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La Contenta Middle

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La Contenta Middle ranks 1847 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

1847^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 33% of California middle schools

Summary

La Contenta Middle is a public school for grades 7 and 8 in Yucca Valley, serving 647 students within the Morongo Unified School District, which serves a high-desert region with significant economic need.

Academically, the school faces challenges, with proficiency in English and math below state averages, though it performs very similarly to its district peer, Twentynine Palms Junior High. A notable strength is its science program, where student proficiency exceeds both the district average and that of nearby schools like Desert Springs Middle and Painted Hills Middle. The school operates with lower per-student spending than these comparison schools while achieving comparable or better results, suggesting efficient use of resources.

Chronic absenteeism, where students miss a significant amount of school, is a concern at 35.8%, which is higher than the state average but lower than in the neighboring Palm Springs Unified district. The school's enrollment has remained stable, and its science scores have shown recent improvement, indicating areas of positive momentum amidst the broader challenges.

647

Students ?

19.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,908

Per pupil spending ?

70.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7050 La Contenta Rd.
Yucca Valley, CA 92284-7303

(760) 228-1802

District: Morongo Unified

Students who attend La Contenta Middle usually attend:

High:

Yucca Valley High

Feeder schools for La Contenta Middle:

Elementary:	Friendly Hills Elementary
	Joshua Tree Elementary
	Landers Elementary
	Morongo Valley Elementary
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	Onaga Elementary
	Yucca Mesa Elementary
	Yucca Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.9%

Hispanic:

35.9%

African American:

4.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 14th percentile in 2021 → 33rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 33rd (2025) from a 14th-percentile low (2021)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (26% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (36% vs 19% California)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg28%

California avg41%

1,847^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 33%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From top 46% (2015) to bottom 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Morongo Unified

1077^th of 1,543Morongo 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	29.4	1847 of 2761	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.6	1875 of 2783	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1949 of 2781	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	2020 of 2740	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.9	773 of 894	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.5	1771 of 2715	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1627 of 2480	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	40.8	1378 of 2508	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	55.6	969 of 2497	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	48.8	1128 of 2477	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	67.5	668 of 2379	71.9%	★★★★☆
2012	53.5	1010 of 2259	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	31.4	1608 of 2236	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	38.6	1349 of 2179	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	36.9	1283 of 2063	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.1	1183 of 2005	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.4	994 of 1999	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2006	50.1	815 of 1804	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2005	37.3	1056 of 1777	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2004	28.5	1226 of 1769	30.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	175 of 609	71.3%	★★★★☆
2024	53.1	245 of 627	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	366 of 613	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.5	389 of 637	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	512 of 600	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.1	1388 of 1531	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	310 of 354	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.4	1323 of 1491	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.4	937 of 1369	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.5	1253 of 1478	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1440 of 1521	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	956 of 1540	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.7	1417 of 1442	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1047 of 1364	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.8	1850 of 2533	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	1847 of 2551	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.8	1837 of 2531	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1948 of 2509	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	14.1	688 of 738	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1563 of 2380	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1529 of 2262	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.1	1646 of 2395	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1541 of 2388	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1614 of 2374	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.1	1815 of 2359	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1503 of 2213	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.3	1321 of 2072	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.1	302 of 477	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	303 of 394	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.5	243 of 320	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	1683 of 2542	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1800 of 2579	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1737 of 2531	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1685 of 2458	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	26.9	574 of 721	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1522 of 2369	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1443 of 2230	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	1604 of 2534	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1648 of 2552	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1748 of 2538	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1789 of 2527	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	599 of 763	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.5	1704 of 2407	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1543 of 2273	32.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1340 of 1566	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	1288 of 1552	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1126 of 1531	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.4	1338 of 1520	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	1395 of 1537	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.7	1383 of 1543	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.9	1423 of 1555	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1369 of 1602	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1288 of 1496	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)71st percentile+38 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile-6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)15th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)12th percentile-21 vs school

Disabled (2022)9th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy36%-13 vs state

Science27%-6 vs state

Mathematics17%-20 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 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 All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
La Contenta Middle	Public	7-8	7050 La Contenta Rd.	Yucca Valley	92284	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 228-1802	647	33	19.5	70.2%	349 (53.9%)	30 (4.6%)	232 (35.9%)	8 (1.2%)	8 (1.2%)	6 (0.9%)	13 (2.0%)	29.4	1847^th of 2761 public middle schools	33.1%		28.6	1875^th of 2783 public middle schools	32.6%	28	26.8	26.8		36.9	34.9	35.9		21.3	12.3	16.8	$21,908	$20,336	$1,572
Painted Hills Middle	Public	6-8	9250 Sonora Dr.	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-1551	722	33	21.6	97.2%	64 (8.9%)	35 (4.8%)	578 (80.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	38 (5.3%)	15.2	2433^rd of 2761 public middle schools	11.9%		16.5	2418^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.1%	15	9.2	9.2	22.2	29.3	23.0	24.9	10.0	17.3	11.8	13.1	$20,451	$19,582	$869
Desert Springs Middle	Public	6-8	66-755 Two Bunch Palms Trail	Desert Hot Springs	92240	Riverside County	Palm Springs Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 251-7200	749	37	20.3	96.7%	47 (6.3%)	38 (5.1%)	636 (84.9%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	2 (0.3%)	16 (2.1%)	12.6	2533^rd of 2761 public middle schools	8.3%		16.6	2415^th of 2783 public middle schools	13.2%	118	12.7	12.7	16.7	23.9	18.6	19.6	13.1	15.1	4.9	11.0	$20,431	$19,336	$1,095
Twentynine Palms Junior High	Public	7-8	5798 Utah Trail	Twentynine Palms	92277	San Bernardino County	Morongo Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 367-9507	413	20	20.3	65.1%	153 (37.0%)	64 (15.5%)	153 (37.0%)	18 (4.4%)	5 (1.2%)	6 (1.5%)	13 (3.1%)	29.3	1852^nd of 2761 public middle schools	32.9%		37.5	1547^th of 2783 public middle schools	44.4%	305	26.6	26.6		37.6	34.3	36.0		14.6	19.1	16.8	$22,395	$20,580	$1,815

Frequently Asked Questions about La Contenta Middle

Is La Contenta Middle a good school?

La Contenta Middle ranks 1847^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of La Contenta Middle attend?

Students who attend La Contenta Middle usually go on to attend Yucca Valley High

How many students attend La Contenta Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 647 students attended La Contenta Middle.

What district is La Contenta Middle in?

Morongo Unified

What is the racial makeup of La Contenta Middle?

Students at La Contenta Middle are 54% White, 36% Hispanic, 5% African American, 2% Two or more races, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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