Summary:
Mojave High is a public high school located in Hesperia, California, serving grades 9-12 with a student population of 329. The school is part of the Hesperia Unified School District, which is ranked 1340 out of 1560 districts in California and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Mojave High consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of California high schools, with a statewide ranking between 1289 and 2163 out of 2335 schools in the most recent years. The school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below state and district averages, with only 4.04% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 55.41% statewide and 39.15% in the Hesperia Unified School District. Mojave High's performance on mathematics and science assessments is also extremely low, with only 1% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in mathematics and 2.02% proficient or better in science. The school's four-year graduation rate has fluctuated in recent years, ranging from 71.4% to 86.1%, which is lower than the state and district averages, and its dropout rate has been high, ranging from 6.5% to 17.5% in recent years.
Mojave High's challenges appear to disproportionately impact certain student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students, who consistently rank in the bottom 10-20% of California high schools in various metrics. The school's high rates of chronic absenteeism, ranging from 53.1% to 96.2% in recent years, may also be contributing to its overall academic underperformance. In comparison, nearby Sultana High and Hesperia High, which are also part of the Hesperia Unified School District, have higher statewide rankings, better test scores, higher graduation rates, and lower dropout and chronic absenteeism rates.
Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
Hesperia Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2174th of 2,346 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $11,411
Student/teacher ratio: 18.6
Number of students: 329
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
78.4%
White:
10.9%
African American:
8.5%
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Two or more races:
1.5%
Asian:
0.3%
American Indian:
0.3%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 70.2%
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