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Schools in Pine Mountain Club · El Tejon Unified School District, Maricopa Unified School District

Pine Mountain Club’s public schools score below 76% of California districts on tests and graduation

In Pine Mountain Club, 11% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Pine Mountain Club, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.

#801of 847 California townsK–12Where will my kid go?

From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.

Reading proficiency
29%
▼ 18 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
11%
▼ 22 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
90–94%
▲ 4–8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$21.8K
▲ 3% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · El Tejon Unified
Students per teacher
17.3
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
975 students on the public path
In brief

Pine Mountain Club’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 469 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Pine Mountain Club’s, its schools beat 9%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 29% of tested students were proficient in reading and 11% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓

Graduation

90–94% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California (the state reports Pine Mountain Club’s rate as a range). Districts ↓

Spending and class size

El Tejon Unified spends $21,758 per student and Maricopa Unified $26,843, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

Choice beyond the district

Peak to Peak Mountain Charter is in town. Every school ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Pine Mountain Club’s grade

C− Test scoresB− Graduation

C−: better than 24% of California school districts, #801 of 847 California towns. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 24%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (469)Better than 9%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 507 test results and a graduating class of 67 could put Pine Mountain Club anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 95% of Pine Mountain Club’s students in the tested grades sat them (506 in math, 507 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Pine Mountain Club, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–52 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressD
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressD to C+
9–122 high schoolsDepends on your addressD− to B

Pine Mountain Club runs its own schools through grade 12 (El Tejon Unified School District). From grade K, students attend the Maricopa Unified School District, shared with Maricopa. Its elementary school is in Frazier Park. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Pine Mountain Club

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

El Tejon Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 699 students · 19.6 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$21,758CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Maricopa Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 3 schools · 276 students, down 13% since 2020–21 · 13.4 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$26,843CA $21,206 · FY2024
D
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · K–12, El Tejon Unified School District35%
State average 46.7% · 325 students tested
Math · K–12, El Tejon Unified School District13%
State average 33.1% · 326 students tested
Reading · K–12, Maricopa Unified School District17%
State average 46.7% · 182 students tested
Math · K–12, Maricopa Unified School District8%
State average 33.1% · 180 students tested

Pine Mountain Club vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Pine Mountain Club’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Pine Mountain ClubC−El Tejon Unified K–12 · Maricopa Unified K–12

Every school in Pine Mountain Club

7 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 Pine Mountain Clubin other towns
Frazier Park Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–4 · Frazier Park
234 students18:1Rate it →
Maricopa Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Maricopa
D
133 students18:1Rate it →
El Tejon Elementary
Middle · Grades 5–8 · Lebec
C+
221 students20:1Rate it →
Maricopa Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Maricopa
D
71 students16:1Rate it →
Frazier Mountain High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lebec
B
244 students21:1Rate it →
Maricopa High
High · Grades 9–12 · Maricopa
D−
72 students8:1Rate it →
Charter schoolsfree, open by application
Peak to Peak Mountain Charter
Elementary · Grades K–8
Charter
54 students14:1Rate it →

Questions about Pine Mountain Club’s schools

Are Pine Mountain Club’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Pine Mountain Club children attend score below 76% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #801 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 9%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Pine Mountain Club in?

Two districts: El Tejon Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Maricopa Unified School District runs grades K–12, shared with Maricopa.

Where do Pine Mountain Club kids go to high school?

One of 2 high schools, depending on your address: Frazier Mountain High and Maricopa High.

What is Pine Mountain Club’s graduation rate?

90–94% of the class of 2023 in El Tejon Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.

How much does Pine Mountain Club spend per student?

$21,758 in El Tejon Unified School District and $26,843 in Maricopa Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.