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Mountain Shadows Middle

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Mountain Shadows Middle ranks 1464 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1464^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 47% of California middle schools

Summary

Mountain Shadows Middle is a public school serving 339 students in grades 7-8 in Nuevo, CA, and stands out for its effective support of students in a community with significant economic need.

The school performs notably well compared to other local middle schools with similar student populations, such as Pinacate Middle, Rancho Viejo Middle, and Badger Springs Middle, achieving higher test scores in English and math. It shows particular strength in helping English Learners succeed and has made impressive progress in reducing chronic student absences, which are now lower than at many neighboring schools. The school is part of the Nuview Union district, which outperforms several surrounding districts.

Areas for attention include a significant gap between English and math performance, with math scores lagging behind the state average. There is also a recent disparity in performance between male and female students that differs from past trends. While the school's statewide ranking has dipped slightly, its consistent results for vulnerable groups and its direct comparison with nearby Lakeside Middle highlight its relative strengths in science and attendance.

339

Students ?

21.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,708

Per pupil spending ?

89.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

30401 Reservoir Ave.
Nuevo, CA 92567-9361

(951) 928-3836

District: Nuview Union

Students who attend Mountain Shadows Middle usually attend:

High:

Heritage High

Feeder schools for Mountain Shadows Middle:

Elementary:	Nuview Elementary
	Valley View Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.3%

White:

10.9%

Asian:

1.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 50th percentile in 2013 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

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

!Mathematics scores 16 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg33%

California avg41%

1,464^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

870^th of 1,543Nuview Union 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	41.0	1464 of 2761	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1341 of 2783	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.3	1927 of 2781	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	1806 of 2740	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1893 of 2715	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.8	1404 of 2480	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.3	1390 of 2508	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.5	1473 of 2497	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.8	1543 of 2477	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	48.6	1188 of 2379	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	53.0	1025 of 2259	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2011	48.1	1147 of 2236	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	30.6	1550 of 2179	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	45.4	1073 of 2063	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	38.8	1195 of 2005	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.8	1258 of 1999	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	27.5	1315 of 1804	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	42.2	953 of 1777	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	33.2	1127 of 1769	36.3%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	45.4	646 of 1531	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.0	1037 of 1491	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.4	592 of 1369	56.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	399 of 1478	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	40.0	773 of 1521	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.5	391 of 1540	74.6%	★★★★☆
2019	31.7	1031 of 1442	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.6	561 of 1364	58.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1545 of 2533	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.3	1245 of 2551	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.2	1731 of 2531	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.8	1605 of 2509	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1633 of 2380	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1312 of 2262	42.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	1110 of 2395	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	908 of 2388	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.0	1552 of 2374	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1478 of 2359	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1532 of 2213	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.5	1054 of 2072	49.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	176 of 477	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.1	199 of 394	49.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.2	106 of 320	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.1	67 of 336	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.1	1106 of 2542	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.8	980 of 2579	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.5	1552 of 2531	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.2	1531 of 2458	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1571 of 2369	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.6	983 of 2230	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.3	1176 of 2534	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.3	1252 of 2552	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.0	1775 of 2538	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.9	1736 of 2527	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1842 of 2407	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1378 of 2273	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	138 of 194	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	155 of 197	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.9	938 of 1566	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.3	818 of 1552	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1433 of 1531	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	826 of 1520	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.0	788 of 1537	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1193 of 1543	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	1048 of 1555	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1123 of 1602	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.5	799 of 1496	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)73rd percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)63rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)58th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)56th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile+7 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)40th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-8 vs school

Military Connected (2025)29th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy47%~ state avg

