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Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon

Q: Is Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon a good school?

Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California alternative schools.

Q: How many students attend Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon?

In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon?

Students at Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon are 80% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

Public, Charter, Alternative Grades K-12

2679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Alternative Schools

Better than 1% of California alternative schools

Summary

Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon is an alternative K–12 school in Fontana, California, with 221 students. In 2025–2026, its proficiency rates were 17% in English language arts (ELA), 1% in math and 5% in science, all well below state results. Math is the clearest concern: the school trailed the state by 37 percentage points, its largest gap in any subject.

Compared with nine nearby schools with scores, Gold Canyon was fourth-lowest in ELA, lowest in math and second-lowest in science. Its results were 11 points below the nearby-school average in ELA, 20 points below in math and 16 points below in science; ELA was its closest subject to the nearby average, while math was farthest behind. Science was closest to the state result, with a 31-point gap, compared with 32 points in ELA. Results at Mojave River Academy - National Trails, a similar K–12 alternative school, were also low and slightly higher than Gold Canyon’s in each subject. District-level test results were not supplied for the Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District, so a district comparison is not available.

Scores have declined overall since 2022–2023: ELA fell 8 percentage points, math 4 points and science 3 points, while state results rose in all three subjects. Gold Canyon’s gap with the state widened in each subject. Other measures offer context: chronic absenteeism was 1% in 2025–2026, compared with 18% statewide, while graduation reached 84% that year, up 9 percentage points from 2021–2022. In 2024–2025, 89% of students were eligible for free/reduced lunch, above the nearby-school average of 81%. The student-teacher ratio was 21.4, higher than six of the eight nearby schools with a reported ratio. SchoolDigger provides no rank or star rating for Gold Canyon.

221

Students ?

21.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$24,203

Per pupil spending ?

89.1%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

8922 Beech Ave.
Fontana, CA 92368-8200

(760) 245-3222

District: Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

White:

13.6%

Two or more races:

3.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2026

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 14 percentile points since 2022

Worth a look

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!English Language Arts/Literacy scores 32 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school40%

California avg42%

Middle school

2,679^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 3 pts since 2019

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,790^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2019

From bottom 23% (2019) to bottom 16% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	4.5	2679 of 2703	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.7	2721 of 2761	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.7	2600 of 2783	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2402 of 2781	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2685 of 2740	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.4	2612 of 2715	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	8.0	2425 of 2483	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.1	2511 of 2533	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.1	2330 of 2551	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	1975 of 2531	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	5.4	2303 of 2325	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.2	2376 of 2395	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.7	2094 of 2388	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.8	1646 of 2374	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2283 of 2359	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	5.7	2461 of 2493	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	6.0	2515 of 2542	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	2463 of 2579	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	2051 of 2531	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.1	2456 of 2458	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2299 of 2369	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	3.4	2468 of 2478	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2025	5.9	2509 of 2534	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.0	2413 of 2527	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	13.7	1790 of 2137	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1633 of 2162	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1708 of 2159	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	1705 of 2170	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	1680 of 2123	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1638 of 2133	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.8	1619 of 1865	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	18.4	1544 of 1906	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.4	1496 of 1915	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	1526 of 1915	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	1549 of 1858	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	1538 of 1833	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	14.2	1589 of 1880	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.7	1485 of 1900	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.1	1515 of 1902	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1544 of 1917	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1399 of 1861	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1307 of 1814	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	15.8	1648 of 1999	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	22.8	1542 of 2013	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1581 of 2026	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1618 of 2030	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1538 of 1943	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1483 of 1937	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	12.4	1661 of 1932	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	24.2	1442 of 1942	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	1726 of 1948	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1571 of 1963	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1559 of 1916	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	1466 of 1880	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2026)2nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)1st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)1st percentile~ school

Male (2026)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)18th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)15th percentile~ school

Male (2026)14th percentile~ school

Female (2026)13th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

Mathematics87%+49 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-32 vs state

