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California City High

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California City High ranks 1380 th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1380^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,137 California High Schools

Better than 35% of California high schools

Summary

California City High is a 9–12 high school in California City, California, serving 604 students in the Mojave Unified area. Attendance is the most urgent concern: in 2025–2026, 53% of students were chronically absent, compared with 18% statewide and 50% in the district, despite a substantial improvement from 73% in 2021–2022.

California City High is strongest in ELA among the nearby schools and exceeds its district in all three subjects, but remains below state results throughout. In 2025–2026, its All Grades results were 46% in ELA, 13% in math and 22% in science; state results were 49%, 38% and 36%, while district results were 23%, 11% and 13%. The school’s ELA result was above Mojave Junior/Senior High (13%) and Desert Junior-Senior High (43%). In math and science, it scored above Mojave (6% and 8%) but below Desert (16% and 26%). The 11th-grade comparisons show the same broad pattern: results above the district but below Desert and the state in each subject. The nearby schools serve younger grades, so 11th-grade results offer a closer comparison.

Science has made the clearest progress: its result rose from 10% in 2022–2023 to 22% in 2025–2026, narrowing the state gap by 6 points. ELA improved by 4 points overall, while math rose by 4 points but its state gap widened slightly. SchoolDigger ranked California City High at the 35th percentile with 2 stars in 2025–2026, up from the 22nd percentile and 1 star the year before; it sits between Mojave (24th percentile) and Desert (49th). Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 22.7, compared with 20.0 at Mojave and 16.4 at Desert. In 2024–2025, 80% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible, versus 85% at Mojave and 13% at Desert. One notable difference in SchoolDigger’s statewide group rankings: African American Students ranked at the 16th percentile, below the school’s 35th-percentile overall standing. Graduation also improved, reaching 87% in 2025–2026, close to the state’s 88%; the dropout rate fell to 8%.

604

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,660

Per pupil spending ?

79.8%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

8567 Raven Way
California City, CA 93505-1971

(760) 373-5263

District: Mojave Unified

Feeder schools for California City High:

Elementary:	Hacienda Elementary
	Robert P. Ulrich Elementary
Middle:	California City Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

52.2%

African American:

27.6%

White:

11.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (27% vs 42% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (52% vs 18% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school27%

District avg16%

California avg42%

1,380^th of 2,137

California public high schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 7 pts since 2016

From bottom 42% (2016) to bottom 35% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Mojave Unified

918^th of 968Mojave 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
2026	34.8	1380 of 2137	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	20.1	1690 of 2162	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1458 of 2159	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.8	1467 of 2170	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1462 of 2123	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	1041 of 2133	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.7	1183 of 2017	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.1	1281 of 2021	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.2	1177 of 2039	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	38.7	1196 of 1994	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	25.2	1469 of 2426	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.9	1182 of 2354	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.1	1314 of 2367	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.9	1107 of 2281	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	74.0	202 of 2238	91.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	20.8	410 of 491	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	11.2	490 of 523	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.7	375 of 517	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.1	359 of 521	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	355 of 522	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.2	351 of 592	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	448 of 582	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.9	983 of 1161	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.2	1096 of 1117	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	787 of 1052	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	32.5	782 of 1085	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.4	476 of 1064	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.0	447 of 1044	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	39.1	1131 of 1865	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2025	16.1	1590 of 1906	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.9	1197 of 1915	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1288 of 1915	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1375 of 1858	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.9	852 of 1833	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	1062 of 1760	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	41.5	1116 of 1880	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2025	29.6	1356 of 1900	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1223 of 1902	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	1277 of 1917	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	1173 of 1861	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.7	671 of 1814	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.3	727 of 1742	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	38.4	1238 of 1999	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2025	19.4	1589 of 2013	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.0	1401 of 2026	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1350 of 2030	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.6	1343 of 1943	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.5	970 of 1937	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	1077 of 1862	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	27.4	1408 of 1932	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	21.0	1502 of 1942	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	1403 of 1948	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1397 of 1963	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1310 of 1916	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	1102 of 1880	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1181 of 1834	35.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.6	359 of 541	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	25.1	974 of 1235	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2025	20.2	1120 of 1252	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.9	912 of 1216	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	853 of 1197	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	37.3	751 of 1132	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2025	9.4	1049 of 1155	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	38.1	760 of 1173	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	839 of 1193	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	984 of 1204	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	664 of 1222	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.7	721 of 1173	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2026)41st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2026)39th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)38th percentile+3 vs school

White (2026)34th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2023)34th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile-5 vs school

Male (2026)27th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2026)21st percentile-14 vs school

African American (2026)16th percentile-19 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy46%-4 vs state

Science22%-14 vs state

Mathematics13%-25 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CSA Spanish Overall (2026)		CSA Spanish Listening (2026)		CSA Spanish Writing (2026)		CSA Spanish Reading (2026)		CSA Spanish Speaking (2026)	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 (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CSA Spanish Overall 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Overall All Grades	CSA Spanish Listening 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Listening All Grades	CSA Spanish Writing 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Writing All Grades	CSA Spanish Reading 12th Grade	CSA Spanish Reading All Grades	CSA Spanish Speaking 12th Grade	CAST Science 8th 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
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%)	34.8	1380^th of 2137 public high schools	35.4%		20.1	1690^th of 2162 public high schools	21.8%	310											22.4		21.8				45.6	45.6				12.9	12.9	$20,660	$18,998	$1,662
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%)	21	1633^rd of 2137 public high schools	23.6%		17.6	1730^th of 2162 public high schools	20.0%	97										8.2	6.8		7.5	8.1	4.4	8.2	34.1	12.9	1.6	4.4	8.2	11.4	6.0	$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)
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%)	47.8	1083^rd of 2137 public high schools	49.3%		46.2	1111^th of 2162 public high schools	48.6%	28										22.5	31.6		25.6		35.2	43.8	52.5	42.7		17.8	13.7	18.6	16.4	$18,753	$18,442	$311

Frequently Asked Questions about California City High

What is the racial makeup of California City High?

Students at California City High are 52% Hispanic, 28% African American, 12% White, 7% Two or more races.

What district is California City High in?

Mojave Unified

What schools feed into California City High?

California City High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Hacienda Elementary
Elementary : Robert P. Ulrich Elementary
Middle : California City Middle

How many students attend California City High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 604 students attended California City High.

Is California City High a good school?

California City High ranks 1380^th of 2137 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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