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Boron Junior-Senior High

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Boron Junior-Senior High ranks 966 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-12

966^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 55% of California high schools

Summary

Boron Junior-Senior High is a public school serving about 250 students in grades 7-12 within the Muroc Joint Unified School District in the high desert community of Boron, California.

The school has shown a remarkable and dramatic improvement in its statewide academic ranking over the past year, jumping from the 14th to the 55th percentile, with gains seen across many student groups. This positive turnaround is a significant strength. However, the school faces a serious and persistent challenge with chronic student absenteeism, which at over 55% is nearly double the rate of nearby Desert Junior-Senior High and much higher than the state average. This high rate of missed school days can undermine academic progress. Boron also spends significantly more per student than Desert and maintains a smaller average class size, with about 12 students per teacher.

When comparing performance, Boron's graduation rate, while above the state average, is lower than Desert's perfect rate. Academically, Boron's 11th graders show particular strength in mathematics, outperforming both Desert and the state, though overall proficiency in English and math is generally lower than at Desert. The school serves a student population with a high level of economic need, and its performance has historically been volatile from year to year. A small continuation school, McGowan (Robert) High (Continuation), shares the campus and serves a separate group of at-risk students.

253

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,320

Per pupil spending ?

60.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

26831 Prospect St.
Boron, CA 93516-1539

(760) 762-5121

District: Muroc Joint Unified

Feeder schools for Boron Junior-Senior High:

Elementary:	Irving L. Branch Elementary
	West Boron Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.9%

White:

37.9%

African American:

11.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 55th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the California median (55th percentile)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (56% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg27%

California avg41%

Middle school

2,509^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

High school

966^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 45%▲ up 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2High Schools in the Muroc Joint Unified

1119^th of 1,543Muroc Joint 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	13.3	2509 of 2761	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2459 of 2783	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	2638 of 2781	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	2425 of 2740	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.8	860 of 894	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.0	1553 of 2715	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1868 of 2480	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.4	2092 of 2508	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	1730 of 2497	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	22.4	1929 of 2477	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.6	1823 of 2379	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.0	1606 of 2259	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.2	1491 of 2236	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	32.0	1516 of 2179	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	38.2	1246 of 2063	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	843 of 2005	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	32.8	1321 of 1999	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	23.8	1400 of 1804	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	28.7	1263 of 1777	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	37.3	1027 of 1769	41.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	2214 of 2533	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2302 of 2551	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2393 of 2531	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2405 of 2509	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	5.6	737 of 738	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1729 of 2380	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1829 of 2262	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2160 of 2395	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1753 of 2388	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.6	2137 of 2374	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2154 of 2359	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1770 of 2213	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1582 of 2072	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.4	2407 of 2542	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2291 of 2579	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2419 of 2531	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.8	2103 of 2458	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	8.6	713 of 721	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1977 of 2369	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1692 of 2230	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	2373 of 2534	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	2232 of 2552	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	2418 of 2538	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	1937 of 2527	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.4	654 of 763	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.8	1081 of 2407	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	28.0	1585 of 2273	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.9	1410 of 1520	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	1457 of 1537	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.1	1505 of 1543	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	1432 of 1555	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	814 of 1602	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.7	1244 of 1496	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

High school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	966 of 2162	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	13.7	1860 of 2159	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1501 of 2170	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1634 of 2123	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	983 of 1290	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1233 of 2133	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1696 of 2017	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	53.9	934 of 2021	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	47.3	1061 of 2039	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.9	1303 of 1994	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	37.1	1135 of 2426	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	42.9	979 of 2354	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	41.6	1011 of 2367	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.2	787 of 2281	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	50.4	736 of 2238	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	61.2	451 of 2117	78.7%	★★★★☆
2007	47.4	714 of 2063	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	49.3	649 of 1968	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2005	48.6	622 of 1901	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2004	49.6	497 of 1653	69.9%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.1	615 of 1906	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	11.6	1720 of 1915	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1299 of 1915	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.7	1546 of 1858	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	4.5	1048 of 1054	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	1051 of 1833	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	10.0	1531 of 1760	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	804 of 1900	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	15.5	1616 of 1902	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1597 of 1861	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1096 of 1814	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	8.7	1684 of 1742	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1090 of 2013	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	9.1	1990 of 2026	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1717 of 2030	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1565 of 1943	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.5	998 of 1126	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.5	1420 of 1937	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	1674 of 1862	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1094 of 1942	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.0	1652 of 1948	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1315 of 1963	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1459 of 1916	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	856 of 1122	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1218 of 1880	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	11.4	1584 of 1834	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	834 of 1155	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	894 of 1193	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	7.4	1123 of 1204	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	897 of 1222	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	6.0	1080 of 1173	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Middle school

Female (2025)13th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

High school

Female (2025)68th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)58th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile-9 vs school

Male (2025)44th percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)28th percentile-28 vs school

Disabled (2018)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-24 vs state

Mathematics22%-15 vs state

Science17%-16 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, September 18, 2009

My son has barley started school and he is already failing he is a good kid are these teachers teaching or what. Looks like home school is in his near future. Close Quote

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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 11th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	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 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
Boron Junior-Senior High	Public	7-12	26831 Prospect St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5121	253	20	12.5	60.1%	96 (37.9%)	28 (11.1%)	111 (43.9%)	1 (0.4%)	4 (1.6%)	2 (0.8%)	11 (4.3%)	53.2	966^th of 2162 public high schools	55.3%		13.7	1860^th of 2159 public high schools	13.8%	894	8.1	27.0	17.1	20.0	18.4	37.8	25.0	15.6	13.5	38.9	22.0	$31,320	$30,298	$1,022
McGowan (Robert) High (Continuation)	Public	7-12	26831 Prospect St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5121	23	0	153.3	69.6%	9 (39.1%)	4 (17.4%)	9 (39.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (4.3%)								(n/a)												$12,175	$6,710	$5,465
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Boron Junior-Senior High

What schools feed into Boron Junior-Senior High?

Boron Junior-Senior High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Irving L. Branch Elementary
Elementary : West Boron Elementary

How many students attend Boron Junior-Senior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 253 students attended Boron Junior-Senior High.

What is the racial makeup of Boron Junior-Senior High?

Students at Boron Junior-Senior High are 44% Hispanic, 38% White, 11% African American, 4% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What district is Boron Junior-Senior High in?

Muroc Joint Unified

Is Boron Junior-Senior High a good school?

Boron Junior-Senior High ranks 966^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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