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Schools in Mount Laguna

Mount Laguna’s public schools

Mountain Empire Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Laguna. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/6schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 96% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
29%
2021–22
Math proficiency
15%
2021–22
Graduate on time
92%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$20.1K
▼ 5% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
21.3
CA 21.6
Schools in town
0
1,694 students on the public path
In brief

Mount Laguna’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Mount Laguna’s 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Descanso Elementary places highest (better than 46%); Potrero Elementary lowest (9%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Four elementary schools serve Mount Laguna, graded from D to B−, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then one middle school and one high school: Mountain Empire High. See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Mount Laguna, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–64 schoolsDepends on your addressD to B−
7–8Mountain Empire Junior Highin Pine ValleyD
9–12Mountain Empire Highin Pine ValleyC−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Mountain Empire Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Mountain Empire Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 8 schools · 1,738 students, up 11% since 2020–21 · 21.3 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$20,129CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading29%
State average 46.7% · 969 students tested
Math15%
State average 33.1% · 982 students tested

Mount Laguna vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Mount Laguna’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Mount Laguna—Mountain Empire Unified

Every school in Mount Laguna

6 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

Also serving Mount Lagunain other towns
Campo Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Campo
C−
359 students22:1Rate it →
Potrero Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Potrero
D
300 students25:1Rate it →
Clover Flat Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Boulevard
D
190 students24:1Rate it →
Descanso Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6 · Descanso
B−
188 students21:1Rate it →
Mountain Empire Junior High
Middle · Grades 7–8 · Pine Valley
D
245 students21:1Rate it →
Mountain Empire High
High · Grades 9–12 · Pine Valley
C−
412 students19:1Rate it →

Questions about Mount Laguna’s schools

Are Mount Laguna’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Mount Laguna. Mountain Empire Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Mount Laguna. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 6 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Mount Laguna in?

Mountain Empire Unified School District.

Where do Mount Laguna kids go to high school?

Mountain Empire High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.