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Mojave Junior/Senior High

Q: Is Mojave Junior/Senior High a good school?

Mojave Junior/Senior High ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California high schools.

Q: How many students attend Mojave Junior/Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Mojave Junior/Senior High.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mojave Junior/Senior High?

Students at Mojave Junior/Senior High are 57% Hispanic, 23% African American, 9% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

Q: What schools feed into Mojave Junior/Senior High?

Mojave Junior/Senior High is fed by the following schools: Elementary : Mojave Elementary

Public Grades 6-12

1730^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 20% of California high schools

Summary

Mojave Junior/Senior High is a public school serving grades 6-12 in Mojave, California, with a total enrollment of 364 students. The school is part of the Mojave Unified School District, which is ranked 1489 out of 1543 districts in the state and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Mojave Junior/Senior High has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of California high schools over the past decade, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Mojave Junior/Senior High significantly underperforms compared to state and district averages on standardized tests, with only 11.88% of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy and just 3.43% proficient or better in Mathematics. The school also struggles with graduation and dropout rates, with an 86.4% four-year graduation rate and an 8.9% dropout rate, both of which are worse than the state averages. Additionally, Mojave Junior/Senior High has an extremely high chronic absenteeism rate, reaching as high as 61.8% in the 2022-2023 school year, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Mojave Junior/Senior High to nearby schools, such as California City High, which is also part of the Mojave Unified School District, it becomes clear that Mojave Junior/Senior High is an outlier in terms of academic performance and other key metrics. The school's consistent underperformance and the high percentage of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch (96.43%) suggest that Mojave Junior/Senior High faces significant challenges in supporting its student population and may require more targeted interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

400

Students ?

20.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,089

Per pupil spending ?

84.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15732 O St.
Mojave, CA 93501-1751

(661) 824-4088

District: Mojave Unified

Feeder schools for Mojave Junior/Senior High:

Elementary:

Mojave Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.8%

African American:

23.3%

White:

8.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 45th percentile in 2012 → 20th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (8% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Graduation rate below the California average (76% vs 88%)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school8%

District avg12%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,725^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 1%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 1% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

1,730^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 20%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 27% (2015) to bottom 20% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2High Schools in the Mojave Unified

1489^th of 1,543Mojave 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)

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.6	2725 of 2761	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.1	2716 of 2783	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2600 of 2781	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.3	2684 of 2740	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	2549 of 2715	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.0	2408 of 2508	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	8.6	2378 of 2497	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.0	2321 of 2477	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	10.8	2212 of 2379	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.1	2149 of 2259	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.8	2021 of 2236	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.8	1959 of 2179	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	608 of 609	0.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	606 of 627	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	483 of 613	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.5	633 of 637	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.6	635 of 643	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.1	1295 of 1531	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	31.4	1150 of 1521	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1205 of 1540	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.9	328 of 1442	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.1	2525 of 2533	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2495 of 2551	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.8	2463 of 2531	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.2	2469 of 2509	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	2289 of 2380	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.1	2339 of 2395	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.9	2295 of 2388	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	2064 of 2374	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.4	2258 of 2359	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1953 of 2213	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	2510 of 2542	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	2497 of 2579	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2299 of 2531	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.0	2393 of 2458	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.1	2223 of 2369	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.6	2495 of 2534	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.8	2519 of 2552	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2269 of 2538	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2472 of 2527	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.9	2255 of 2407	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1272 of 1566	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1552 of 1552	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	1730 of 2162	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1819 of 2159	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1722 of 2170	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1787 of 2123	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1535 of 2133	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	17.9	1538 of 2021	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	1531 of 2039	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.0	1455 of 1994	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.4	1432 of 2426	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	30.4	1287 of 2354	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	36.5	1136 of 2367	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2010	33.4	1190 of 2281	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.7	1037 of 2238	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2008	37.5	975 of 2117	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2007	37.6	936 of 2063	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	35.9	952 of 1968	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	42.5	743 of 1901	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	47.2	551 of 1653	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	1593 of 1906	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	1576 of 1915	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	1582 of 1915	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	1668 of 1858	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	1524 of 1833	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	1469 of 1900	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.6	1505 of 1902	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1558 of 1917	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.0	1495 of 1861	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1107 of 1814	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	1593 of 2013	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	1682 of 2026	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1550 of 2030	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.9	1755 of 1943	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1393 of 1937	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	1581 of 1942	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	1733 of 1948	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	1587 of 1916	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	1264 of 1880	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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

