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School														Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Distance	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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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 Empire Junior High	0.0mi	Public	7-8	3305 Buckman Springs Rd.	Pine Valley	91962	San Diego County	Mountain Empire Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 326-6662	245	12	21.1	60.4%	53 (21.6%)	0 (0.0%)	169 (69.0%)	2 (0.8%)	10 (4.1%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (4.5%)	12.3	2523^rd of 2740 public middle schools	7.9%		10.2	2609^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.5%	86	8.4	8.4		24.5	22.4	23.4		19.2	6.5	12.4	$20,284	$428	$19,856
Joan MacQueen Middle	17.5mi	Public	6-8	2001 Tavern Rd.	Alpine	91901	San Diego County	Alpine Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(619) 445-3245	405	21	18.9	36.8%	204 (50.4%)	4 (1.0%)	125 (30.9%)	7 (1.7%)	14 (3.5%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (11.6%)	46.2	1303^rd of 2740 public middle schools	52.4%		45.6	1308^th of 2761 public middle schools	52.6%	5	31.5	31.5	37.5	41.6	45.4	41.3	34.2	43.6	33.1	36.3	$18,292	$1,420	$16,872

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