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Enrollment
413
Middle
DISTRICT 530 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MORONGO UNIFIED·NCES 062586003893
Twentynine Palms Junior High
5798 Utah Trail, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277 · (760) 367-9507 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 07–08MIDDLE41-RURALTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 25% 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.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B+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 middle schools
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 20.0:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
269 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 | 208 | 50% |
| Grade 8 | 203 | 49% |
| Grade 9 | 2 | 0% |
Student demographics
70%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
36.0%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.0pp since 2014
Math
16.8%
CA avg 37.7% . -10.2pp 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 9 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 10 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 9.8% | 26.1% | 31.4% | 32.6% |
| Math | 8.7% | 8.2% | 22.6% | 60.6% |
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 | 36.0% | 16.8% |
| 2023-24 | 36.8% | 20.1% |
| 2022-23 | 31.9% | 12.5% |
| 2021-22 | 32.6% | 11.2% |
| 2020-21 | 38.8% | 17.5% |
| 2018-19 | 42.5% | 29.1% |
| 2017-18 | 44.8% | 24.4% |
| 2016-17 | 42.3% | 23.5% |
| 2015-16 | 41.0% | 25.0% |
| 2014-15 | 45.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
27.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 27% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 Twentynine Palms Junior High
Twentynine Palms Junior High's state test result (27.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twentynine Palms Junior High this school | 413 | 65.1% | 27.4% |
| Farb Middle San Diego | 443 | 67.7% | 43.2% |
| Emerson Community Charter Los Angeles | 454 | 57.9% | 48.2% |
| Taft Middle San Diego | 410 | 65.6% | 34.3% |
| James Monroe Middle Ridgecrest | 490 | 58.4% | 24.7% |
| Albert Einstein Middle Sacramento | 579 | 73.2% | 24.2% |
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 Twentynine Palms Junior High ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.4% | #816 of 1,224 | #41 of 76 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 16.8% | #968 of 1,227 ▼ 177 | #47 of 76 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #826 of 1,227 ▼ 94 | #43 of 76 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +4.5pp | #350 of 1,214 | #28 of 73 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 413 | #1,069 of 1,377 | #71 of 79 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.4:1 | #511 of 1,279 | #28 of 74 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.7% | #142 of 1,278 | #5 of 74 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.1% | #778 of 1,329 | #60 of 77 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #364 of 930 | #16 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
413
-35 (-8%) vs 2020
-32% since 1990-91, when it was 611
Student : Teacher
20.4:1
was 21.3:1
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 | 413 | 20.3 | 20.4:1 | 65% (269) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 20.7 | 20.0:1 | 57% (238) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 23.7 | 17.4:1 | 63% (261) |
| 2020-21 | 448 | 21 | 21.3:1 | 74% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 512 | 20.7 | 24.7:1 | 60% (308) |
| 2015-16 | 456 | 19 | 24.0:1 | 59% (269) |
| 2010-11 | 529 | N/A | N/A | 53% (280) |
| 2000-01 | 630 | 28 | 22.5:1 | 47% (298) |
| 1990-91 | 611 | 26 | 23.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Twentynine Palms Junior High.
Since 2017-18: students down 19% (512 to 413); teachers down 2% (20.7 to 20.3).
About Twentynine Palms Junior High
At 5798 Utah Trail in Twentynine Palms, California, Twentynine Palms Junior High operates as a low-enrollment middle school. Federal data show 413 students enrolled in grades 7 through 8 in 2024-25. Middle schools in California average about 659 students, which makes this school 37% below average.
A total of 16 schools make up Morongo Unified, with 7,225 students enrolled.
Of every 100 students at Twentynine Palms Junior High, about 37 are White, the largest group. The remaining students are 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. A diversity index of 70% means there is a 70% chance two randomly chosen students at Twentynine Palms Junior High are from different groups.
There are about 20.4 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at Twentynine Palms Junior High, which has 20.3. The ratio is within a point of the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. Eligibility for free or reduced-price lunch stands at 65%. The 74% average for public schools in San Bernardino County is 9 points higher.
Twentynine Palms Junior High earns a C on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 25% of California public middle schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 41.4% at Twentynine Palms Junior High; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 27.4%.
In the wider San Bernardino County area, the median household earns about $85,478 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 23% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 11%. Across San Bernardino County, 583 public schools serve about 393,648 students.
Of the public schools around it, Twentynine Palms Junior High is closest to Twentynine Palms Elementary, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are 5 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Twentynine Palms Junior High ranks 5th of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as Rural: Fringe. That means it sits in rural territory close to an urban area.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 448 to 413.
People who know Twentynine Palms Junior High can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
- La Contenta MiddleMiddle · 647 students
- Onaga ElementaryElementary · 586 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Yucca Valley ElementaryElementary · 545 students
Other schools in Twentynine Palms
- Twentynine Palms HighHigh · 719 students
- Twentynine Palms ElementaryElementary · 579 students
- Oasis ElementaryElementary · 461 students
- Condor ElementaryElementary · 397 students
- Palm Vista ElementaryElementary · 362 students
- PreschoolElementary
Nearby schools
- Twentynine Palms Elementary0.1 mi · 579
- Oasis Elementary1.8 mi · 461
- Palm Vista Elementary2.2 mi · 362
- Twentynine Palms High2.2 mi · 719
- Condor Elementary3.8 mi · 397
- Joshua Tree Elementary15.6 mi · 250
Frequently asked questions
About Twentynine Palms Junior HighHow many students attend Twentynine Palms Junior High?
Twentynine Palms Junior High enrolls approximately 413 students in grades 07-08.
Is Twentynine Palms Junior High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Twentynine Palms Junior High is a middle school covering grades 07-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Twentynine Palms Junior High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Twentynine Palms Junior High is approximately 20.4:1 (20 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Twentynine Palms Junior High?
At Twentynine Palms Junior High, the student body is approximately 37% White, 37% Hispanic, 16% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is Twentynine Palms Junior High public or private?
Twentynine Palms Junior High 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.