Mountain Empire Junior High

Middle school·Grades 7-8 Pine Valley, California·91962
Score
3.3/100
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#1,283
Among 1,326 California middle schools
Top 97%
In California

Score 3.3/100: better than 3% of California middle schools on 2024-25 state tests. Schools are only compared with others of the same type in the same state. How we score schools

Performance (state tests, 2024-25)

% met or exceeded standard on state tests in California, all students. Colored bars are green when the school is at or above the average for similar California schools.

English language arts
20%
Similar California schools ≈ 49%, better than 5% of them
227 students tested
Math
8%
Similar California schools ≈ 36%, better than 4% of them
230 students tested
Science
5%
Similar California schools ≈ 32%, better than 1% of them
100 students tested
All California schools (ELA / math)
49% / 37%
State average across every school type, 2024-25
All 8 published results by grade and test

As published by California Department of Education. "Hidden" means the state didn't publish the result to protect student privacy.

SubjectGradeTestResultStudents tested
English language artsGrade 7Smarter Balanced ELA24.1108
English language artsGrade 8Smarter Balanced ELA16.0119
English language artsAll gradesSmarter Balanced ELA19.8227
MathGrade 7Smarter Balanced Math9.1110
MathGrade 8Smarter Balanced Math7.5120
MathAll gradesSmarter Balanced Math8.3230
ScienceGrade 8CAST5100
ScienceAll gradesCAST5100

School profile

Grades
7-8
Students
298
Type
Middle school
Charter school
No
Program
Regular

Students

Enrollment
298
Typical middle school: 658
Free or reduced-price lunch
50%
Typical middle school: 72%

District and location

City
San Diego County

Contact

Address
3305 Buckman Springs Rd.
Pine Valley, CA 91962

"Typical" is the middle (median) middle school in California. Higher or lower is not in itself better or worse. Address, phone and website are as the state reported them to the U.S. Department of Education for 2024-25, so check with the school before visiting. School details: U.S. Department of Education, Common Core of Data (enrollment 2023-24, lunch eligibility 2024-25).

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Mountain Empire Junior High at a glance

Mountain Empire Junior High is a public middle school in Pine Valley, California, serving grades 7-8. It is part of the Mountain Empire Unified school district. It has about 298 students (a typical California middle school has 658). About 50% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, compared with 72% at a typical California middle school, which is useful context when reading test results.

In 2024-25 state tests, 20% in English language arts (similar schools: 49%) and 8% in math (similar schools: 36%) reached the state standard (% met or exceeded standard). On our score, which compares it only with other California middle schools, it scores 3.3 out of 100: better than 3% of them, ranking #1,283 of 1,326. Its English language arts result was broadly unchanged from the year before. This overview is generated automatically from published state and federal data; figures are rounded, and you can check the originals via the official sources above.

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Page updated 2026-10-12.