Alpine · San Diego County

Schools in Alpine

Alpine’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 19th to the 79th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
1Needs Support
0Developing
1Solid
2Strong
Top row: one dot per Alpine school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 5,721 California public elementary schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Highest in Alpine

Statewide percentile
Context

The average Alpine elementary school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100.

The other 1 elementary school

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

Alpine’s 3 public middle schools run from the 36th to the 71st percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100
0Needs Support
2Developing
1Solid
0Strong
Top row: one dot per Alpine school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 2,177 California public middle schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Middle schools in Alpine

Statewide percentile
Context

The average Alpine middle school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100.

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Questions parents ask

Are the public schools in Alpine good?
Alpine’s 4 public elementary schools run from the 19th to the 79th percentile among the 5,721 California elementary schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Strong, 1 Solid and 1 Needs Support. Alpine’s 3 public middle schools run from the 36th to the 71st percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Solid and 2 Developing. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.
Which public schools in Alpine rank highest?
Elementary: The Heights Charter, 79th percentile statewide (Strong). Middle: The Heights Charter, 71st percentile statewide (Solid). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
How does chronic absence in Alpine compare with California?
The average Alpine elementary school had 15 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California elementary school had 18 in 100. The average Alpine middle school had 14 in 100 students chronically absent in 2024–25; the average California middle school had 18 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
Does living in Alpine decide which school my child attends?
No. A city can hold schools from more than one district, and attendance boundaries decide which school serves an address. Confirm the school for your address with the district.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25 · Methodology

Scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data, not official CDE ratings. They represent one way of interpreting test results and should not be the sole basis for school decisions.

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