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Enrollment
400
High
DISTRICT 502 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MOJAVE UNIFIED·NCES 062523003771
Mojave Jr./Sr. High
15732 O St., Mojave, CA 93501 · (661) 824-4088 · Kern County
GRADES 06–12HIGH42-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL400 STUDENTS
F
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Scored higher than 1% of California public high 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.
- C+Three-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 high schools
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.4:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
85%
338 students
DISTRICT 85% · STATE 65%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 8 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 9 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 10 | 67 | 17% |
| Grade 11 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 12 | 49 | 12% |
Student demographics
61%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
11.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -10.1pp since 2014
Math
3.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -1.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 12 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 3 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 3.0% | 8.9% | 16.3% | 71.8% |
| Math | 1.0% | 2.5% | 15.2% | 81.4% |
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 | 11.9% | 3.4% |
| 2023-24 | 13.6% | 5.4% |
| 2022-23 | 21.3% | 6.8% |
| 2021-22 | 12.0% | 3.8% |
| 2018-19 | 14.9% | 6.1% |
| 2017-18 | 11.6% | 4.0% |
| 2016-17 | 21.8% | 2.3% |
| 2015-16 | 15.0% | 3.0% |
| 2014-15 | 22.0% | 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
8.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
30.0%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 9% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 30% 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 Jr./Sr. High
Mojave Jr./Sr. High's state test result (8.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave Jr./Sr. High this school | 400 | 84.5% | 8.7% |
| Aspire Stockton 6-12 Secondary Academy Stockton | 326 | 89.3% | N/A |
| Humanities and Arts (HARTS) Academy of Los Angeles Harbor City | 296 | 80.7% | 46.1% |
| Aspire Alexander Twilight Secondary Academy Sacramento | 464 | 81.7% | N/A |
| Richard D. Browning High Long Beach | 340 | 75.9% | 23.4% |
| Middle College High Los Angeles | 361 | 88.6% | 75.2% |
Matched among California high 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 Jr./Sr. High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Kern County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 8.7% | #1,043 of 1,052 | #33 of 34 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 3.4% | #1,046 of 1,056 ▼ 18 | #33 of 34 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 11.9% | #1,047 of 1,056 no change | #33 of 34 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -0.2pp | #371 of 1,044 | #11 of 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 400 | #1,110 of 2,093 | #33 of 48 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.0:1 | #547 of 1,352 | #10 of 38 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.1% | #377 of 1,351 | #11 of 38 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.5% | #479 of 1,575 | #21 of 39 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +17.6% | #61 of 327 | #5 of 22 |
Ranked against other public high 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
400
+22 (+6%) vs 2020
-24% since 1990-91, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
20.0:1
was 22.2:1
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 | 400 | 20 | 20.0:1 | 85% (338) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 19.3 | 18.8:1 | 96% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 396 | 20 | 19.8:1 | 91% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 378 | 17 | 22.2:1 | 79% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 340 | 18.9 | 18.0:1 | 86% (294) |
| 2015-16 | 273 | 15 | 18.2:1 | 85% (232) |
| 2010-11 | 350 | N/A | N/A | 79% (276) |
| 2000-01 | 557 | 26 | 21.4:1 | 25% (140) |
| 1990-91 | 523 | 24 | 21.8:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Mojave Jr./Sr. High.
Since 2017-18: students up 18% (340 to 400); teachers up 6% (18.9 to 20).
About Mojave Jr./Sr. High
Among the schools in Mojave, California, is Mojave Jr./Sr. High, a low-enrollment high school. Classes run from 6 through 12, and the school has 400 students. The average for high schools in California is about 838 students, so this school is 52% smaller than average.
Mojave Unified is the local district for Mojave Jr./Sr. High. It runs 6 schools with 2,902 students.
Hispanic students are the majority at Mojave Jr./Sr. High, with 57% of enrollment. The school is also 23% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian, and 5% multiracial. That is close to the 57% Hispanic share among all Kern County residents. The school's diversity index is 61%, meaning two students picked at random have a 61% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its teaching staff equals 20 full-time positions, a ratio of 20.0:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 85%. The gap from the 76% average for public schools in Kern County is 9 points.
Measured against California public high schools, Mojave Jr./Sr. High 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.
Mojave Jr./Sr. High posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 8.7%. Schools with its free or reduced-price lunch share in California are predicted to post 30.0%, so the school is 21.3 points behind and in the state's bottom 10%.
Among Kern County residents, the median household income is $70,210, roughly 19% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 15%. Mojave Jr./Sr. High is one of 279 public schools in the county.
Mojave Elementary is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Among 7 nearby schools that report test results, Mojave Jr./Sr. High ranks 6th on proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, Mojave Jr./Sr. High is Rural: Distant.
Enrollment climbed 6% from its 2020-21 level of 378. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 22.2:1 to 20.0:1.
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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 ElementaryElementary · 420 students
Nearby schools
- Mojave Elementary0.1 mi · 420
- Robert P. Ulrich Elementary12.3 mi · 503
- California City High12.3 mi · 604
- Hacienda Elementary12.5 mi · 497
- California City Middle12.7 mi · 478
- Rosamond High Early College Campus12.9 mi · 927
Frequently asked questions
About Mojave Jr./Sr. HighHow large is Mojave Jr./Sr. High?
Mojave Jr./Sr. High enrolls approximately 400 students in grades 06-12.
What age range does Mojave Jr./Sr. High serve?
Mojave Jr./Sr. High serves students from grade 06 through grade 12.
How many teachers does Mojave Jr./Sr. High have?
Mojave Jr./Sr. High employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at Mojave Jr./Sr. High?
At Mojave Jr./Sr. High, the student body is approximately 9% White, 57% Hispanic, 23% Black, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Mojave Jr./Sr. High in?
Mojave Jr./Sr. High is part of Mojave Unified.
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