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Mountain Empire Unified Schools
Mountain Empire Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Diego County (Pine Valley). SchoolGrade grades 9 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mountain Empire Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mountain Empire Unified
6 of 9 schools in Mountain Empire Unified carry a SchoolGrade (3 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
B: 1C: 1D: 1F: 3
Best schools in Mountain Empire Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- B Descanso Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- C- Mountain Empire High (High school, exceeds expectations)
- D- Campo Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Clover Flat Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F Camp Lockett Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
- F Potrero Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Mountain Empire Unified
High schools (3)
- Campo High Continuation, Pine Valley
- Hillside Juniorsenior High, Pine Valley
- C- Mountain Empire High, Pine Valley
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- F Camp Lockett Middle, Campo
- Pine Valley Middle, Pine Valley
Elementary and primary schools (4)
- D- Campo Elementary, Campo
- F Clover Flat Elementary, Boulevard
- B Descanso Elementary, Descanso
- F Potrero Elementary, Potrero
Where Mountain Empire Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Pine Valley (4)
- Campo (2)
- Boulevard (1)
- Descanso (1)
- Potrero (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Diego County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: distant rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 1,871 students with 85 full-time-equivalent teachers and 234 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0626100
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Alpine Union Elementary (5 schools, 19 mi)
- Grossmont Union High (15 schools, 25 mi)
- Cajon Valley Union (25 schools, 30 mi)
- Lakeside Union Elementary (9 schools, 30 mi)
- Ramona City Unified (11 schools, 32 mi)
- Imperial Unified (6 schools, 34 mi)
- Chula Vista Elementary (41 schools, 34 mi)
- La Mesa-Spring Valley (22 schools, 35 mi)
Questions about Mountain Empire Unified
How many schools are in Mountain Empire Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 9 public schools in Mountain Empire Unified, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mountain Empire Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Pine Valley, Campo, Boulevard, Descanso, Potrero.
How good are the schools in Mountain Empire Unified?
Across the 6 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 19.8% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 22.2%. 33% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mountain Empire Unified?
1,871 students were enrolled in Mountain Empire Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 22.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mountain Empire Unified?
Mountain Empire Unified is in California, based in San Diego County, with its district office in Pine Valley. Its boundary covers about 662 sq mi.