Summary:
ZIP code 92398 has eight schools—four elementary, one middle, two high and one alternative—serving grades K–12, with enrollments ranging from 42 to 510; the most important takeaway is that achievement varies widely among schools, and the reported school averages are below state figures in ELA, math and science.
Different schools lead in each subject: Silver Valley High has the highest all-grades ELA result at 66%, 17 points above the state and 32 points above the other schools’ average. Tiefort View Intermediate leads math at 40%, 1 point above the state and 18 points above the other schools’ average; Fort Irwin Middle leads science at 46%, 10 points above the state and 21 points above the others’ average. At the other end, Calico Continuation High has the lowest reported result in all three subjects: 16% in ELA, 4% in math and 0% in science—33, 34 and 36 points below state figures. Grade-level results add important context: Newberry Springs Elementary reaches 65% in grade-5 ELA, while Fort Irwin Middle is above state results in all three reported grade-8 subjects.
Recent changes are mixed: the average ELA result fell 7 points from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, math rose 1 point, and science rose 8 points among the five schools with results in both years. SchoolDigger’s statewide ranking percentiles also declined for several schools: Silver Valley High moved from the 83rd to the 71st percentile, Fort Irwin Middle from the 72nd to the 53rd, and Calico from the 40th to the 14th. Low-income measures offer context, not an explanation: all eight schools reported free/reduced lunch eligible for 2024–2025, ranging from 52% at Fort Irwin Middle to 93% at Calico. Attendance and completion tell another part of the story: Calico reports 100% graduation but 73% chronic absenteeism, compared with 99% graduation and 26% absenteeism at Silver Valley High. Some schools have small enrollments, so results may reflect relatively few students.
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