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Mount Shasta High: No single number tells this school's story. Here's the honest picture.

Mount Shasta posts 30% meeting the standard and 5.6% exceeding it, against 36% and 15.8% statewide. The gaps and the bright spots below are the real read.

710 Everitt Memorial Highway, 96067 (opens in new tab)·Siskiyou Union High·Mount Shasta·Grades 9-12·241 students·33% low-income·2024–25 CAASPP·(530) 926-2614
Scope Score
41
🌱 Building Momentum · Developing
ranked #1,310 statewide

Mount Shasta High scores 41 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 39th percentile of 2,160 California high schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).

Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →

Most rating sites would stop at “30% proficient” and call it done. Mount Shasta deserves a closer read. The school sits in Mount Shasta, where one in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.

The story this school is actually telling

Proficient by 11th grade
30%
State 36%
Graduate
86%
State 88%
Pass an AP exam
55%
State 35%

Of 100 students here: 30 are proficient by 11th grade → 86 graduate → 55 pass an AP exam. The gaps between those bars are the questions to ask.

The 6 things our score weighs

Graduation rate
86.4%
State 87.6%
1.2pp below state avg
Exceeded standard
5.6%
State 15.8%
10.2pp below state avg
College readiness
54.8%
State 35.4%
AP exam pass rate above state avg
Met or exceeded
30.4%
State 35.7%
5.3pp below state avg
Chronic absenteeism
31.2%
State 30.2%
1.0pp above state avg
Suspension rate
5.3%
State 3.6%
1.6pp above state avg
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The community around it

Community Profile
Context — not part of the Scope Score

Student demographics

Hispanic12.9%
White67.2%
Asian0.4%
Black2.1%
Other17.4%
GenderFemale 45.2%Male 53.9%Non-binary 0.8%
Low IncomeFree/reduced lunch eligible 32.8% (31pp below CA avg)
Resources & Access
Enrollment
241
1,209 below CA avg (~1,450)
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
6 fewer students per teacher than CA avg
Per-Pupil Spending
$10,244
District avg: $15,570 · CA avg: $14,815 · School-level · CDE ESSA
At Mount Shasta High in Mount Shasta, 43.3% of white students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.6% district-wide and 61.8% statewide. Mount Shasta High outperforms its district average for white students by 0.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (16.7% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 30 students tested.
Equity Gaps
Absenteeism · Disabilities+18.8pp
50.0% vs 31.2% overall · n=16

Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.

Subgroup Proficiency
White30 tested
ELA 43.3%·Math 16.7%· +0.7pp vs district

Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.

Funding Breakdown
Instruction 55%Support 43%Other 3%

Source: NCES F-33 (2019–2020) · Full district breakdown →

Neighborhood Context
Median Income
$65K
$20K below CA median
Median Home Value
$415K
$244K below CA median
Bachelor's+
32%
3pp below CA avg
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
Whole Child
Teacher experience, college/career readiness, and more. Context only — never part of the Scope Score.
Teacher Experience
11.9 years avg experience
22 teachers · 9% first-year · 14% second-year
Teacher Credentials
82% fully credentialed
AP Courses Offered
8 AP courses
17 students qualified via AP exam

Sources: CDE SARC · CDE College/Career Indicator, 2024-25

Community Profile provides context about who attends this school and the resources available. These factors are never part of the Scope Score. Learn why →

