Mountain View Learning Academy: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Mountain View Learning Academy posts low test scores — and attendance holds near the state average — families haven't checked out. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 24 | 4% | 25% | — | 14.7% | 1.4% |
| CA average · Elementary School | 45 | 21% | 43% | -2.9 | 17.9% | 1.6% |
Mountain View Learning Academy scores 24 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 7th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🤝 Culture First — Ask whether the low absenteeism and suspension numbers come from what the school does or from the community it serves — both can produce the same numbers, and only a visit tells you which.
Most rating sites would stop at “25% proficient” and call it done. Mountain View Learning Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in Alpine, where one in three students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
Test scores are one lens, and at this school they're a rough one right now. The sections below show the fuller picture — including the parts that are working.
The seven-year arc
Slipped from the 76th to the 7th percentile since 2023.
| Grade | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 40% | — | 38% | 27% |
| Grade 7 | 27% | 54% | — | — |
| Grade | 2022 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 15% | 38% | 36% |
The 4 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
- Ask whether the tour can step into a working classroom — watch how the teacher handles a student who's stuck.
- Ask to tour while school's in session, and notice how hallways and transitions feel — culture shows up between classes, not just in them.
- Ask how the school communicates with families when a child starts to struggle.
- Ask what a typical day looks like for a new student in the first few weeks.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
The path below is estimated from nearby schools in the same district — 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.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
These measure different things: this figure is spending attributed to this campus, while district-wide figures also include central administration, districtwide programs, and the state's pension contributions made on the district's behalf — costs that never get assigned to a single school. The district number runs higher at nearly every school, not just this one.
$122 per student arrives as federal Title funding — a measure of concentrated need, not school quality.
The district's current expense of education per student, from CDE's annual SACS filing — the freshest district spending figure the state publishes.
District-level, from the district's own SACS general-ledger filing — school-by-school breakdowns aren't published by the state.
Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →
The neighborhood it serves
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024) · ZIP-level
At 64 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California elementary school (≈480).
On the state's science test (CAST), 40% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
Is Mountain View Learning Academy a good elementary school?
What are Mountain View Learning Academy's CAASPP test scores?
How does Mountain View Learning Academy rank in California?
What is the attendance and school culture like at Mountain View Learning Academy?
How does Mountain View Learning Academy compare to other schools in Alpine?
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 43
Nearby Middle Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 36
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
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 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 8% | 33% | 42% | 17% | 42% | −6 |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 18% | 9% | 27% | 45% | 27% | −19 |
| Grade 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 12 | 0% | 8% | 58% | 33% | 8% | −27 |
| Grade 6 | 11 | 0% | 36% | 36% | 27% | 36% | +1 |
| Grade 7 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 8 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 20 | 5% | 35% | 55% | 5% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Learning Academy ← | — | 24 | 4.2% | 25.0% | — | 1.4% |
| Shadow Hills Elementary | 0 mi | 54 | 33.8% | 61.8% | +3.1 | 2.5% |
| Boulder Oaks Elementary | 2.4 mi | 47 | 19.6% | 44.6% | −4.7 | 1.0% |
| Blossom Valley Elementary | 2.7 mi | 28 | 15.3% | 44.4% | −19.3 | 0.9% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 52 | 76 | #1396 | 23.1% | 53.9% | 6.6% | 0.3% | — |
| 2024 | 39 | 44 | #3233 | 11.5% | 46.2% | 11.0% | 2.9% | — |
| 2025 | 24 | 7 | #5352 | 4.2% | 25.0% | 14.7% | 1.4% | — |
- — Growth data isn't available — the state needs matched grades across years to compute it.
- — Subgroup results are suppressed for small student counts (fewer than 15 tested), following CDE privacy rules.
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 0.0% | 13.2% | +13.2pp |
| Male | 0.0% | 8.3% | +8.3pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0.0% | 9.5% | +9.5pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 0.0% | 21.2% | +21.2pp |
| All Students | 0.0% | 10.7% | +10.7pp |
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