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Irving L. Branch Elementary

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Irving L. Branch Elementary ranks 3453 rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 3-6

3453^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 5,857 California Elementary Schools

Better than 41% of California elementary schools

Summary

Irving L. Branch Elementary is a public school for grades 3-6 with 388 students in Edwards, CA, serving a community near Edwards Air Force Base within the Muroc Joint Unified district.

Compared to most nearby schools, Irving L. Branch stands out for its stronger academic results and lower student economic need. Its proficiency rates in English (39.6%) and math (30.2%) are well above those of schools like West Boron Elementary (18.8% English, 13.4% math) and Mojave Elementary (14.5% English, 6.3% math). The school also has a much lower rate of chronic student absences (21.4%) than many neighbors and operates with significantly less funding per student while achieving these outcomes.

Despite outperforming its local peers, the school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade. There are also notable performance differences between grade levels, with a particular drop in fifth-grade scores, and significant achievement gaps for student subgroups within the school. For families in the area, Irving L. Branch represents a higher-performing option, but it faces ongoing challenges in serving all students effectively and reversing its downward trend in state comparisons.

388

Students ?

23.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,730

Per pupil spending ?

17.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1577 Payne Ave.
Edwards, CA 93523-1513

(760) 306-4966

District: Muroc Joint Unified

Students who attend Irving L. Branch Elementary usually attend:

High:	Boron Junior-Senior High
	Desert Junior-Senior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.8%

White:

29.6%

Two or more races:

26.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 64th percentile in 2015 → 41st in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg27%

California avg41%

3,453^rd of 5,857

California public elementary schools ?

Bottom 41%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to bottom 41% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Elementary 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	3453 of 5857	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.0	3306 of 5869	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.9	3005 of 5859	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	3025 of 5883	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.2	711 of 1417	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	2036 of 5789	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.6	2107 of 5662	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.8	1762 of 5692	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	67.7	1628 of 5614	71.0%	★★★★☆
2015	58.5	2006 of 5611	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	49.6	2716 of 5530	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	2112 of 5390	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.7	2372 of 5377	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.5	2354 of 5314	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.8	1307 of 5193	74.8%	★★★★☆
2008	75.1	1182 of 5113	76.9%	★★★★☆
2007	71.3	1315 of 5113	74.3%	★★★★☆
2006	71.1	1287 of 4818	73.3%	★★★★☆
2005	83.1	812 of 4822	83.2%	★★★★☆
2004	77.2	1020 of 4809	78.8%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.7	1655 of 2227	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	58.4	759 of 2585	70.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	3279 of 5597	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	3097 of 5612	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.5	2984 of 5609	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	3140 of 5635	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.9	604 of 1267	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.9	1898 of 5492	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	2389 of 5413	55.9%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	3643 of 5107	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.3	3243 of 5107	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	2931 of 5087	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	2808 of 5084	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.8	1370 of 4963	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	989 of 4830	79.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	4990 of 5460	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.3	4988 of 5517	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	4299 of 5363	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.3	3391 of 5264	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.1	565 of 1110	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.1	1697 of 5173	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.2	1853 of 5084	63.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.4	3439 of 5628	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	3287 of 5643	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	2849 of 5638	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.5	2807 of 5663	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.9	650 of 1272	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	2075 of 5510	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.9	1811 of 5431	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	94 of 153	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.9	64 of 118	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.2	86 of 140	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	90 of 130	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.7	632 of 718	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.2	623 of 670	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	616 of 669	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.4	572 of 610	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.5	342 of 445	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.7	271 of 339	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1851 of 2847	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1650 of 2635	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1080 of 2420	55.4%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	2137 of 2598	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	2123 of 2651	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	2069 of 2661	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.9	2121 of 2726	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.1	1881 of 2834	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	2024 of 2737	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)39th percentile~ school

Military Connected (2025)39th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile-12 vs school

Disabled (2022)26th percentile-23 vs school

White (2025)18th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)9th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy40%-9 vs state

