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What's something California City Middle does better than most schools?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
478
Middle
DISTRICT 484 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOJAVE UNIFIED·NCES 062523002042
California City Middle
9736 Redwood Blvd., California City, CA 93505 · (760) 373-3241 · Kern County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE43-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL478 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 2% of California public middle schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
421 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 159 | 33% |
| Grade 7 | 170 | 36% |
| Grade 8 | 149 | 31% |
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
California City Middle→California City High
Based on grade levels within Mojave Unified. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
15.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.1pp since 2014
Math
6.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -8.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 16 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 6 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 9 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.6% | 13.3% | 18.1% | 65.9% |
| Math | 2.4% | 3.7% | 15.7% | 78.2% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 15.9% | 6.1% |
| 2023-24 | 10.7% | 3.1% |
| 2022-23 | 12.5% | 3.1% |
| 2021-22 | 17.9% | 4.0% |
| 2018-19 | 26.8% | 10.7% |
| 2017-18 | 26.3% | 10.8% |
| 2016-17 | 22.0% | 9.1% |
| 2015-16 | 24.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 24.0% | 15.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
8.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
27.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 28% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like California City Middle
California City Middle's state test result (8.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| California City Middle this school | 478 | 88.1% | 8.9% |
| Black Diamond Middle Antioch | 358 | 81.0% | 16.2% |
| Samuel Gompers Middle Los Angeles | 406 | 96.1% | 16.2% |
| Bud Carson Middle Hawthorne | 601 | 94.5% | 32.1% |
| KIPP Scholar Academy Los Angeles | 434 | 83.6% | N/A |
| KIPP Academy of Opportunity Los Angeles | 466 | 83.0% | N/A |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where California City Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.9% | #1,212 of 1,224 | #45 of 46 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.1% | #1,205 of 1,227 ▲ 15 | #42 of 46 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 15.9% | #1,202 of 1,227 ▲ 15 | #45 of 46 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +0.1pp | #835 of 1,214 | #30 of 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 478 | #960 of 1,377 | #40 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.2:1 | #1,181 of 1,279 | #45 of 46 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.9% | #321 of 1,278 | #4 of 46 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.1% | #339 of 1,329 | #22 of 46 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +4.4% | #152 of 257 | #7 of 18 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
478
-20 (-4%) vs 2020
+16% since 2000-01, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
25.2:1
was 24.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 478 | 19 | 25.2:1 | 88% (421) |
| 2023-24 | 476 | 19 | 25.0:1 | 87% (416) |
| 2022-23 | 501 | 17.6 | 28.4:1 | 87% (434) |
| 2020-21 | 498 | 20 | 24.9:1 | 84% (418) |
| 2017-18 | 458 | 19.7 | 23.3:1 | 86% (395) |
| 2015-16 | 429 | 20 | 21.4:1 | 81% (347) |
| 2010-11 | 303 | N/A | N/A | 80% (243) |
| 2000-01 | 412 | 18 | 22.9:1 | 52% (215) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for California City Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 4% (458 to 478); teachers down 4% (19.7 to 19).
About California City Middle
California City Middle is a public middle school in California City, California. It is open to students in grades 6 through 8 and enrolls 478 students. That is 27% below the average of about 659 students for middle schools in California.
California City Middle is a school in Mojave Unified. The district has 6 schools and 2,902 students.
The student body at California City Middle has no majority group. Hispanic students lead at 48%. Enrollment also includes 33% Black, 10% White, and 7% multiracial. The school's Hispanic share is 8 points below the 57% share among Kern County residents. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 64%.
For every teacher at California City Middle, there are about 25.2 students; the school has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for middle schools in California, 20.7:1, is lower. There are 421 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 88% of enrollment. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Kern County is 76%.
Among California public middle schools, California City Middle outscored 2%, which works out to an F on the allk12 Grade.
Given its lunch-eligibility share, the predicted average proficiency rate across its state test results for California City Middle is 27.9%. It actually posts 8.9%, which is 19.0 points lower and in the bottom 10% of California schools.
The school's county is Kern County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $70,210 a year, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Kern County number 279, with about 197,431 students.
Of the public schools around it, California City Middle is closest to Hacienda Elementary, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 3. On average proficiency, California City Middle is 5th of 7 nearby schools with test data.
NCES assigns California City Middle the locale Rural: Remote, meaning in rural territory far from an urban area.
Enrollment decreased by 4% across 4 years, from 498 in 2020-21 to 478 in 2024-25.
The allk12 page for California City Middle lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
Kern County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
915,075
Census ACS
Median income
$70,210
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
19%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
279
197,431 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Mojave Unified
- California City HighHigh · 604 students
- Robert P. Ulrich ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Hacienda ElementaryElementary · 497 students
- Mojave ElementaryElementary · 420 students
- Mojave Jr./Sr. HighHigh · 400 students
Other schools in California City
- California City HighHigh · 604 students
- Robert P. Ulrich ElementaryElementary · 503 students
- Hacienda ElementaryElementary · 497 students
Nearby schools
- Hacienda Elementary0.2 mi · 497
- Robert P. Ulrich Elementary1.1 mi · 503
- California City High2.3 mi · 604
- Mojave Elementary12.6 mi · 420
- Mojave Jr./Sr. High12.7 mi · 400
- William A. Bailey Elementary12.7 mi · 366
Frequently asked questions
About California City MiddleHow large is California City Middle?
California City Middle enrolls approximately 478 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does California City Middle serve?
California City Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at California City Middle?
The student-to-teacher ratio at California City Middle is approximately 25.2:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at California City Middle?
Student demographics at California City Middle are roughly 10% White, 48% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 7% Two or more.
What district is California City Middle in?
California City Middle is part of Mojave Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.