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Monte Vista Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2473^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 10% of California middle schools

Summary

Monte Vista Middle is a public middle school in San Jacinto, California, serving 929 students in grades 6-8. The school is part of the San Jacinto Unified School District, which is ranked 1159 out of 1565 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Monte Vista Middle consistently underperforms compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 23.56% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 33.33% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In Mathematics, only 10.25% of Monte Vista Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 16.96% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school also has high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 30.3% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When compared to nearby schools, such as North Mountain Middle, which is also part of the San Jacinto Unified School District, Monte Vista Middle consistently underperforms academically. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 74.92% to 87.47% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. Despite the relatively high per-student spending at Monte Vista Middle, ranging from $9,089 to $11,298 over the past few years, the school's academic performance remains significantly below the state average.

893

Students ?

18.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$11,298

Per pupil spending ?

90.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

425 North Lyon Ave.
San Jacinto, CA 92582-3324

(951) 654-9361

District: San Jacinto Unified

Students who attend Monte Vista Middle usually attend:

High:

San Jacinto High

Feeder schools for Monte Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Clayton A. Record Junior Elementary
	De Anza Elementary
	Megan Cope Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.2%

African American:

11.3%

White:

6.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 50th percentile in 2013 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg24%

California avg41%

2,473^rd of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 29% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the San Jacinto Unified

1171^st of 1,543San Jacinto 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	14.1	2473 of 2761	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2559 of 2783	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2359 of 2781	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	2400 of 2740	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1974 of 2715	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2177 of 2480	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.2	2215 of 2508	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.4	2086 of 2497	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	26.5	1769 of 2477	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	48.6	1192 of 2379	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	46.5	1175 of 2259	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	51.8	1042 of 2236	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.4	1270 of 2179	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.0	1280 of 2063	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	30.4	1420 of 2005	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.3	1274 of 1999	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2006	29.8	1245 of 1804	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2005	22.6	1380 of 1777	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	434 of 609	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	480 of 627	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.5	415 of 613	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	447 of 637	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.3	293 of 643	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.1	429 of 600	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1387 of 1531	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.0	972 of 1491	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1269 of 1369	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.4	1363 of 1478	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	33.5	1048 of 1521	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1454 of 1540	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	36.7	800 of 1442	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	891 of 1364	34.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.3	2321 of 2533	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	2393 of 2551	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.7	2229 of 2531	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2211 of 2509	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1731 of 2380	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.9	2067 of 2262	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	2099 of 2395	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2170 of 2388	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1862 of 2374	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	1881 of 2359	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	1413 of 2213	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1832 of 2072	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.7	367 of 477	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	2242 of 2542	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2375 of 2579	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2082 of 2531	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2082 of 2458	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1493 of 2369	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1887 of 2230	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	2238 of 2534	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2333 of 2552	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2092 of 2538	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.4	2237 of 2527	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.4	1827 of 2407	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1977 of 2273	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	7.1	632 of 677	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.5	646 of 665	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.9	522 of 554	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	373 of 462	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1263 of 1566	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.0	1463 of 1552	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.8	1450 of 1531	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1334 of 1520	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1441 of 1537	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.3	1458 of 1543	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.1	1498 of 1555	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1396 of 1602	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	1389 of 1496	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile~ school

White (2025)12th percentile~ school

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

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)7th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy24%-25 vs state