Mathematics30%-7 vs state

Science20%-12 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)					% Completely Immunized (2022)	% Polio (2022)	% Hepatitis B (2022)	% Varicella (2022)	% DTP (2022)	% MMR (2022)	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 5th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 3rd Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 4th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 5th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	% Completely Immunized KG	% Polio KG	% Hepatitis B KG	% Varicella KG	% DTP KG	% MMR KG	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Irving L. Branch Elementary	Public	3-6	1577 Payne Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4966	388	17	23.5	17.3%	115 (29.6%)	10 (2.6%)	139 (35.8%)	19 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	104 (26.8%)	36.4	3453^rd of 5857 public elementary schools	41.0%		38	3306^th of 5869 public elementary schools	43.7%	147	20.2	20.2	31.3	50.5	32.1	43.2	39.6	30.2	42.4	15.5	30.5	30.2							$16,730	$16,612	$118
William A. Bailey Elementary	Public	K-2	1565 Bailey Ave.	Edwards	93523	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 306-4991	366	21	17.4	15.0%	107 (29.2%)	15 (4.1%)	119 (32.5%)	18 (4.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (29.0%)								(n/a)																			$21,461	$21,246	$215
Hacienda Elementary	Public	3-5	19950 Hacienda Blvd.	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-5824	497	18	27.6	83.9%	59 (11.9%)	136 (27.4%)	259 (52.1%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (7.2%)	12.4	5478^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		14.4	5367^th of 5869 public elementary schools	8.6%	111	11.3	11.3	21.0	26.4	24.5		24.1	12.1	13.9	7.4		11.3							$18,563	$16,664	$1,899
Rosamond Elementary	Public	K-5	3082 Glendower St.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5050	822	39	21.0	88.2%	101 (12.3%)	95 (11.6%)	555 (67.5%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	67 (8.2%)	12.4	5476^th of 5857 public elementary schools	6.5%		11	5629^th of 5869 public elementary schools	4.1%	153	8.7	8.7	25.9	18.4	18.9		21.3	21.8	15.2	8.7		15.5	88.5	94.8	96.0	96.6	92.0	97.1	$17,676	$14,878	$2,798
Robert P. Ulrich Elementary	Public	K-2	9124 Catalpa Ave.	California City	93505	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 373-4824	503	23	21.8	81.9%	73 (14.5%)	109 (21.7%)	269 (53.5%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	44 (8.7%)								(n/a)													90.2	96.0	97.1		94.3	94.3	$20,278	$18,560	$1,718
Eastside Elementary	Public	K-6	6742 East Avenue H	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3907	423	18	23.5	96.0%	20 (4.7%)	46 (10.9%)	331 (78.3%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.0%)	20.8	4761^st of 5857 public elementary schools	18.7%		21.4	4739^th of 5869 public elementary schools	19.3%	22	10.9	10.9	27.0	26.9	26.2	26.9	26.7	22.2	23.9	24.6	24.4	23.8	96.8				96.8		$22,699	$20,272	$2,427
Westpark Elementary	Public	K-5	3600 Imperial Ave.	Rosamond	93560	Kern County	Southern Kern Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 256-5030	952	43	22.1	72.7%	229 (24.1%)	51 (5.4%)	599 (62.9%)	16 (1.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (5.7%)	33.9	3657^th of 5857 public elementary schools	37.6%		39.3	3217^th of 5869 public elementary schools	45.2%	440	27.7	27.7	37.8	33.6	44.7		38.9	32.4	28.6	21.4		27.5	89.8	93.2	96.6	94.4	90.4	94.9	$16,726	$14,254	$2,472
Mojave Elementary	Public	K-5	15800 O St.	Mojave	93501	Kern County	Mojave Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 824-2456	420	19	22.0	90.7%	43 (10.2%)	113 (26.9%)	212 (50.5%)	22 (5.2%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	24 (5.7%)	7	5779^th of 5857 public elementary schools	1.3%		5.3	5855^th of 5869 public elementary schools	0.2%	76	6.5	6.5	8.3	14.3	19.5		14.5	5.1	12.9	1.3		6.3	86.7	90.7			86.7	94.7	$24,598	$23,128	$1,470
West Boron Elementary	Public	K-6	12300 Del Oro St.	Boron	93516	Kern County	Muroc Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 762-5430	276	15	18.4	75.4%	89 (32.2%)	37 (13.4%)	126 (45.7%)	5 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	19 (6.9%)	14.2	5332^nd of 5857 public elementary schools	9.0%		9.6	5699^th of 5869 public elementary schools	2.9%	367	10.0	10.0	42.9	15.4	17.5	4.2	18.8	31.4	19.2	5.0	4.2	13.4	77.8	86.1	88.9	88.9	80.6	88.9	$23,213	$21,842	$1,371
Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center	Public	K-8	45006 North 30th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 952-1200	10	1	10.9	90.0%	0 (0.0%)	6 (60.0%)	3 (30.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (10.0%)								(n/a)																			$13,316	$10,980	$2,336

Frequently Asked Questions about Irving L. Branch Elementary

What schools do graduates of Irving L. Branch Elementary attend?

Students who attend Irving L. Branch Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Boron Junior-Senior High
High : Desert Junior-Senior High

What district is Irving L. Branch Elementary in?

Muroc Joint Unified

Is Irving L. Branch Elementary a good school?

Irving L. Branch Elementary ranks 3453^rd of 5857 California elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Irving L. Branch Elementary?

Students at Irving L. Branch Elementary are 36% Hispanic, 30% White, 27% Two or more races, 5% Asian, 3% African American.

How many students attend Irving L. Branch Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 388 students attended Irving L. Branch Elementary.

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