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics22%-16 vs state

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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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 7th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading 8th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	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 Shadows Middle	Public	7-8	30401 Reservoir Ave.	Nuevo	92567	Riverside County	Nuview Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 928-3836	339	16	21.5	89.4%	37 (10.9%)	3 (0.9%)	289 (85.3%)	6 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	41	1464^th of 2761 public middle schools	47.0%		44	1341^st of 2783 public middle schools	51.8%	123																	26.9	26.9		42.4	51.2	47.1		20.7	22.5	21.7	$19,708	$2,354	$17,354
Lakeside Middle	Public	7-8	27720 Walnut St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 443-2440	1,076	48	22.2	86.3%	33 (3.1%)	94 (8.7%)	886 (82.3%)	18 (1.7%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (3.9%)	28.3	1884^th of 2761 public middle schools	31.8%		24.5	2055^th of 2783 public middle schools	26.2%	171		11.3	2.8	7.9		32.1	22.2	28.1		30.2	2.8	19.1		5.7	2.8	4.5	13.5	13.5		43.3	37.2	40.2		20.7	15.9	18.2	$18,804	$830	$17,974
Landmark Middle	Public	6-8	15261 Legendary Dr.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4220	849	43	19.7	87.9%	49 (5.8%)	141 (16.6%)	584 (68.8%)	33 (3.9%)	1 (0.1%)	10 (1.2%)	31 (3.7%)	19.7	2237^th of 2761 public middle schools	19.0%		24.2	2077^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.4%	160																	15.4	15.4	23.3	30.5	31.6	28.6	15.9	14.2	16.1	15.4	$23,115	$2,850	$20,265
Vista Verde Middle	Public	6-8	25777 Krameria St.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-4690	900	39	22.8	82.8%	36 (4.0%)	199 (22.1%)	580 (64.4%)	43 (4.8%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	35 (3.9%)	34.8	1655^th of 2761 public middle schools	40.1%		31.5	1751^st of 2783 public middle schools	37.1%	96																	26.2	26.2	36.1	41.6	45.6	41.2	25.6	20.2	16.1	20.5	$20,034	$993	$19,041
Val Verde Student Success Academy	Public	6-10	972 W. Morgan St.	Perris	92571	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 940-6155	27	4	6.7	88.9%	2 (7.4%)	7 (25.9%)	17 (63.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (3.7%)								(n/a)																											$61,819	$1,151	$60,668
March Middle	Public	6-8	15800 Indian Ave.	Moreno Valley	92551	Riverside County	Val Verde Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 490-0430	686	38	17.9	87.2%	18 (2.6%)	89 (13.0%)	528 (77.0%)	22 (3.2%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	27 (3.9%)	23.2	2089^th of 2761 public middle schools	24.3%		26.3	1987^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.6%	102																	24.5	24.5	31.8	28.6	35.9	32.3	12.8	10.3	14.9	12.8	$22,730	$2,246	$20,484
Pinacate Middle	Public	7-8	1990 South A St.	Perris	92570	Riverside County	Perris Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 943-6441	952	40	23.9	94.7%	18 (1.9%)	47 (4.9%)	871 (91.5%)	8 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (0.8%)	11.6	2565^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.1%		12.2	2577^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.4%	12																	7.5	7.5		18.6	22.4	20.5		10.5	9.8	10.2	$19,890	$1,585	$18,305
Rancho Viejo Middle	Public	6-8	985 North Cawston Ave.	Hemet	92545	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-6287	1,040	49	21.3	89.3%	125 (12.0%)	99 (9.5%)	749 (72.0%)	17 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	4 (0.4%)	43 (4.1%)	21	2184^th of 2761 public middle schools	20.9%		21.1	2214^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.4%	30																	14.5	14.5	28.3	33.9	29.5	30.4	14.9	16.9	17.4	16.4	$19,405	$2,492	$16,913
Badger Springs Middle	Public	6-8	24750 Delphinium Ave.	Moreno Valley	92553	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4200	1,058	47	22.4	94.5%	30 (2.8%)	93 (8.8%)	891 (84.2%)	15 (1.4%)	2 (0.2%)	6 (0.6%)	21 (2.0%)	16.9	2357^th of 2761 public middle schools	14.6%		17.8	2354^th of 2783 public middle schools	15.4%	3	8.9	9.7	6.1	8.3	17.8	25.8	22.5	22.4	8.9	16.1	6.1	10.9	2.2	4.8	8.2	5.1	15.4	15.4	27.6	23.2	29.7	26.7	13.6	12.8	11.4	12.6	$19,831	$3,244	$16,587
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	13130 Morrison St.	Moreno Valley	92555	Riverside County	Moreno Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 571-4240	1,114	52	21.5	87.1%	64 (5.7%)	129 (11.6%)	823 (73.9%)	53 (4.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.5%)	39 (3.5%)	26.1	1948^th of 2761 public middle schools	29.4%		26	1998^th of 2783 public middle schools	28.2%	50																	16.9	16.9	36.4	40.2	31.6	36.0	22.8	18.0	13.3	17.5	$20,437	$2,362	$18,075

Frequently Asked Questions about Mountain Shadows Middle

What high school do graduates of Mountain Shadows Middle attend?

Students who attend Mountain Shadows Middle usually go on to attend Heritage High

What district is Mountain Shadows Middle in?

Nuview Union

Is Mountain Shadows Middle a good school?

Mountain Shadows Middle ranks 1464^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Mountain Shadows Middle?

Students at Mountain Shadows Middle are 85% Hispanic, 11% White, 2% Asian.

How many students attend Mountain Shadows Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 339 students attended Mountain Shadows Middle.

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