English Language Learner (2023)24th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+17 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

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

Female (2025)<1st percentile~ school

African American (2025)<1st percentile~ school

High school

Hispanic (2025)23rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)21st percentile~ school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science7%-25 vs state

Mathematics3%-34 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 (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/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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 Junior/Senior High	Public	6-12	15732 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-4088	400	20	20.0	84.5%	35 (8.8%)	93 (23.3%)	227 (56.8%)	21 (5.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.3%)	17.6	1730^th of 2162 public high schools	20.0%		15	1819^th of 2159 public high schools	15.7%	89	5.7		7.0		7.2	2.0	10.9	7.6	29.6	11.9	0.0	7.1	1.9	4.4	3.4	$31,089	$29,434	$1,655
Kern County Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	15926 K St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Kern County Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 824-9313	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
California City High	Public	9-12	8567 Raven Way	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-5263	604	27	22.7	79.8%	72 (11.9%)	167 (27.6%)	315 (52.2%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	43 (7.1%)	20.1	1690^th of 2162 public high schools	21.8%		31.5	1458^th of 2159 public high schools	32.5%	232			13.5		13.0				29.5	29.5				3.6	3.6	$20,660	$18,998	$1,662
Rosamond High Early College Campus	Public	9-12	2925 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5020	927	50	18.6	79.8%	210 (22.7%)	103 (11.1%)	558 (60.2%)	21 (2.3%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	30 (3.2%)	29.7	1492^nd of 2162 public high schools	31.0%		37.8	1301^st of 2159 public high schools	39.7%	191		20.9	0.0		19.6				33.0	33.0				10.0	10.0	$21,468	$19,360	$2,108
Rare Earth High (Continuation)	Public	10-12	2800 Rosamond Blvd.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5090	49	4	12.2	83.7%	10 (20.4%)	3 (6.1%)	33 (67.3%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (4.1%)	9.9	2022^nd of 2162 public high schools	6.5%		12	1953^rd of 2159 public high schools	9.5%	69			0.0		0.0				16.7	16.7				0.0	0.0	$42,270	$36,898	$5,372
Desert Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	1575 Payne Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4964	497	30	16.4	13.3%	180 (36.2%)	27 (5.4%)	179 (36.0%)	26 (5.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (16.5%)	46.2	1111^th of 2162 public high schools	48.6%		55.3	871^st of 2159 public high schools	59.7%	240	19.6		31.5		22.5		43.0	43.3	50.9	44.8		16.0	16.7	11.1	15.2	$18,753	$18,442	$311
Tehachapi High	Public	9-12	801 South Dennison Rd.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2130	1,260	56	22.5	40.0%	719 (57.1%)	19 (1.5%)	450 (35.7%)	19 (1.5%)	5 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	47 (3.7%)	41.8	1217^th of 2162 public high schools	43.7%		57.1	831^st of 2159 public high schools	61.5%	386			22.6		23.3				45.2	45.2				18.9	18.9
Monroe High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	801 South Dennison Rd.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	Tehachapi Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-2130	25	1	26.0	48.0%	11 (44.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (52.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.0%)	9.5	2040^th of 2162 public high schools	5.6%		12.1	1948^th of 2159 public high schools	9.8%	92			6.7		6.7				5.9	5.9				0.0	0.0
EPIC de Cesar Chavez	Public, Charter	9-12	122 East Tehachapi Blvd. Ste.	Tehachapi	93561	Kern County	EPIC de Cesar Chavez District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 822-4381	614	28	22.1	33.4%	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	592 (96.4%)	6 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	14.4	1825^th of 2162 public high schools	15.6%		21.8	1660^th of 2159 public high schools	23.1%	165		0.0		7.7	3.0

Frequently Asked Questions about Mojave Junior/Senior High

What is the racial makeup of Mojave Junior/Senior High?

Students at Mojave Junior/Senior High are 57% Hispanic, 23% African American, 9% White, 5% Asian, 5% Two or more races.

What schools feed into Mojave Junior/Senior High?

Mojave Junior/Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Mojave Elementary

What district is Mojave Junior/Senior High in?

Mojave Unified

How many students attend Mojave Junior/Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 400 students attended Mojave Junior/Senior High.

Is Mojave Junior/Senior High a good school?

Mojave Junior/Senior High ranks in the bottom 20.0% of California high schools.

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