How does Mesa View Middle compare to other middle schools in Calimesa?

Mesa View Middle has a Scope Score of 42.4/100, ranked #1039 among California middle schools. 12% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,308 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mesa View Middle?

11.7% of students at Mesa View Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 31.3% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mesa View Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Mesa View Middle's proficiency rate increases by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mesa View Middle?

30.2% of students at Mesa View Middle are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in the Scope Score.

Mesa View Middle

Middle School

Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified CalimesaSan Bernardino County92399

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Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

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Scope Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

664 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

71%

Teachers

32 full-time

Dashboard indicators

How this school's scores changed from last year to this year

ELA Year-over-Year

Maintained

0.0 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

0.0 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

15.1%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 53 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic57.7%

White36.6%

Asian0.1%

Black1.8%

Other3.8%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mesa View Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	11.7%
Met Standard	19.6%
Below Standard	68.7%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +2.4pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Suspension rate: 2.2%

1.9pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 11.7%

5.6pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 31.3%

8.2pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 30.2%

10.9pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 31.3%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

Unlike traditional school ratings, we show our work. Every factor, its weight, and how this school compares to the state average — so you can decide what matters most to your family. The middle school Scope Score is weighted across 6 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "31% proficient" for Mesa View Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

11.7% of students exceeded standard while 19.6% met it. That exceeded rate is 5.6 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified district average of 12.5%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 2.4 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance maintained and Math maintained year-over-year. 15.1% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.2%, above the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

11.7%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

31.3%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+2.4pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

30.2%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

2.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,308

Across all grades & subjects

Grade trajectory

How proficiency compares across grade levels this year (different students, same test year)

ELA Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

Math Trajectory

G6 → G7 → G8

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	218	9.2%	24.3%	26.1%	40.4%	33.5%
7th	203	12.8%	21.7%	26.1%	39.4%	34.5%
8th	231	10.8%	26.4%	26.8%	35.9%	37.2%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	221	9.9%	14.9%	31.2%	43.9%	24.9%
7th	204	15.7%	16.2%	27.9%	40.2%	31.9%
8th	231	11.7%	14.3%	29.9%	44.2%	26.0%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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Middle

Mesa View Middle

42.4# in state

This school

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High School

Yucaipa High

66.1# in state

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.