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

Mountain View Middle has a Scope Score of 53.7/100, ranked #761 among California middle schools. 10% of students exceed standard, with a total of 445 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Mountain View Middle?

10.4% of students at Mountain View Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 32.5% 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 increases by 12.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth. This suggests the school may be adding value over time.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Mountain View Middle?

10.1% 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

Columbia Elementary ReddingShasta County96003

📍 675 Shasta View Drive

Scope Score

out of 100

State Rank

of 1,714 California middle schools

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On the Rise

On an upward trajectory — scores are improving faster than average. Worth a closer look.

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

315 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

18:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

49%

Teachers

18 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-9.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Declined Significantly

-22.7 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

0.0%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 12 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic16.5%

White69.8%

Asian1.6%

Black0.6%

Other11.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Mountain View Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	10.4%
Met Standard	22.1%
Below Standard	67.5%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +12.8pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

✓Chronic absenteeism: 10.1%

9.2pp below state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 10.4%

6.9pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 32.5%

7.0pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 32.5%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 4.3%

0.2pp 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 "33% proficient" for Mountain View Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

10.4% of students exceeded standard while 22.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 6.9 points below the state average of 17.3%. The 1 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 13.3% exceeded — 2.8 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 12.8 percentage points from Grade 6 to grade 8 growth, suggesting the school is adding value beyond what students arrive with.

California's Dashboard shows ELA performance declined and Math declined significantly year-over-year. 0.0% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 10.1%, better than the state average of 19.3%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

10.4%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

32.5%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+12.8pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

10.1%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

4.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

445

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
5th	79	19.0%	20.3%	32.9%	27.9%	39.2%
6th	70	5.7%	25.7%	31.4%	37.1%	31.4%
7th	74	10.8%	40.5%	25.7%	23.0%	51.4%
8th	79	13.9%	30.4%	31.6%	24.1%	44.3%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
5th	79	10.1%	19.0%	30.4%	40.5%	29.1%
6th	70	5.7%	7.1%	42.9%	44.3%	12.9%
7th	74	13.5%	16.2%	40.5%	29.7%	29.7%
8th	78	12.8%	12.8%	32.0%	42.3%	25.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

Columbia Elementary

No score# in state

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Middle

Mountain View Middle

53.7# in state

This school

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High School

No feeder data available for this level

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