Mojave Jr./sr. High, Mojave CA - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Mojave Jr./sr. High

Mojave Jr./Sr. High is a combined middle and high school serving grades six through twelve in Mojave, a small unincorporated High Desert community anchored by aerospace and transportation work. The school has an enrollment of a few hundred students, nearly all of whom are economically disadvantaged; a majority are Hispanic or Latino, with a significant Black population and smaller Asian and white cohorts. Most students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's recent state assessment results show very low proficiency across tested subjects. In English language arts, where data span grades six through eight, proficiency rates range from single digits in grade six to low double digits in grade seven. Mathematics proficiency is even lower, including zero proficiency reported in grade six and single-digit rates in grades seven and eight. Science proficiency, measured in grade eight, is also in single digits. These results place the school in the bottom quartile among Kern County school districts on overall proficiency. Prior social studies data from 2012-13 showed grade eight proficiency at roughly one-third of students, though this older assessment preceded the current state testing system.

The school spans middle and high school grades under one roof, which is an operational choice that affects how students experience scheduling, peer groups, and the transition between middle and high school. State testing data are not available for high school grades, as California's current accountability system tests through grade eight. A graduation rate was not provided in the available data, which is typical when that metric has not been separately reported for the school or is not disaggregated at the individual-school level for administrative purposes.

Program offerings and course detail were not included in the data received, so a parent would benefit from contacting the school directly to ask about career pathways, dual-enrollment or college-credit options, special education services, and English learner supports, as these are not documented here.

Mojave itself is a car-oriented town whose economy centers on the Mojave Air and Space Port, home to companies engaged in aerospace design, flight testing, and advanced manufacturing. The community is ethnically diverse and heavily renter-occupied, with a mixed workforce of service, office, and transportation roles. Civic life clusters around Mojave East Park near the school and the county library rather than a commercial downtown. Housing is modest and older in median construction, with property values somewhat below state and national benchmarks. The district has undertaken a multi-year curriculum-alignment partnership focused on ELA and math and is implementing behavior-support practices district-wide, representing a sustained instructional initiative that would affect your child's classroom experience.

A parent should connect directly with the school about its current program breadth, support services for students working below grade level, and pathways available in the high school grades, since those details are not documented in publicly available data.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=90%Cohort of 45 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 60%

School 0% · District 6% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 21 pts below county median

Grade 77%

School 7% · District 8% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 82%

School 2% · District 3% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 26 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 62%

School 2% · District 17% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 42 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

Grade 711%

School 11% · District 14% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 35 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 88%

School 8% · District 11% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 37 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Science

Grade 86%

School 6% · District 4% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▼ 20 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 832%

School 32% · District 31% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

This schoolMojave Unified, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.