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Mountain Vista High

Public Grades 10-12

1895^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 12% of California high schools

Summary

Mountain Vista High is a public high school in Madera, California, serving grades 10-12 with a total enrollment of 164 students. The school is part of the Madera Unified School District, which is ranked 1277 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mountain Vista High consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of California high schools, with low academic performance on standardized tests. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 21.92% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, and 0% were proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also struggles with high poverty, with 97.56% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 20.4% to 71.8% over the past few years. Additionally, the school's four-year graduation rate has ranged from 80.6% to 92.4%, which is lower than the district and state averages.

When compared to other schools in the Madera Unified School District, such as Madera High and Matilda Torres High, Mountain Vista High stands out as an outlier with significantly lower academic performance and higher rates of poverty and chronic absenteeism. However, the school's relatively small size and high spending per student ($29,571 in 2023-2024) suggest that there may be opportunities for the school and district to implement targeted interventions and support programs to address the unique challenges facing the school and its student population.

162

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,571

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1901 Clinton Ave.
Madera, CA 93638-1941

(559) 675-4580

District: Madera Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

92.0%

White:

3.1%

African American:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 30th percentile in 2013 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (76% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,895^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 4High Schools in the Madera Unified

1269^th of 1,543Madera 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	12.5	1895 of 2162	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1777 of 2159	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	1743 of 2170	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	1918 of 2123	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	1880 of 2133	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1620 of 2017	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.0	1446 of 2021	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	10.8	1816 of 2039	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.6	1872 of 1994	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.9	1699 of 2426	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	55.1	669 of 2354	71.6%	★★★★☆
2011	53.2	713 of 2367	69.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.7	445 of 1085	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.2	916 of 1064	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.3	932 of 1044	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.8	1840 of 1906	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	1659 of 1915	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1621 of 1915	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	1756 of 1858	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1726 of 1833	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	1553 of 1760	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	1663 of 1900	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1580 of 1902	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	1584 of 1917	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	1670 of 1861	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1546 of 1814	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.8	1395 of 1742	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1781 of 2013	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1659 of 2026	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	1592 of 2030	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1753 of 1943	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	1681 of 1937	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1463 of 1862	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.1	1611 of 1942	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	1601 of 1948	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	1567 of 1963	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	1738 of 1916	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.3	1653 of 1880	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1437 of 1834	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)59th percentile+41 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy22%-27 vs state

Science5%-27 vs state

Mathematics0%-37 vs state

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Schools Near Mountain Vista High

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	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
Mountain Vista High	Public	10-12	1901 Clinton Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4580	162	13	12.4	96.3%	5 (3.1%)	4 (2.5%)	149 (92.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	12.5	1895^th of 2162 public high schools	12.3%		16.4	1777^th of 2159 public high schools	17.7%	118	5.4		5.3	21.9	21.9	0.0	0.0	$29,571	$5,768	$23,803
Juvenile Hall (Endeavor/Voyager Secondary)	Public	7-12	28261 Avenue 14	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-7900	29	4	6.8	89.7%	3 (10.3%)	2 (6.9%)	22 (75.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.4%)	8.4	2099^th of 2162 public high schools	2.9%					(n/a)				8.3	5.9	0.0	0.0	$62,184	$21,404	$40,780
Enterprise Secondary	Public	6-12	1665 East Olive Ave.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera County Superintendent of Schools	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 662-4856	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Sherman Thomas Charter High	Public, Charter	9-12	26303 Adell St.	Madera	93638	Madera County	Sherman Thomas Charter High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-6626	69	5	14.1	62.3%	15 (21.7%)	2 (2.9%)	50 (72.5%)	1 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.4%)	60	823^rd of 2162 public high schools	61.9%		53.9	908^th of 2159 public high schools	57.9%	85	28.6		28.6	66.7	66.7	23.8	23.8	$13,725	$17	$13,708
Madera High	Public	9-12	200 South L St.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4444	1,869	91	20.5	81.8%	136 (7.3%)	25 (1.3%)	1,625 (86.9%)	42 (2.2%)	8 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (1.7%)	51.6	1001^st of 2162 public high schools	53.7%		42.6	1182^nd of 2159 public high schools	45.3%	181	26.5		26.4	57.9	57.9	19.6	19.6	$20,881	$3,706	$17,175
Matilda Torres High	Public	9-12	16645 Road 26	Madera	93638	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 416-5909	2,017	98	20.4	89.9%	95 (4.7%)	14 (0.7%)	1,856 (92.0%)	21 (1.0%)	6 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (1.0%)	46.2	1112^th of 2162 public high schools	48.6%		48.1	1056^th of 2159 public high schools	51.1%	56	25.3	21.4	25.2	52.5	52.5	16.7	16.7	$19,810	$3,723	$16,087
Madera South High	Public	9-12	755 W. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4450	1,859	93	20.0	95.2%	33 (1.8%)	40 (2.2%)	1,749 (94.1%)	21 (1.1%)	5 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (0.5%)	32.9	1427^th of 2162 public high schools	34.0%		38.9	1269^th of 2159 public high schools	41.2%	158	18.7	0.0	18.0	44.8	44.8	9.4	9.4	$22,433	$3,826	$18,607
Madera Unified Adult Transition Program	Public	12	955 W. Pecan Ave.	Madera	93637	Madera County	Madera Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 675-4482	15	2	7.5	60.0%	1 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (93.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$57,520	$2,739	$54,781
Independence Continuation High	Public	9-12	12150 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3580	45	4	11.7	88.9%	10 (22.2%)	1 (2.2%)	31 (68.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (6.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	1584^th of 2162 public high schools	26.7%		11.3	1987^th of 2159 public high schools	8.0%	403	19.1		19.1	33.3	33.3	4.8	4.8	$11,944	$1,007	$10,937
Liberty High	Public	9-12	12220 Road 36	Madera	93636	Madera County	Golden Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(559) 645-3500	748	37	20.3	34.5%	308 (41.2%)	10 (1.3%)	367 (49.1%)	45 (6.0%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.6%)	65.2	687^th of 2162 public high schools	68.2%		48.2	1050^th of 2159 public high schools	51.4%	363	31.6		32.8	67.2	67.2	28.1	28.1	$13,338	$374	$12,964

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Vista High

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Vista High?

Students at Mountain Vista High are 92% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% African American, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Mountain Vista High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 162 students attended Mountain Vista High.

What district is Mountain Vista High in?

Madera Unified

Is Mountain Vista High a good school?

Mountain Vista High ranks in the bottom 12.3% of California high schools.

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