Mountainside High School
WITTMANN · AZ · Nadaburg Unified School District (4252) · Public
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- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 6% of US high schools
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mountainside High School compares for families
What families should know about Mountainside High School.
- ▸ LocallyAZ sits right at the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math — local school quality will set your kid apart.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Willow Canyon High School, West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School, ThrivePoint High School at Surprise and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
Chronic absenteeism
Why this matters to enrollment: A low chronic-absence rate is the cleanest school-level signal of strong family connection, classroom culture, and student engagement — all upstream drivers of enrollment stability. For school leaders: an Enrollment Trend Audit traces this dynamic forward →
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020–2021. Rate = students chronically absent ÷ 2024 total enrollment.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
If the recent trend holds…
At its recent rate of +42.4%/year, projecting from 2024's 378 students:
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue upside
At $13,959 per student in district revenue, the 1,833 students projected to be gained by 2029 represent ≈ $25,586,847/year in additional funding.
District total revenue ÷ enrollment, NCES F-33. Public funding largely follows enrollment, so a shrinking class is a recurring budget hit.
Nearby high schools — the local competition
The closest high schools families here also consider, and where their enrollment is heading.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willow Canyon High School SURPRISE |
Public | 11.1 | 1,901 | +6.6% |
| West-MEC - Willow Canyon High School SURPRISE |
Public | 11.1 | 1 | — |
| ThrivePoint High School at Surprise SURPRISE |
Public · charter | 12.4 | 323 | +116.8% |
| West-MEC - Valley Vista High School SURPRISE |
Public | 13.4 | 22 | — |
| Valley Vista High School SURPRISE |
Public | 13.4 | 2,334 | -5.8% |
| Imagine Prep Surprise SURPRISE |
Public · charter | 13.4 | 251 | -17.4% |
| Paradise Honors High School SURPRISE |
Public · charter | 13.6 | 1,028 | +8.3% |
| West-MEC Paradise Honors SURPRISE |
Public | 13.6 | 1 | — |