How does Mountain View Middle compare to other middle schools in Moreno Valley?

Mountain View Middle has a Scope Score of 26.5/100, ranked #1413 among California middle schools. 9% of students exceed standard, with a total of 2,169 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mountain View Middle?

8.8% of students at Mountain View Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 27.1% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is Mountain View Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, Mountain View Middle's proficiency rate decreases by 7.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This pattern in test scores may reflect a variety of factors beyond the school itself.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mountain View Middle?

30.3% of students at Mountain 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.

Mountain View Middle

Middle School

Moreno Valley Unified Moreno ValleyRiverside County92555

📍 13130 Morrison Street

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle 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

1,131 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

21:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

86%

Teachers

53 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+7.9 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.1 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

16.9%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 172 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic74.8%

White6.0%

Asian2.6%

Black11.5%

Other5.1%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mountain View Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	8.8%
Met Standard	18.3%
Below Standard	73.0%

Score Factors

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 8.8%

8.5pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 27.1%

12.5pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Growth (G6→G8): -7.2pp

Scores decline across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 30.3%

11.0pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 27.1%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 6.3%

2.2pp above state avg (state avg 4.1%)

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 "27% proficient" for Mountain View Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

8.8% of students exceeded standard while 18.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 8.5 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's near the Moreno Valley Unified district average of 9.5%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 7.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Proficiency drops by 7.2 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth — a signal that the school may not be sustaining early gains.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance increased and Math increased year-over-year. 16.9% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 30.3%, 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

8.8%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

27.1%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

-7.2pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

30.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

6.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

2,169

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	291	14.8%	21.6%	24.4%	39.2%	36.4%
7th	393	10.4%	29.8%	23.7%	36.1%	40.2%
8th	402	5.0%	26.6%	31.6%	36.8%	31.6%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	289	11.1%	11.8%	23.9%	53.3%	22.8%
7th	394	6.8%	11.2%	27.7%	54.3%	18.0%
8th	400	4.5%	8.8%	26.8%	60.0%	13.3%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Bear Valley Elementary

50.7# in state

Moreno Elementary

19.9# in state

Also serves area

Ridge Crest Elementary

35.3# in state

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Middle

Mountain View Middle

26.5# in state

This school

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High School

Valley View High

62.5# in state

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