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Mountain View (Alternative)

Public, Alternative Grades K-12

2733^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Mountain View (Alternative) is a K-12 school serving 318 students in Reedley, CA, operating within the Kings Canyon Joint Unified School District and characterized by a high level of economic need among its student population.

The school faces significant challenges, with academic proficiency rates in English, math, and science far below both district and state averages, and a chronic absenteeism rate of 36.6% that is much higher than surrounding schools. However, it shows a promising trend of improvement, with its graduation rate recovering from 35.3% to 58.8% over the past few years, and it benefits from substantial per-student spending that has increased to $22,878. Comparisons with nearby alternative schools reveal a wide range of outcomes; for instance, Hallmark Academy and Sierra Charter achieve much higher graduation and proficiency rates, while others like Alice M. Worsley face similar or greater struggles.

Key insights suggest that addressing chronic absenteeism could be crucial for improvement, as schools with low absenteeism in the area tend to have stronger results. There is also an urgent need for targeted mathematics intervention at Mountain View, where proficiency is exceptionally low at 1.74%. The analysis shows that high per-student spending does not automatically lead to better outcomes, as evidenced by the varied performance of similar schools, indicating that how resources are used is more important than the amount alone.

318

Students ?

14.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,878

Per pupil spending ?

90.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

877 E. North Ave.
Reedley, CA 93654-2426

(559) 305-7080

District: Kings Canyon Joint Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.1%

White:

6.3%

Two or more races:

0.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2019 → 9th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (59% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg46%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,733^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▬ steady since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,977^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 3% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Alternative Schools in the Kings Canyon Joint Unified

531^st of 1,543Kings Canyon Joint 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.8	2733 of 2761	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.3	2776 of 2783	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	2757 of 2781	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2406 of 2740	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	5.2	2675 of 2715	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2004	15.4	1564 of 1769	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	2377 of 2395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.3	2355 of 2374	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1953 of 2359	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	4.9	2191 of 2213	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	2523 of 2542	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	2505 of 2531	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2380 of 2458	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.0	2390 of 2407	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	1977 of 2162	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	1992 of 2159	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	1887 of 2170	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	1993 of 2123	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	15.3	1073 of 1290	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	1854 of 2133	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	1702 of 2017	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	9.3	1919 of 2021	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	1798 of 2039	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.0	1925 of 1994	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	47.4	861 of 2426	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	29.3	1316 of 2354	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.4	1697 of 2367	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	1822 of 2281	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.7	1102 of 2238	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	24.0	1355 of 2117	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	16.9	1642 of 2063	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.7	1484 of 1968	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	14.2	1614 of 1901	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	18.2	1349 of 1653	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1096 of 1161	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	26.1	952 of 1085	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1014 of 1064	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	27.1	945 of 1044	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	421 of 467	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.7	1793 of 1906	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	1756 of 1915	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	1832 of 1915	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.9	1750 of 1858	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	945 of 1054	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1732 of 1833	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1531 of 1760	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.6	1782 of 1900	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1730 of 1902	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1789 of 1917	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.7	1717 of 1861	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.4	1573 of 1814	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.7	1480 of 1742	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.8	1888 of 2013	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	1859 of 2026	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	1818 of 2030	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	1809 of 1943	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	16.7	931 of 1126	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	1794 of 1937	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	1618 of 1862	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	1738 of 1942	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1815 of 1948	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.2	1652 of 1963	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	1806 of 1916	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.3	963 of 1122	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.2	1587 of 1880	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1570 of 1834	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	915 of 1252	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	1111 of 1216	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	2.9	1151 of 1173	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2019)1st percentile~ school

High school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)12th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Disabled (2022)6th percentile~ school

White (2024)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy18%-31 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics2%-36 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2025)						Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)								% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	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 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	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 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mountain View (Alternative)	Public, Alternative	K-12	877 E. North Ave.	Reedley	93654	Fresno County	Kings Canyon Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 305-7080	318	22	14.6	90.3%	20 (6.3%)	1 (0.3%)	293 (92.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)								(n/a)		0.0		5.0		4.0						7.7	16.1	17.7						0.0	0.0	1.7							$22,878	$2,402	$20,476
Ronald Reagan Academy	Public, Alternative	K-12	470 Avenue 406	Dinuba	93618	Tulare County	Dinuba Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 595-0563	71	4	17.7	87.3%	5 (7.0%)	0 (0.0%)	64 (90.1%)	2 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)				0.0		0.0							19.2	18.8							12.5	13.8							$23,164	$3,719	$19,445
Hallmark Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	2445 9th St.	Sanger	93657	Fresno County	Sanger Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 524-7190	287	12	23.3	70.4%	47 (16.4%)	6 (2.1%)	201 (70.0%)	18 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (5.2%)								(n/a)	25.0	29.0		6.5		19.8		25.0	37.5	50.0	45.2	54.1	54.8	47.4		25.0	6.3	20.0	12.9	29.0	0.0	16.6	90.0				93.3		$19,227	$1,332	$17,895
Esperanza High	Public, Alternative	K-12	12724 Avenue 392	Cutler	93615	Tulare County	Cutler-Orosi Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 528-3883	19	1	18.8	84.2%	1 (5.3%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (94.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)														33.3							18.2	15.4							$50,650	$19,293	$31,357
Fowler Academy Independent Study	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	975 East Adams Ave.	Fowler	93625	Fresno County	Fowler Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 834-6098	4	1	4.0		1 (25.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (75.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																													$50,205	$12,210	$37,995
Alice M. Worsley	Public, Alternative	K-12	3333 American Ave.	Fresno	93725	Fresno County	Fresno County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 600-4990	79	14	5.5	96.2%	3 (3.8%)	28 (35.4%)	42 (53.2%)	3 (3.8%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.5%)								(n/a)						0.0							0.0	0.0							0.0	0.0							$69,169	$13,073	$56,096
Laton Online Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	6259 Dewoody	Laton	93242	Fresno County	Laton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(559) 922-4015	12	1	11.7	75.0%	5 (41.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (58.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)
Sierra Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	1931 North Fine Ave.	Fresno	93727	Fresno County	Sierra Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 490-4290	354	25	14.1	73.2%	64 (18.1%)	9 (2.5%)	258 (72.9%)	7 (2.0%)	8 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)								(n/a)		20.0	25.0			23.4				7.7	40.0	41.7	57.1	41.6				0.0	8.9	8.3	12.2	9.2							$17,629	$1,984	$15,645
Farber School of Independent Studies and Online	Public, Alternative	K-12	720 S 10th St.	Fresno	93702	Fresno County	Fresno Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 253-5390	976	47	20.6	92.2%	89 (9.1%)	64 (6.6%)	686 (70.3%)	86 (8.8%)	12 (1.2%)	9 (0.9%)	29 (3.0%)								(n/a)	35.6	18.1		13.9	16.1	17.9	34.4	38.2	42.2	35.7	36.1	26.9	28.5	32.5	37.5	44.1	36.4	41.1	39.5	31.0	8.9	29.3	79.9	85.7	90.3	84.2	86.0	86.4	$23,748	$1,782	$21,966

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain View (Alternative)

Is Mountain View (Alternative) a good school?

Mountain View (Alternative) ranks in the bottom 1.0% of California alternative schools.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain View (Alternative)?

Students at Mountain View (Alternative) are 92% Hispanic, 6% White.

How many students attend Mountain View (Alternative)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 318 students attended Mountain View (Alternative).

What district is Mountain View (Alternative) in?

Kings Canyon Joint Unified

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