How does Mount Miguel High compare to other high schools in Spring Valley?

Mount Miguel High has a Scope Score of 32.3/100, ranked #1267 among California high schools. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 648 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mount Miguel High?

8.8% of students at Mount Miguel High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.8% 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 Mount Miguel High?

31.4% of students at Mount Miguel 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.

Mount Miguel High

High School

Grossmont Union High Spring ValleySan Diego County91977

📍 8585 Blossom Lane

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

1,506 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

84:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

80%

Teachers

18 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

81.8%

AP Exam Prepared

4.1%

A-G Completion

48.2%

College-Going Rate

56.4%

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

Maintained

+2.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+5.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

9.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 218 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic67.5%

White7.3%

Asian2.7%

Black11.3%

Other11.2%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mount Miguel High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.8%
Met Standard	19.1%
Below Standard	72.2%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Chronic absenteeism: 31.4%

2.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.3%)

10% weight

Holding Back

▼Graduation rate: 81.8%

5.6pp below state avg (state avg 87.4%)

25% weight

▼Exceeded standard: 8.8%

6.9pp below state avg (state avg 15.7%)

20% weight

▼College readiness: 4.1%

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

20% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 27.8%

6.9pp below state avg (state avg 34.8%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 27.8%

Below state baseline (state avg 34.8%)

5% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.8%

0.7pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

5% 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 "28% proficient" for Mount Miguel High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.8% of students exceeded standard while 19.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 15.7%. That's 8.2 points below the Grossmont Union High district average of 16.9%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 15.4% exceeded — 6.6 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 81.8%. 48.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 56.4% 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