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Barstow Junior High

Q: Is Barstow Junior High a good school?

Barstow Junior High ranks in the bottom 1.2% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Barstow Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Barstow Junior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Barstow Junior High?

Students at Barstow Junior High are 57% Hispanic, 21% African American, 13% White, 7% Two or more races.

Q: What high school do graduates of Barstow Junior High attend?

Students who attend Barstow Junior High usually go on to attend Barstow High

Public Grades 7-8

2728^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 1% of California middle schools

Summary

Barstow Junior High is a public middle school serving about 650 students in grades 7-8 within the Barstow Unified School District, serving a community with significant economic need.

The school faces profound academic and attendance challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all below 6% and a chronic absenteeism rate of over 66%, meaning two-thirds of students miss a significant amount of school. This performance places it in the bottom 1% of all California middle schools, a ranking that has fallen sharply over the past decade. These struggles are consistent across all student groups, including those from low-income families, English learners, and students receiving special education services.

A telling comparison can be made with the Barstow STEM Academy, another district middle school. Despite having a similar student population and a less favorable student-to-teacher ratio, STEM Academy achieves significantly higher test scores and a much lower absenteeism rate. This contrast suggests that differences in school programs, culture, or teaching methods may be influencing outcomes. While Barstow Intermediate also performs below state averages, Barstow Junior High's results are the most concerning in the district, indicating a need for urgent intervention, particularly to address the attendance crisis.

646

Students ?

20.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$15,580

Per pupil spending ?

80%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1000 Armory Rd.
Barstow, CA 92311

(760) 255-6204

District: Barstow Unified

Students who attend Barstow Junior High usually attend:

High:

Barstow High

Feeder schools for Barstow Junior High:

Elementary:	Cameron Elementary
	Crestline Elementary
	Henderson Elementary
	Lenwood Elementary
	More...
	Montara Elementary
	Skyline North Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

African American:

21.2%

White:

12.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2015 → 1st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (4% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (1st percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (66% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school4%

District avg14%

California avg41%

2,728^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From bottom 32% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Barstow Unified

1467^th of 1,543Barstow 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	5.2	2728 of 2761	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	2735 of 2783	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.8	2707 of 2781	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2694 of 2740	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.8	883 of 894	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2541 of 2715	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	2323 of 2480	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.0	2284 of 2508	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.4	2125 of 2497	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.5	1680 of 2477	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.2	1515 of 2379	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.0	1388 of 2259	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	44.5	1243 of 2236	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.8	1447 of 2179	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2009	21.0	1715 of 2063	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	15.7	1779 of 2005	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.8	1649 of 1999	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.7	1443 of 1804	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	37.7	1043 of 1777	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	19.5	1457 of 1769	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	604 of 609	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	617 of 627	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	595 of 613	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	625 of 637	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	575 of 643	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	529 of 600	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.7	1478 of 1531	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	335 of 354	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1418 of 1491	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1255 of 1369	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	28.4	1318 of 1478	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	796 of 1521	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1302 of 1540	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.3	241 of 363	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	892 of 1442	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.9	680 of 1364	50.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.5	2517 of 2533	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2520 of 2551	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.1	2458 of 2531	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2442 of 2509	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	6.7	733 of 738	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2264 of 2380	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2144 of 2262	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	2367 of 2395	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.6	2355 of 2388	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.4	2301 of 2374	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2320 of 2359	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	2091 of 2213	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	1892 of 2072	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	474 of 477	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	393 of 394	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.1	327 of 336	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2518 of 2542	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.7	2550 of 2579	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2477 of 2531	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.6	2415 of 2458	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.9	710 of 721	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2225 of 2369	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.8	2093 of 2230	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	2516 of 2534	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.0	2530 of 2552	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	2496 of 2538	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	2506 of 2527	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	8.0	756 of 763	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2297 of 2407	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	2141 of 2273	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.6	725 of 726	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.5	694 of 701	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	655 of 677	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	644 of 665	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	0.6	554 of 554	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.7	461 of 462	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1501 of 1566	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.2	1477 of 1552	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1396 of 1531	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	1516 of 1520	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	2.8	1522 of 1537	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.1	1530 of 1543	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.8	1546 of 1555	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.8	1519 of 1602	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	1438 of 1496	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)11th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)1st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)1st percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Female (2025)1st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy6%-43 vs state

Science4%-29 vs state

Mathematics3%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)			Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
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Barstow Junior High	Public	7-8	1000 Armory Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6204	646	31	20.7	80.0%	83 (12.8%)	137 (21.2%)	369 (57.1%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.9%)	44 (6.8%)	5.2	2728^th of 2761 public middle schools	1.2%		7	2735^th of 2783 public middle schools	1.7%	7		3.9	3.9			5.7	5.5	5.6			3.5	1.8	2.7	$15,580	$2,717	$12,863
Barstow Intermediate	Public	5-6	1000 Armory Rd.	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6000	692	28	24.3	88.7%	88 (12.7%)	161 (23.3%)	388 (56.1%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.6%)	46 (6.6%)								(n/a)	5.5		5.5	6.7	9.4			8.0	3.1	2.4			2.8	$16,304	$2,274	$14,030
Barstow STEM Academy	Public	5-8	310 Mountain View	Barstow	92311	San Bernardino County	Barstow Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 255-6150	454	15	30.2	60.1%	88 (19.4%)	44 (9.7%)	286 (63.0%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	24 (5.3%)	24.1	2049^th of 2761 public middle schools	25.8%		33.9	1672^nd of 2783 public middle schools	39.9%	377	17.2	26.4	20.9	38.8	24.0	45.9	26.4	33.3	4.7	9.7	22.4	12.8	11.4	$13,909	$1,839	$12,070

Frequently Asked Questions about Barstow Junior High

What high school do graduates of Barstow Junior High attend?

Students who attend Barstow Junior High usually go on to attend Barstow High

What district is Barstow Junior High in?

Barstow Unified

Is Barstow Junior High a good school?

Barstow Junior High ranks in the bottom 1.2% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Barstow Junior High?

Students at Barstow Junior High are 57% Hispanic, 21% African American, 13% White, 7% Two or more races.

How many students attend Barstow Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 646 students attended Barstow Junior High.

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