Science5%-31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking ()				Ranking ()				CAST Science (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)								Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)								Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	SchoolDigger Rating ()	Average Standard Score ()	Statewide Rank ()	State Percentile ()	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8922 Beech Ave.	Fontana	92368	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	221	10	21.4	89.1%	30 (13.6%)	4 (1.8%)	176 (79.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)		3.7	4.6		5.0					4.8	11.1	29.6	17.2					0.0	3.7	0.0	0.9	$24,203	$23,848	$355
Zupanic Virtual Academy	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	809 South Willow Ave.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Rialto Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 820-8110	90	5	18.7	88.9%	9 (10.0%)	9 (10.0%)	70 (77.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (2.2%)								(n/a)			43.2		43.2							57.9	57.9							46.2	46.2	$37,602	$37,438	$164
Vista Norte Public Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	248 East Base Line Rd.	Rialto	92376	San Bernardino County	Vista Norte Public Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 509-5496	667	22	30.2	87.6%	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)		26.1		21.4	21.7	50.0				6.9	28.3	20.4	22.1	41.7				17.2	21.7	2.7	11.6	$37,327	$36,842	$485
Inland Empire Springs Charter	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	8968 Archibald Ave	Rancho Cucamonga	91730	San Bernardino County	Inland Empire Springs Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 252-8800	323	14	23.6	61.3%	64 (19.8%)	37 (11.5%)	184 (57.0%)	14 (4.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	23 (7.1%)								(n/a)	32.3	24.0			31.2	29.0	56.8	48.4	73.3	63.2	48.0		53.5	35.5	34.1	38.7	50.0	42.1	28.0		37.8
Washington High	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	900 East C St.	Colton	92324	San Bernardino County	Colton Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(909) 580-5011	126	17	7.4	90.5%	10 (7.9%)	9 (7.1%)	106 (84.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)								(n/a)		10.3	41.4		24.2					0.0	13.3	44.8	22.0					0.0	17.2	51.7	24.2	$67,131	$64,042	$3,089
Riverside County Juvenile Court	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6464	104	7	14.8	97.1%	9 (8.7%)	22 (21.2%)	72 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)								(n/a)					0.0							9.3	8.7							2.3	2.1	$78,368	$58,438	$19,930
Riverside County Special Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	3939 13th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(951) 826-6476	584	72	8.1	54.6%	72 (12.3%)	26 (4.5%)	450 (77.1%)	19 (3.3%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	13 (2.2%)								(n/a)	5.9				3.9	0.0	0.0	5.9	15.4				3.9	13.3	0.0	11.1	7.7				6.3
Mojave River Academy - National Trails	Public, Charter, Alternative	K-12	851 South Mt. Vernon	Colton	92368	San Bernardino County	Mojave River Academy - National Trails District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 245-3222	801	32	24.9	82.4%	135 (16.9%)	26 (3.2%)	582 (72.7%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	3 (0.4%)	41 (5.1%)								(n/a)	13.0	5.4	8.9	5.9	7.9	6.7	25.0	12.5	13.3	17.6	14.1	22.7	18.5	0.0	0.0	4.2	0.0	4.1	3.3	1.1	2.1	$17,895	$17,816	$79
Riverside Virtual	Public, Virtual, Alternative	K-12	3380 14th St.	Riverside	92501	Riverside County	Riverside Unified	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(951) 778-5300	524	32	16.2	85.7%	72 (13.7%)	43 (8.2%)	355 (67.7%)	23 (4.4%)	6 (1.1%)	5 (1.0%)	20 (3.8%)								(n/a)	51.6	48.7	48.8		49.6	50.0	39.1	62.5	72.4	41.5	69.2	53.7	56.1	16.7	45.5	58.1	55.2	58.5	66.7	45.0	52.3	$33,414	$31,352	$2,062
Community School/Independent Alternative Education	Public, Alternative	K-12	601 North E St.	San Bernardino	92415	San Bernardino County	San Bernardino County Office of Education	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(909) 386-2722	394	27	14.6	90.1%	30 (7.6%)	57 (14.5%)	285 (72.3%)	3 (0.8%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.8%)								(n/a)		1.9		8.1	6.1					9.7	9.6	6.6	7.2					9.7	1.9	2.5	3.2	$93,249	$80,348	$12,901

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Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon ranks in the bottom 0.9% of California alternative schools.

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Students at Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon are 80% Hispanic, 14% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 221 students attended Mojave River Academy - Gold Canyon.

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