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Mojave High

Public Grades 9-12

2116^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 2% of California high schools

Summary

Mojave High is a small public high school serving 277 students in grades 9-12 within the Hesperia Unified district, situated in a high-needs community where over 85% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, ranking in the bottom 2% of all California high schools with proficiency rates far below nearby schools; for example, only 3% of students are proficient in English compared to 49% at Sultana High and 45% at Hesperia High. Other major concerns include a chronic absenteeism rate of 72%—more than triple the district average—and a dropout rate of 12.1%, though the school's 87.9% graduation rate is slightly above the state average.

Notably, Mojave High spends over $45,900 per student, which is 13% more than other traditional high schools in the district, yet several nearby charter schools like Excelsior Charter and Altus Schools Mirus Charter achieve much higher academic results with similar student populations at less than half the cost, indicating that the school's struggles may relate to its specific educational model and resource use rather than just community factors.

277

Students ?

25.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,936

Per pupil spending ?

85.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16633 Lemon St.
Hesperia, CA 92345-2133

(760) 948-3999

District: Hesperia Unified

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.3%

African American:

8.3%

White:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Dropout rate above the California average (12% vs 8%)

!High chronic absenteeism (72% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,116^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5High Schools in the Hesperia Unified

1334^th of 1,543Hesperia Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	2116 of 2162	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	2056 of 2159	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.5	2064 of 2170	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2031 of 2123	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.1	1289 of 1290	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2029 of 2133	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.8	1717 of 2017	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.8	1776 of 2021	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.4	1774 of 2039	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	1939 of 1994	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.8	1743 of 2426	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.7	1517 of 2354	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	18.6	1689 of 2367	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.3	1740 of 2281	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	27.0	1530 of 2238	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	21.0	1502 of 2117	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.3	1407 of 2063	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	18.6	1485 of 1968	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	22.0	1320 of 1901	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	22.9	1159 of 1653	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	486 of 523	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	507 of 521	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	510 of 522	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	587 of 592	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.1	1129 of 1161	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	1117 of 1117	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	34.7	723 of 1085	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.1	773 of 1064	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	942 of 1044	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	848 of 941	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	547 of 938	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1858 of 1906	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	1852 of 1915	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.1	1857 of 1915	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1759 of 1858	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	3.8	1054 of 1054	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	1707 of 1833	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1537 of 1760	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	1856 of 1900	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.9	1807 of 1902	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1815 of 1917	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	1764 of 1861	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	1707 of 1814	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	1458 of 1742	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.5	1955 of 2013	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	1942 of 2026	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.5	1901 of 2030	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	1896 of 1943	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.5	1110 of 1126	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	1865 of 1937	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	1585 of 1862	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1903 of 1942	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.6	1822 of 1948	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.6	1849 of 1963	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.7	1860 of 1916	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.9	1121 of 1122	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	1839 of 1880	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1577 of 1834	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	1193 of 1252	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	1156 of 1216	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	1120 of 1197	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	4.0	1159 of 1193	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	1153 of 1204	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.9	1190 of 1222	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	3.2	1146 of 1173	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

English Language Learner (2024)33rd percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)7th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)5th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2023)3rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics100%+63 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy3%-46 vs state

Science0%-33 vs state

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by a student
Monday, September 28, 2009

MOJAVE HIGH SCHOOL IS THE BEST SCHOOL. THEY EVEN HELP THE TROUBLED KIDS AND GET THEM ON THE RIGHT PATH TO GRADUATING. Close Quote

