Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire: Low-income kids here outscore the state by 12 points. But this year's 5th graders test below its 3rd graders.
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire posts numbers for its most vulnerable students that most schools don't reach overall. The trend line is the part worth a closer look.
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire scores 49 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 69th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “52% proficient” and call it done. Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire deserves a closer read. The school sits in Temecula, where two in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 50.6% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
As a charter, Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide.
proficiency runs 53% in this year's grade 3 against 50% in its grade 5. The state average rises by +4.5pp over the same span.
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding falls 9.5pp across grades; the floor slips 2.5pp. The state average rises 4.5pp over the same span. The school's 5th graders aren't posting a wider lead than its 3rd graders. One question worth asking on a tour: are the strongest students being pushed, or coasting? A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire's most underrated number
50.6% of low-income students met the ELA standard — versus 38.2% for the same group statewide. That's the strongest kind of signal a school can post: it holds across income lines.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask the principal what changes between grade 3 and grade 5. The trajectory is the thing a tour will tell you more about than a spreadsheet.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 46
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 45
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
2 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency falls by 3.7pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school. District average: +9.2pp.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 65 | 29% | 25% | 25% | 22% | 54% | +10 |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 32% | 19% | 24% | 25% | 51% | +6 |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 20% | 32% | 28% | 21% | 51% | +3 |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 17% | 36% | 33% | 14% | 53% | +6 |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 21% | 40% | 25% | 13% | 62% | +14 |
| Grade 8 | 97 | 19% | 37% | 31% | 13% | 56% | +10 |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 32% | 31% | 32% | 5% | 63% | +16 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 65 | 26% | 26% | 26% | 22% | 52% | +7 |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 25% | 27% | 25% | 22% | 52% | +11 |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 24% | 25% | 19% | 32% | 49% | +14 |
| Grade 6 | 102 | 22% | 22% | 29% | 27% | 43% | +8 |
| Grade 7 | 89 | 29% | 20% | 31% | 19% | 49% | +15 |
| Grade 8 | 98 | 27% | 15% | 29% | 30% | 42% | +10 |
| Grade 11 | 62 | 23% | 21% | 27% | 29% | 44% | +20 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 241 | 12% | 35% | 43% | 9% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 253 | 50.6% | +30 | +12 |
| White | 254 | 57.5% | +14 | −4 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 190 | 52.1% | +33 | +13 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elite Academic Academy - Mountain Empire ← | — | 49 | 26.1% | 51.7% | −2.8 | 0.1% |
| Elite Academic Academy - Lucerne | 0 mi | 49 | 18.0% | 41.1% | −6.0 | 0.1% |
| Citrus Springs Charter | 0.8 mi | 45 | 19.0% | 40.5% | −2.5 | 0.4% |
| JCS - Pine Hills | 1.9 mi | 43 | 20.1% | 42.9% | −8.0 | 1.1% |
| California average | — | 43 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.