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Schools in Potrero

Potrero’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 Potrero. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?0/3schools 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
1
957 students on the public path
In brief

Potrero’s schools, in brief

School by school

0 of Potrero’s 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Mountain Empire High places highest (better than 24%); Potrero Elementary lowest (9%). 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 Potrero, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–6Potrero ElementaryMountain Empire Unified School DistrictD
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

Potrero vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Potrero—Mountain Empire Unified

Every school in Potrero

3 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).

District schools in Potreroby address
Potrero Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–6
D
300 students25:1Rate it →
Also serving Potreroin other towns
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 Potrero’s schools

Are Potrero’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Potrero. Mountain Empire Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Potrero. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 0 of its 3 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Potrero in?

Mountain Empire Unified School District.

Where do Potrero 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.