California City Middle

California City Middle is a cozy 6-8 campus in California City, California, run under Mojave Unified. The school teaches 478 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 27% below typical.

Within Mojave Unified, which oversees 6 schools and 2,902 students, California City Middle is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, California City Middle records that the most-represented group is Hispanic (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 33% Black, 10% White, 7% multiracial. By comparison, Kern County as a whole is about 57% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully less Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, California City Middle has 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 25.2:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 88% of students at California City Middle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Kern County (around 76%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, On a poverty-adjusted basis, California City Middle sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 27.0%; actual is 6.8%, a gap of -20.2 points.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Kern County) reports that median household earnings sit near $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Kern County runs 279 public schools (combined enrollment of about 197,431 students), of which California City Middle is one.

The closest other public school is Hacienda Elementary, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 3 other public schools cluster around California City Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts California City Middle at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 19.6%.

The campus sits in a countryside setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at California City Middle has grew 4%, going from 458 students in 2018 to 478 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 20% to 10% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 23.3:1 in 2018 to 25.2:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.