Science14%-18 vs state

Mathematics10%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CSA Spanish Overall (2025)		CSA Spanish Listening (2025)		CSA Spanish Writing (2025)		CSA Spanish Reading (2025)		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	CSA Spanish Overall 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 6th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 6th 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
Monte Vista Middle	Public	6-8	425 North Lyon Ave.	San Jacinto	92582	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 654-9361	893	48	18.7	90.9%	59 (6.6%)	101 (11.3%)	689 (77.2%)	8 (0.9%)	7 (0.8%)	6 (0.7%)	23 (2.6%)	14.1	2473^rd of 2761 public middle schools	10.4%		12.8	2559^th of 2783 public middle schools	8.0%	86									14.3	14.3	23.6	25.9	21.2	23.6	10.0	8.5	12.2	10.3	$11,298	$192	$11,106
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
North Mountain Middle	Public	6-8	1202 East Seventh St.	San Jacinto	92583	Riverside County	San Jacinto Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 487-7797	953	49	19.2	91.4%	48 (5.0%)	87 (9.1%)	753 (79.0%)	5 (0.5%)	23 (2.4%)	6 (0.6%)	28 (2.9%)	19.3	2253^rd of 2761 public middle schools	18.4%		18.6	2315^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.8%	62									21.6	21.6	21.1	37.4	25.5	28.2	10.5	12.0	12.0	11.5	$11,877	$397	$11,480
Acacia Middle	Public	6-8	1200 East Acacia Ave.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-1620	958	44	21.9	94.8%	92 (9.6%)	98 (10.2%)	720 (75.2%)	15 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	28 (2.9%)	11.3	2578^th of 2761 public middle schools	6.6%		14.2	2508^th of 2783 public middle schools	9.9%	70									12.5	12.5	16.6	16.5	22.9	18.8	7.1	11.5	7.4	8.5	$18,911	$2,494	$16,417
Dartmouth Middle	Public	6-8	41535 Mayberry Ave.	Hemet	92544	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 765-2550	1,113	46	24.3	87.2%	239 (21.5%)	51 (4.6%)	761 (68.4%)	13 (1.2%)	7 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	40 (3.6%)	18.1	2309^th of 2761 public middle schools	16.4%		18.3	2325^th of 2783 public middle schools	16.5%	16									16.4	16.4	20.3	31.3	28.4	27.0	9.0	15.2	15.1	13.4	$18,111	$2,651	$15,460
Diamond Valley Middle	Public	6-8	291 West Chambers St.	Hemet	92543	Riverside County	Hemet Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 925-2899	1,123	53	21.0	90.7%	143 (12.7%)	120 (10.7%)	769 (68.5%)	20 (1.8%)	3 (0.3%)	10 (0.9%)	57 (5.1%)	16.2	2392^nd of 2761 public middle schools	13.4%		15.3	2467^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.4%	75									11.3	11.3	19.7	28.6	31.1	26.8	11.5	12.2	13.3	12.4	$19,014	$2,669	$16,345
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
Ethan A Chase Middle	Public	6-8	28100 Calm Horizon Dr.	Menifee	92585	Riverside County	Romoland Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 926-9244	1,447	58	24.7	74.8%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.4	1982^nd of 2761 public middle schools	28.2%		27.4	1926^th of 2783 public middle schools	30.8%	56									13.2	13.2	35.3	39.7	33.5	36.1	19.3	18.3	16.0	17.8	$16,255	$2,282	$13,973
San Gorgonio Middle	Public	6-8	1591 Cherry Ave.	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 769-4391	1,253	58	21.5	75.2%	208 (16.6%)	98 (7.8%)	800 (63.8%)	78 (6.2%)	6 (0.5%)	3 (0.2%)	59 (4.7%)	45.8	1301^st of 2761 public middle schools	52.9%		37.5	1546^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.4%	245	1.7	1.7	10.3	10.3	8.6	8.6	1.7	1.7	27.7	27.7	51.9	42.3	46.8	47.1	31.6	29.1	23.4	28.1	$17,669	$1,721	$15,948
Mountain View Middle	Public	6-8	200 Cougar Way	Beaumont	92223	Riverside County	Beaumont Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 845-1627	978	50	19.5	70.1%	219 (22.4%)	76 (7.8%)	552 (56.4%)	61 (6.2%)	6 (0.6%)	4 (0.4%)	60 (6.1%)	37.3	1563^rd of 2761 public middle schools	43.4%		31.8	1739^th of 2783 public middle schools	37.5%	176									18.0	18.0	38.2	42.2	43.1	40.9	27.2	29.2	25.6	27.3	$19,261	$1,707	$17,554

Frequently Asked Questions about Monte Vista Middle

What district is Monte Vista Middle in?

San Jacinto Unified

Is Monte Vista Middle a good school?

Monte Vista Middle ranks in the bottom 10.4% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Monte Vista Middle?

Students at Monte Vista Middle are 77% Hispanic, 11% African American, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

What high school do graduates of Monte Vista Middle attend?

Students who attend Monte Vista Middle usually go on to attend San Jacinto High

How many students attend Monte Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 893 students attended Monte Vista Middle.

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