Total enrollment
6,118
-8 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Barstow Unified
California · 6,118 students · 2 cities
Barstow Unified has 15 public K-12 schools on the books today, teaching approximately 6,118 California students across 9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high.
4-year change in Barstow Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
13
0 (0%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Barstow Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 16.6% | #528 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 6,118 | #223 of 587 | #1,543 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 13 | #173 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.0:1 | #459 of 587 | #8,842 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 76.4% | #189 of 587 | #1,441 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #199 of 530 | #1,664 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Barstow Unified
State test results across the district's 11 scored schools run from Barstow STEM Academy at 26.0% proficient to Barstow Junior High at 4.3%, a gap of 21.6 points. That is the 300th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 11 district schools that reported both years went from 6,218 to 5,021 students (down 19%) and from 245 to 218 full-time teachers (down 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barstow High | Barstow | High | 09-12 | 1,558 |
| Barstow Intermediate | Barstow | Middle | 05-06 | 692 |
| Barstow Junior High | Barstow | Middle | 07-08 | 646 |
| Barstow STEM Academy | Barstow | Middle | 05-08 | 454 |
| Cameron Elementary | Barstow | Elementary | KG-05 | 436 |
| Barstow Fine Arts Academy | Barstow | Elementary | KG-05 | 405 |
| Montara Elementary | Barstow | Elementary | KG-05 | 403 |
| Henderson Elementary | Barstow | Elementary | KG-05 | 398 |
| Crestline Elementary | Barstow | Elementary | KG-05 | 371 |
| Lenwood Elementary | Lenwood | Elementary | KG-05 | 351 |
| Skyline North Elementary | Barstow | Elementary | KG-05 | 322 |
| Central High (Continuation) | Barstow | High | 09-12 | 73 |
| BUSD School of Opportunity | Barstow | High | 06-12 | 9 |
| Challenges Community Day | Lenwood | Elementary | KG-06 | 0 |
| Independent Study Program | Barstow | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Barstow Unified
As a low-population district in California, Barstow Unified serves 6,118 students across 15 schools.
On the level-by-level breakdown, Barstow Unified spans 9 elementary, 3 middle, and 3 high schools.
Per-school enrollment averages around 408 in this district, lower than the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Combined enrollment now sits at 6,118 students, stayed largely flat from the 6,126 reported in SY 2020-21.
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