.0	21.6			6.7	6.7	6.7	$85,541	$13,500	$72,041
Highlands Academy	Public	2-8	9707 Winchester St.	Lower Lake	95457	Lake County	Konocti Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 994-1033	15	2	7.5	93.3%	7 (46.7%)	1 (6.7%)	6 (40.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								7.1					0.0
Upper Lake Middle	Public	6-8	725 Old Lucerne Rd.	Upper Lake	95485	Lake County	Upper Lake Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 275-0223	183	9	21.0	81.4%	83 (45.4%)	1 (0.5%)	64 (35.0%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (9.8%)	1 (0.5%)	16 (8.7%)	10.7	2594^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.0%		17.2	2384^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.3%	210		6.0	6.0		17.4	13.7	14.9	15.5		7.3	15.7	13.4	11.8	$22,675	$2,925	$19,750
Washington	Public	5-8	129 South Washington St.	Cloverdale	95425	Sonoma County	Cloverdale Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 894-1940	393	22	18.2	57.5%	114 (29.0%)	3 (0.8%)	233 (59.3%)	5 (1.3%)	12 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (6.6%)	19	2274^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.6%		21	2218^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.3%	56	16.9	15.8	16.3	33.7	21.6	21.4	33.3	27.6	6.1	15.1	5.6	22.6	12.8	$18,507	$1,132	$17,375
Middletown Middle	Public	6-8	15846 Wardlaw St.	Middletown	95461	Lake County	Middletown Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(707) 987-4160	320	15	20.9	53.4%	185 (57.8%)	3 (0.9%)	106 (33.1%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (5.9%)	42.4	1417^th of 2761 public middle schools	48.7%		42	1393^rd of 2783 public middle schools	49.9%	24		18.0	18.0		41.1	54.4	35.0	43.1		27.7	34.4	32.0	31.1	$14,285	$1,153	$13,132

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Vista Middle

What district is Mountain Vista Middle in?

Kelseyville Unified

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Vista Middle?

Students at Mountain Vista Middle are 50% Hispanic, 38% White, 7% Two or more races, 3% American Indian.

How many students attend Mountain Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 405 students attended Mountain Vista Middle.

Is Mountain Vista Middle a good school?

Mountain Vista Middle ranks in the bottom 8.7% of California middle schools.

What high school do graduates of Mountain Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Mountain Vista Middle usually go on to attend Kelseyville High

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