Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina
West Covina · CA · West Covina Unified · Public
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South Hills High → Firm Foundation Christian Academy → West Covina High → Covina High → South Hills Academy → Coronado High (Continuation) → Northview High → Fairvalley High (Continuation) →📋 At a glance
- ✅ Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- ✅ Gifted & talented program
- 🎓 AP rigor: Bottom 47% of US high schools
- 📝 SAT/ACT participation: Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts ACGR, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
How Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: South Hills High, Firm Foundation Christian Academy, West Covina High and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Bottom 10% by test-taker volume
Source: 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.
🏛️ Federal Title I context
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥40% FRPL — qualifies for Title I Schoolwide program
40-74% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. The district can use Title I funds across the whole school under federal Schoolwide Program rules.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
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 -4.2%/year, projecting from 2024's 264 students:
≈ 51 fewer students by 2029 — a real revenue/relevance risk worth getting ahead of.
An extrapolation of the recent trajectory, not a forecast of the school's plans; ignores one-off shocks.
Revenue at risk
At $19,204 per student in district revenue, the 51 students projected to be lost by 2029 represent ≈ $979,404/year in funding at risk.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Hills High West Covina |
Public | 0.9 | 1,568 | -3.2% |
| Firm Foundation Christian Academy Covina |
Private | 0.9 | 47 | — |
| West Covina High West Covina |
Public | 0.9 | 1,756 | -8.7% |
| Covina High Covina |
Public | 1.0 | 1,056 | -8.1% |
| South Hills Academy West Covina |
Private | 1.5 | 297 | +45.6% |
| Coronado High (Continuation) West Covina |
Public | 1.5 | 120 | +5.3% |
| Northview High Covina |
Public | 2.1 | 1,247 | -1.7% |
| Fairvalley High (Continuation) Covina |
Public | 2.4 | 115 | -23.3% |