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Schools in Mesa Verde · Palo Verde Unified School District

Mesa Verde’s public schools score below 51% of California districts

The public schools Mesa Verde’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 51% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

64%beats similar-income towns
Graduate on time
84%
▼ 4 pts vs CA 88%
class of 2020
Spent per student
$20.4K
▼ 4% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Schools
0
The School Grade

How Mesa Verde compares

C− Graduation
California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 49%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (258)Better than 64%
Lower confidence. Built on 0 tested students and a graduating class of 247. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.
How the School Grade works
  • Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown but don’t count. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
  • The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids through every district that serves it, weighted by students tested. Tests count 60%, graduation 40%.
  • Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are compared with the rest of California only. A+ is the top 5%, A the next 10%, A− the next 10%, the B range the next 30%, the C range the next 30%, D the rest.
  • What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income, so we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Mesa Verde.

The path, start to finish
K–83 schoolsDepends on your address

The district

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Every school in Mesa Verde

0 schools. Grades are ours, from state tests and graduation. Stars are from neighbors.

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Colleges near Mesa Verde

There’s no college in Mesa Verde, but 1 is within 30 miles. The closest is Palo Verde College in Blythe, 6.5 miles away.

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Straight-line distance from the center of Mesa Verde. Degree-granting colleges with students on campus · College Scorecard · IPEDS.

School data: U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts, F-33 school finance). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.

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