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Enrollment
420
Elementary
DISTRICT 473 · STATE 465
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOJAVE UNIFIED·NCES 062523003769
Mojave Elementary
15800 O St., Mojave, CA 93501 · (661) 824-2456 · Kern County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL420 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of California public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- FBeats 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 elementary schools
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.8:1 · STATE 22.3:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
381 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 81 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (72) is 11% smaller than its 5th grade class (81).
Student demographics
65%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
14.5%
CA avg 49.1% . +8.5pp since 2014
Math
6.3%
CA avg 37.7% . +1.3pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 14 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 up about 8 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 2.9% | 11.6% | 15.0% | 70.5% |
| Math | 1.9% | 4.4% | 18.4% | 75.2% |
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 | 14.5% | 6.3% |
| 2023-24 | 7.3% | 5.9% |
| 2022-23 | 5.4% | 4.8% |
| 2021-22 | 14.7% | 6.6% |
| 2018-19 | 18.5% | 14.1% |
| 2017-18 | 19.8% | 9.9% |
| 2016-17 | 13.2% | 9.5% |
| 2015-16 | 8.0% | 5.0% |
| 2014-15 | 6.0% | 5.0% |
% 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
8.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
26.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 8% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 26% 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 Mojave Elementary
Mojave Elementary's state test result (8.4% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave Elementary this school | 420 | 90.7% | 8.4% |
| Cameron Elementary Barstow | 436 | 89.7% | 24.0% |
| Hacienda Elementary California City | 497 | 83.9% | 17.1% |
| Woodlake Elementary Sacramento | 351 | 91.2% | 21.0% |
| Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Richmond | 375 | 90.1% | 5.7% |
| Westside Park Elementary Adelanto | 481 | 86.9% | 13.2% |
Matched among California elementary 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 Mojave Elementary ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #5,122 of 5,151 | #148 of 148 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 6.3% | #5,139 of 5,172 ▲ 3 | #149 of 150 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 14.5% | #5,059 of 5,172 ▲ 98 | #148 of 150 ▲ 1 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.3pp | #1,700 of 5,116 | #42 of 147 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 420 | #3,427 of 5,915 | #117 of 163 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.0:1 | #2,204 of 5,352 | #85 of 145 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.3% | #1,222 of 5,354 | #11 of 145 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.7% | #1,021 of 5,625 | #56 of 153 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -3.0% | #3,532 of 3,837 | #84 of 95 |
Ranked against other public elementary 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
420
+6 (+1%) vs 2020
+4% since 1990-91, when it was 404
Student : Teacher
22.0:1
was 21.8:1
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 | 420 | 19.1 | 22.0:1 | 91% (381) |
| 2023-24 | 386 | 17.1 | 22.6:1 | 91% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 414 | 18.1 | 22.9:1 | 93% (387) |
| 2020-21 | 414 | 19 | 21.8:1 | 90% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 433 | 22 | 19.7:1 | 94% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 23 | 21.6:1 | 90% (447) |
| 2010-11 | 455 | N/A | N/A | 88% (402) |
| 2000-01 | 327 | 13 | 25.1:1 | 69% (227) |
| 1990-91 | 404 | 16 | 25.3:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mojave Elementary.
Since 2017-18: students down 3% (433 to 420); teachers down 13% (22 to 19.1).
About Mojave Elementary
The public elementary school Mojave Elementary is located in Mojave, California. Enrolled students number 420 students, in kindergarten through 5.
Mojave Unified oversees Mojave Elementary and 5 other schools, with 2,902 students in total.
Mojave Elementary is 50% Hispanic by enrollment. Other students are 27% Black, 10% White, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school has about 22.0 students per teacher and 19.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is close to the 22.3:1 average for elementary schools in California. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 91%. That rate is above the 76% average among public schools in Kern County.
Measured against California public elementary schools, Mojave Elementary receives an F. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
On a poverty-adjusted basis, Mojave Elementary is in the bottom 10% of California schools: 8.4% actual against 26.4% predicted.
Kern County has about 915,075 residents, and the median household income is $70,210, 19% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides Mojave Elementary, Kern County has 278 other public schools.
Of nearby public schools, Mojave Jr./Sr. High is the closest, at about 0.1 miles. The school's 8.4% average proficiency ranks 7th among 7 nearby schools.
NCES describes the area around Mojave Elementary as Rural: Distant, meaning in rural territory some distance from an urban area.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 414 in 2020-21, 420 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at Mojave Elementary. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- California City MiddleMiddle · 478 students
- Mojave Jr./Sr. HighHigh · 400 students
Nearby schools
- Mojave Jr./Sr. High0.1 mi · 400
- Robert P. Ulrich Elementary12.3 mi · 503
- California City High12.3 mi · 604
- Hacienda Elementary12.4 mi · 497
- California City Middle12.6 mi · 478
- Rosamond High Early College Campus13.0 mi · 927
Frequently asked questions
About Mojave ElementaryWhat is the total enrollment at Mojave Elementary?
Mojave Elementary enrolls approximately 420 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does Mojave Elementary serve?
Mojave Elementary serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Mojave Elementary?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Mojave Elementary is approximately 22.0:1 (19 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mojave Elementary?
At Mojave Elementary, the student body is approximately 10% White, 50% Hispanic, 27% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Mojave Elementary in?
Mojave Elementary is part of Mojave Unified.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.