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Mojave High	Public	9-12	16633 Lemon St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-3999	277	11	25.6	85.2%	20 (7.2%)	23 (8.3%)	228 (82.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.8%)	8	2116^th of 2162 public high schools	2.1%		10.2	2056^th of 2159 public high schools	4.8%	60			0.0	0.0	0.0			3.0	3.0			1.5	1.5	$45,936	$11,648	$34,288
Hesperia Community Day	Public	7-12	16527 1/2 Lemon St.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-1771	22	3	7.4	63.6%	4 (18.2%)	2 (9.1%)	16 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)					0.0				5.3				0.0	$64,843	$6,582	$58,261
Alta Vista Innovation High	Public, Charter	9-12	11988 Hesperia Rd.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Alta Vista Innovation High District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 203-4846	2,812	86	32.8	87.4%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20.8	1677^th of 2162 public high schools	22.4%		18.8	1724^th of 2159 public high schools	20.1%	47				15.8	15.8			23.4	23.4			8.1	8.1
Sultana High	Public	9-12	17311 Sultana Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-6777	2,098	96	21.8	73.0%	359 (17.1%)	112 (5.3%)	1,562 (74.5%)	25 (1.2%)	5 (0.2%)	5 (0.2%)	30 (1.4%)	44.1	1161^st of 2162 public high schools	46.3%		42.1	1188^th of 2159 public high schools	45.0%	27			26.4		25.9			49.9	49.9			14.6	14.6	$40,662	$5,870	$34,792
Hesperia High	Public	9-12	9898 Maple Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9898	2,405	106	22.7	77.1%	198 (8.2%)	180 (7.5%)	1,947 (81.0%)	30 (1.2%)	5 (0.2%)	7 (0.3%)	38 (1.6%)	50.6	1026^th of 2162 public high schools	52.5%		47.6	1063^rd of 2159 public high schools	50.8%	37			29.8	5.0	29.0			45.4	45.4			25.1	25.1	$40,483	$5,881	$34,602
Excelsior Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	18422 Bear Valley Rd. Bldg. 11	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Excelsior Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-4262	2,170	94	22.9	72.3%	496 (22.9%)	195 (9.0%)	1,311 (60.4%)	24 (1.1%)	11 (0.5%)	6 (0.3%)	115 (5.3%)	41.1	1237^th of 2162 public high schools	42.8%		37.9	1295^th of 2159 public high schools	40.0%	58	19.7		19.2	32.1	19.9	36.0	33.0	44.0	37.2	27.7	19.2	20.5	22.6	$16,552	$624	$15,928
Lakeview Leadership Academy	Public	7-12	12484 Tamarisk Rd.	Victorville	92395	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3400	901	50	18.1	82.7%	84 (9.3%)	153 (17.0%)	603 (66.9%)	14 (1.6%)	4 (0.4%)	7 (0.8%)	35 (3.9%)	45.2	1138^th of 2162 public high schools	47.4%		43.7	1155^th of 2159 public high schools	46.5%	17	8.8		19.1		9.9	21.1	23.9	61.9	24.9	16.5	5.5	14.3	11.3
Adelanto High	Public	9-12	15620 Joshua St.	Adelanto	92345	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-3909	2,247	96	23.3	86.2%	62 (2.8%)	421 (18.7%)	1,617 (72.0%)	14 (0.6%)	2 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	120 (5.3%)	37	1327^th of 2162 public high schools	38.6%		31.6	1454^th of 2159 public high schools	32.7%	127			23.5	7.5	22.3			48.8	48.8			7.0	7.0
Altus Schools Mirus Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	14135 Main St. Ste. 201	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Altus Schools Mirus Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 947-7100	292	10	29.2	73.6%	61 (20.9%)	10 (3.4%)	202 (69.2%)	3 (1.0%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	10 (3.4%)	46.1	1114^th of 2162 public high schools	48.5%		42.3	1186^th of 2159 public high schools	45.1%	72	13.8	28.2	25.0	26.3	23.4	35.0	33.3	44.2	38.7	15.0	17.2	14.0	15.2	$17,137	$1,924	$15,213
Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter	Public, Charter	7-12	14120 Bear Valley Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Options for Youth-Victor Valley Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 241-8300	886	30	29.4	85.6%	106 (12.0%)	122 (13.8%)	596 (67.3%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	43 (4.9%)	47.1	1097^th of 2162 public high schools	49.3%		33.9	1400^th of 2159 public high schools	35.2%	303	9.8			17.8	13.6	16.9	18.3	54.4	35.7	4.2	9.8	15.2	11.1	$20,777	$247	$20,530

Frequently Asked Questions about Mojave High

What is the racial makeup of Mojave High?

Students at Mojave High are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Mojave High a good school?

Mojave High ranks in the bottom 2.1% of California high schools.

What district is Mojave High in?

Hesperia Unified

How many students attend Mojave High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 277 students attended Mojave High.

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