How does North Mountain Middle compare to other middle schools in San Jacinto?

North Mountain Middle has a Scope Score of 21.7/100, ranked #1512 among California middle schools. 5% of students exceed standard, with a total of 1,808 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at North Mountain Middle?

4.6% of students at North Mountain Middle exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 19.7% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

Is North Mountain Middle improving or declining?

Based on CAASPP data, North Mountain Middle's proficiency rate increases by 3.0 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 North Mountain Middle?

31.7% of students at North Mountain 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.

North Mountain Middle

Middle School

San Jacinto Unified San JacintoRiverside County92583

📍 1202 East Seventh 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

919 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

20:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

78%

Teachers

45 full-time

Dashboard indicators

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

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.6 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+4.5 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

27.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 171 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic77.2%

White6.3%

Asian0.4%

Black9.7%

Other6.4%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for North Mountain Middle
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	4.6%
Met Standard	15.1%
Below Standard	80.3%

Score Factors

Helping

✓Growth (G6→G8): +3.0pp

Scores improve across grades (state avg +0.8pp)

15% weight

Holding Back

▼Exceeded standard: 4.6%

12.7pp below state avg (state avg 17.3%)

30% weight

▼Met or exceeded: 19.7%

19.8pp below state avg (state avg 39.5%)

20% weight

▼Chronic absenteeism: 31.7%

12.4pp above state avg (state avg 19.3%)

15% weight

▼Baseline proficiency: 19.7%

Below state baseline (state avg 39.5%)

10% weight

▼Suspension rate: 7.3%

3.2pp 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 "20% proficient" for North Mountain Middle and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

4.6% of students exceeded standard while 15.1% met it. That exceeded rate is 12.7 points below the state average of 17.3%. That's 3.3 points below the San Jacinto Unified district average of 7.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 5.1% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

Students here improve by 3.0 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 increased and Math increased year-over-year. 27.5% of English learners reached Level 4 (Well Developed) on ELPAC.

Chronic absenteeism is 31.7%, 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

4.6%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

19.7%

Students meeting standard

Growth (G6→G8)

+3.0pp

Change in proficiency rate

Chronic Absenteeism

31.7%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

7.3%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

1,808

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	280	3.6%	17.5%	27.9%	51.1%	21.1%
7th	310	7.1%	30.3%	25.2%	37.4%	37.4%
8th	314	7.3%	18.1%	27.4%	47.1%	25.5%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
6th	277	2.5%	7.9%	23.8%	65.7%	10.5%
7th	309	2.9%	9.1%	24.6%	63.4%	12.0%
8th	318	4.1%	7.9%	20.1%	67.9%	11.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

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Middle

North Mountain Middle

21.7# in state

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High School

San Jacinto High

44.9# in state

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