How does Monte Vista High compare to other high schools in Spring Valley?

Monte Vista High has a Scope Score of 47.5/100, ranked #1000 among California high schools. 16% of students exceed standard, with a total of 595 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Monte Vista High?

16.3% of students at Monte Vista High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 39.2% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Monte Vista High?

31.4% of students at Monte Vista High 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.

Monte Vista High

High School

Grossmont Union High Spring ValleySan Diego County91977

📍 3230 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,649 California high schools

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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

1,537 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

192:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

8 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

83.6%

AP Exam Prepared

48.0%

A-G Completion

44.7%

College-Going Rate

62.8%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased Significantly

+16.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Maintained

+2.4 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

17.6%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 219 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic68.9%

White11.0%

Asian1.8%

Black9.0%

Other9.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Monte Vista High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	16.3%
Met Standard	22.9%
Below Standard	60.8%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Exceeded standard: 16.3%

0.6pp above state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

✓College readiness: 48.0%

AP exam pass rate above state avg (state avg 35.3%)

20% weight

✓Met or exceeded: 39.2%

4.4pp above state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 31.4%

2.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

✓Baseline proficiency: 39.2%

Above state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

✓Suspension rate: 4.0%

0.1pp below state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% weight

Holding Back

▼Graduation rate: 83.6%

3.8pp below state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% 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 high school Scope Score is weighted across 7 dimensions. See full methodology →

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "39% proficient" for Monte Vista High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

16.3% of students exceeded standard while 22.9% met it. That exceeded rate is near the state average of 15.7%. That's near the Grossmont Union High district average of 16.9%. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 83.6%. 44.7% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 62.8% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.4%, better than the state average of 34.3%.

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