Frequently asked questions

Is Mount Shasta High a good high school?
Mount Shasta High has a Scope Score of 41 out of 100, placing it in the 39th percentile of California high schools and ranked #1,310 statewide. 5.6% of students exceeded the state standard on the 2025 CAASPP assessment, which is 10.2 percentage points below the California average of 15.8%. The Scope Score weights six dimensions for high schools: exceeded standard (43%), met or exceeded (22%), grade 3-to-5 growth (15%), chronic absenteeism (10%), ELPAC English Learner proficiency (5%), and suspension rate (5%). Data source: California Department of Education CAASPP 2025, analyzed by SchoolScope.
What are Mount Shasta High's CAASPP test scores?
On the 2025 CAASPP Smarter Balanced Assessment, 30.4% of students at Mount Shasta High met or exceeded the state standard in ELA and Math combined, and 5.6% exceeded it. The gap between those numbers matters: 24.8% of students are at the proficiency floor, while 5.6% pushed past it. Most rating sites report only the combined "proficient" number. SchoolScope surfaces the exceeded-vs-met split because it reveals whether a school's curriculum challenges students beyond minimum proficiency or paces toward it. 88 student-subject combinations were assessed.
How does Mount Shasta High rank in California?
Mount Shasta High ranks #1,310 among California high schools by Scope Score, placing it in the 39th percentile. This ranking is based on a weighted composite of 2025 CAASPP test performance (exceeded and met rates), chronic absenteeism, and suspension rate. Unlike single-number ratings, the Scope Score shows what drives the ranking so parents can decide what matters most to their family. See full methodology.
What is the attendance and school culture like at Mount Shasta High?
31.2% of students at Mount Shasta High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days), compared to the California average of 30.2%. The suspension rate is 5.3%. SchoolScope includes these culture metrics in the Scope Score because they reflect day-to-day school experience in ways test scores alone cannot.
How does Mount Shasta High compare to other schools in Mount Shasta?
Mount Shasta High scores 41/100 (39th percentile) among California high schools. To compare with nearby schools, SchoolScope shows the same metrics side by side: exceeded rate, proficiency, growth trajectory, and school culture indicators. The school serves 241 students. Use the schools in Mount Shasta page or the map view to compare all high schools nearby.
How does Mount Shasta High serve low-income and underrepresented students?
At Mount Shasta High in Mount Shasta, 43.3% of white students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 42.6% district-wide and 61.8% statewide. Mount Shasta High outperforms its district average for white students by 0.7 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (16.7% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 30 students tested. SchoolScope shows disaggregated test scores by demographic subgroup so you can see how a school performs for your child's specific group — not just the school-wide average. Subgroup data is context, not part of the Scope Score: we don't penalize schools for who they serve. See our equity approach.

For the data nerds

Every number on this page

Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.

01Score factorsWeighted composite · 2024–25
Graduation rate · 25%
86.4%
↓ vs CA 87.6% · 49th pctile
Exceeded standard · 22%
5.6%
↓ vs CA 15.8% · 39th pctile
College readiness · 20%
54.8%
↑ vs CA 35.4% · 61th pctile
Met or exceeded · 18%
30.4%
↓ vs CA 35.7% · 46th pctile
Chronic absenteeism · 5%
31.2%
↓ vs CA 30.2% · 49th pctile
Suspension rate · 5%
5.3%
↓ vs CA 3.6% · 43th pctile
02By grade & subgroupCAASPP 2024–25 · % of tested students
ELATestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11459%36%36%20%44%−3
MathTestedEXCMETNEARNOTMET++/CA
Grade 11432%14%28%56%16%−7
Science (CAST)TestedEXCMETNEARNOT
Grade 5/8/11403%35%50%13%

CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.

Subgroup · ELATestedMET+vs districtvs CA
White3043.3%+1−18
03Peer comparison · nearest high schoolssorted by Scope Score
SchoolDistScopeEXCMET+GrowthSusp
Mount Shasta High ←415.6%30.4%5.3%
California average4415.8%35.7%3.6%
04More measurescontext · not all part of the Scope Score
Graduation Rate
86.4%
AP Exam Prepared
54.8%
A-G Completion
43.9%
A-G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-Going Rate
65.5%
Scope Score history
56%41%'19'22'23'24'25
2019 · 2022 · 2023 · 2024 · 2025 · no testing 2020–21 (COVID) · rank #582 → #1002 → #614 → #904 → #1310
Source: CA Dept. of Education · CAASPP 2024–25 · n=2,160 high schools · Data updated 2026-07-03methodology · data updates · CSV · report issue