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Mountain Empire Junior High

Regular School · Pine Valley, CA

Mountain Empire Junior High is a regular school school in Pine Valley, California, serving grades 07–08 with 245 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 21.2:1.

Level
Middle
Grades
07 – 08
Enrollment
245
Teachers (FTE)
11.6
Student–Teacher Ratio
21.2:1
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 169 69%
White 53 22%
Two or more races 11 4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 10 4%
Asian 2 1%
Total enrollment 245 135M / 110F

English Language Learners: 51 (21% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency <=5% 33.9% 103
Reading Proficiency 25-29% 48.7% 105
Science Proficiency <=10% 55

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Stanford Achievement Estimate

Pooled score across SY 2009–2022 (grades 3–8), expressed in grade levels relative to the national average. Positive = above average.

Overall (Math + ELA)
-0.06 grade levels
Math
-0.05 grade levels

Programs & Discipline

Gifted & Talented
None offered
Out-of-School Suspensions
7
2.9% of enrollment · SY 2021–22
Chronically Absent
55
22.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20
Additional Targeted Support (ATSI)

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 245 100%

Contact & Location

3305 Buckman Springs Rd.

Pine Valley, CA 91962

Phone: (619)326-6662

http://www.meusd.org

District

Mountain Empire Unified

Per-pupil expenditure: $21,975

District enrollment: 1,823

NCES ID

062610013049

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD