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What's something La Contenta Middle does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
647
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORONGO UNIFIED·NCES 062586009163
La Contenta Middle
7050 La Contenta Rd., Yucca Valley, CA 92284 · (760) 228-1802 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL647 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 21% of California public middle schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- BThree-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
19.6:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
70%
454 students
DISTRICT 69% · 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 7 | 320 | 49% |
| Grade 8 | 327 | 51% |
Student demographics
58%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
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
35.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -4.1pp since 2014
Math
16.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -12.2pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 17 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 4 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.1% | 26.8% | 25.8% | 38.3% |
| Math | 7.8% | 9.0% | 25.1% | 58.1% |
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 | 35.9% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.4% | 17.5% |
| 2022-23 | 29.9% | 14.3% |
| 2021-22 | 31.8% | 15.0% |
| 2020-21 | 30.8% | 11.3% |
| 2018-19 | 40.1% | 22.5% |
| 2017-18 | 40.5% | 21.4% |
| 2016-17 | 44.2% | 27.3% |
| 2015-16 | 52.0% | 34.0% |
| 2014-15 | 40.0% | 29.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
25.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 La Contenta Middle
La Contenta Middle's state test result (25.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Contenta Middle this school | 647 | 70.2% | 25.9% |
| Los Coches Creek Middle El Cajon | 518 | 71.8% | 36.4% |
| Sylvan Middle Citrus Heights | 604 | 64.1% | 18.2% |
| Mary P. Henck Intermediate Lake Arrowhead | 607 | 66.7% | 23.9% |
| Vista Preparatory Academy Red Bluff | 541 | 71.2% | 12.5% |
| Hilmar Middle Hilmar | 542 | 66.4% | 29.1% |
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 La Contenta Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 25.9% | #873 of 1,224 | #47 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #969 of 1,227 ▼ 108 | #48 of 76 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #828 of 1,227 ▲ 5 | #44 of 76 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +3.0pp | #517 of 1,214 | #40 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 647 | #682 of 1,377 | #53 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 19.6:1 | #406 of 1,279 | #21 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 57.6% | #487 of 1,278 | #18 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 70.2% | #720 of 1,329 | #54 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.9% | #596 of 930 | #40 of 56 |
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
647
-86 (-12%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 872
Student : Teacher
19.6:1
was 22.9:1
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 | 647 | 33.1 | 19.6:1 | 70% (454) |
| 2023-24 | 645 | 35.3 | 18.3:1 | 72% (464) |
| 2022-23 | 650 | 31 | 21.0:1 | 72% (466) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 32 | 22.9:1 | 79% (580) |
| 2017-18 | 734 | 31.9 | 23.0:1 | 72% (531) |
| 2015-16 | 743 | 31 | 24.0:1 | 71% (524) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | N/A | N/A | 70% (599) |
| 2000-01 | 837 | 40 | 20.9:1 | 46% (382) |
| 1990-91 | 872 | 38 | 22.9:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for La Contenta Middle.
Since 2017-18: students down 12% (734 to 647); teachers up 4% (31.9 to 33.1).
About La Contenta Middle
La Contenta Middle is a medium-sized middle school in Yucca Valley, California. It educates 647 students in grades 7 through 8.
District-wide, Morongo Unified has 16 schools and 7,225 students.
White students are the majority at La Contenta Middle, with 54% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 36% Hispanic, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. The school's White share is 21 points above the 33% share among San Bernardino County residents. La Contenta Middle's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 33.1 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 19.6:1. That is lower than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 70%.
Measured against California public middle schools, La Contenta Middle receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 38.4%. La Contenta Middle scores 25.9%.
Within San Bernardino County, the median household income is $85,478, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 11%. In all, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools and roughly 393,648 students.
Black Rock Alternative/Continuation is the public school closest to La Contenta Middle, about 0.3 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is 7. La Contenta Middle is 6th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES describes the area around La Contenta Middle as Rural: Fringe, meaning in rural territory close to an urban area.
La Contenta Middle's enrollment dropped from 733 in 2020-21 to 647 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 22.9:1 to 19.6:1.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at La Contenta Middle. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Morongo Unified
- Yucca Valley HighHigh · 1,168 students
- Twentynine Palms HighHigh · 719 students
- Onaga ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Yucca Valley ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 461 students
Other schools in Yucca Valley
- Yucca Valley HighHigh · 1,168 students
- Onaga ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Yucca Valley ElementaryElementary · 545 students
- Yucca Mesa ElementaryElementary · 401 students
- Black Rock Alternative/ContinuationHigh · 122 students
Nearby schools
- Black Rock Alternative/Continuation0.3 mi · 122
- Onaga Elementary1.7 mi · 586
- Friendly Hills Elementary2.0 mi · 266
- Yucca Valley High3.2 mi · 1,168
- Joshua Tree Elementary4.5 mi · 250
- Yucca Valley Elementary4.6 mi · 545
Frequently asked questions
About La Contenta MiddleHow large is La Contenta Middle?
La Contenta Middle enrolls approximately 647 students in grades 07-08.
What age range does La Contenta Middle serve?
La Contenta Middle serves students from grade 07 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at La Contenta Middle?
Approximately 19.6:1 students per teacher at La Contenta Middle.
How diverse is La Contenta Middle?
La Contenta Middle reports a student body of 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is La Contenta Middle public or private?
La Contenta Middle is a public K-12 school, overseen by Morongo Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.