Mt. Everest Academy: High scores, healthy climate, strong attendance. We looked for a catch — we didn't find one.
Mt. Everest Academy posts 46.5% exceeding the standard — versus 16.8% statewide — with climate numbers better than most. That doesn't make it perfect. It makes it worth a visit to find what numbers can't measure.
| Scope | % Exceeded | % Met+ | Growth | Absence | Suspension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| This school | 71 | 47% | 85% | -18.4 | 5.1% | 0.7% |
| CA average · Middle School | 43 | 17% | 39% | +1.5 | 18.5% | 3.7% |
Mt. Everest Academy scores 71 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 94th percentile of 2,238 California middle schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
Measures test performance, attendance, and climate — not arts, community, or your kid. How we score →
🌱 Building Momentum — This label means the data doesn't clearly sort the school one way or the other — ask what the school is proud of, and what it's working on.
Most rating sites would stop at “85% proficient” and call it done. Mt. Everest Academy deserves a closer read. The school sits in San Diego, where one in four students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 46.5% of students scored in the top band on the state test. The California average is 16.8%.
The seven-year arc
Has held the 94th-percentile line every tested year since 2019.
This school hasn't fully recovered from the pandemic: 85% meet the standard today, versus 91% in 2019 — a gap worth asking about on a visit.
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 45% | 75% | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 83% | — | 92% | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 82% | — | — | 73% | — |
| Grade 6 | 100% | — | 73% | 79% | 94% |
| Grade 7 | 100% | 84% | 100% | 70% | 92% |
| Grade 8 | 85% | 81% | 74% | 100% | 78% |
| Grade 11 | 83% | 87% | 97% | 84% | 85% |
| Grade | 2019 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 55% | 75% | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 58% | — | 62% | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 64% | — | — | 45% | — |
| Grade 6 | 95% | — | 73% | 79% | 94% |
| Grade 7 | 86% | 84% | 91% | 75% | 79% |
| Grade 8 | 81% | 63% | 77% | 91% | 74% |
| Grade 11 | 55% | 66% | 71% | 79% | 45% |
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
The honest read: the share exceeding rises 15.7pp across grades; the floor slips 16.2pp. The state average falls 0.5pp over the same span. A school visit and conversation with teachers will tell you more than this number.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what the school is working on next. Strong numbers tell you where a school is, not where it's going.
- Ask what changes between grade 6 and grade 8 here, and who teaches the older kids.
- 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.
How every group of students does here
At Mt. Everest Academy in San Diego, 88.4% of white students met or exceeded the ELA standard in 2025, compared to 75.2% district-wide and 61.8% statewide. Mt. Everest Academy outperforms its district average for white students by 13.2 percentage points in ELA. Other subgroups: White students (67.4% Math proficient). Data source: California Department of Education, CAASPP 2024-25. 43 students tested.
8 of 12 student groups here are too small to report — a privacy protection, not a gap.
Change in proficiency from the lowest tested grade — which groups gain ground the longer they stay. Groups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Showing up, and staying in class
Where the path goes
Mt. Everest Academy serves grades K-12 — students can complete their entire K-12 education here, with no school-to-school transitions.
The people teaching here
Pay is set by the district, not the school.
What gets spent here
$664 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 232 students, this school is much smaller than the typical California middle school (≈860).
On the state's science test (CAST), 75% met or exceeded the standard — science is tested in grades 5 and 8 but never enters the Scope Score.
Frequently asked questions
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Your other options
Nearby Middle Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 51
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 68
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
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 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 28% | 67% | 6% | 0% | 94% | +48 |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 46% | 46% | 8% | 0% | 92% | +44 |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 43% | 35% | 17% | 4% | 78% | +32 |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 61% | 24% | 6% | 9% | 85% | +38 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 4 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 5 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Grade 6 | 18 | 56% | 39% | 6% | 0% | 94% | +59 |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 54% | 25% | 21% | 0% | 79% | +45 |
| Grade 8 | 23 | 52% | 22% | 13% | 13% | 74% | +42 |
| Grade 11 | 33 | 24% | 21% | 27% | 27% | 45% | +22 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 55 | 38% | 36% | 25% | 0% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White | 43 | 88.4% | +13 | +27 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Everest Academy ← | — | 71 | 46.5% | 85.3% | −18.4 | 0.7% |
| Standley Middle | 2.5 mi | 61 | 40.6% | 66.5% | −8.1 | 2.0% |
| Marston Middle | 1.2 mi | 53 | 27.5% | 54.7% | −1.0 | 5.0% |
| Innovation Middle | 1.4 mi | 40 | 14.4% | 37.1% | +12.3 | 5.9% |
| California average | — | 43 | 16.8% | 39.3% | +1.5 | 3.7% |
| Year | Scope | Pctile | Rank | Exc | Met+ | Absent | Susp | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80 | 99 | #28 | 62.0% | 91.2% | 6.6% | 0.5% | -14.0pp |
| 2022 | 85 | 99 | #20 | 43.8% | 78.0% | 4.5% | 0.3% | — |
| 2023 | 85 | 98 | #37 | 53.7% | 81.3% | 1.8% | 0.2% | +2.8pp |
| 2024 | 88 | 99 | #11 | 54.4% | 82.1% | 5.3% | 0.7% | +16.8pp |
| 2025 | 71 | 94 | #127 | 46.5% | 85.3% | 5.1% | 0.7% | -18.4pp |
- — Scored here as a middle school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
| Group | 2019 | 2025 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Female | 7.5% | 2.8% | -4.7pp |
| Male | 4.7% | 1.0% | -3.7pp |
| Asian | 12.9% | 0.0% | -12.9pp |
| Hispanic/Latino | 9.1% | 6.4% | -2.7pp |
| Two or More Races | 7.8% | 2.8% | -5.0pp |
| Students with Disabilities | 0.0% | 0.0% | +0.0pp |
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 5.3% | 4.2% | -1.1pp |
| All Students | 6.4% | 2.0% | -4.4pp |
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