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California City High School

Serves grades 9 - 12

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Raw data sources:
  • Test Scores: Edfacts (U.S. Department of Education), State departments of education.
  • Expenditures: National Center for Education Statistics.
  • Educational Environment: American Community Survey (U.S. Census Bureau).
Date(s) & Update Frequency:
  • Test data: Reflects 2023 – 2024 school year.
  • Expenditures: 2022
  • Educational Environment: 2023 (latest available). Updated annually.
  • All data updated June 2025

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School Overview

Address
8567 Raven Way
California City, CA 93505
Phone
(760) 373-5263
District
Mojave Unified
County
KERN COUNTY
Type of School
Regular elementary or secondary
Magnet School
No
Charter School
No
Students Enrolled
637
Classroom Teachers
22

School Quality Ratings

School Quality Compared to California

3

(10 is best)

Better than 23.9% of all CA schools.

School Quality Compared to U.S.

2

(10 is best)

California City High School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind Tests)

Grade 11

60 50 40 30 20 10 0
23%
41%
36%
55%
10%
27%
    Proficiency in Reading and Math
    Proficiency in Reading
    Proficiency in Math
School
State

Class Size (number of students per classroom teacher)

40 30 20 10 0
29
24
22
16
    AVG FOR THIS SCHOOL
    AVG FOR DISTRICT
    AVG FOR STATE
    AVG FOR NATION
SCHOOL ENROLLMENT BY GRADE NUMBER OF STUDENTS PERCENTAGE
Grade 8 1 0.2%
Grade 9 163 25.6%
Grade 10 161 25.3%
Grade 11 153 24.0%
Grade 12 159 25.0%
Total 637 100%

School enrollment by group

Ethnic/Racial Groups This School This District This State
White (non-hispanic) 15.6% 13.2% 23.2%
Black 30.9% 28.4% 5.1%
Hispanic 52.3% 56.3% 57.3%
Asian Or Pacific Islander 0.5% 1.3% 13.4%
American Indian Or Native Of Alaska 0.7% 0.8% 1.0%
Economic Groups This School This District This State
Economically disadvantaged 83.8% 89.0% 59.8%
Free lunch eligible 76.8% 83.4% 52.5%
Reduced lunch eligible 7.1% 5.6% 7.3%
POPULATION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
POPULATION 20,136 38,965,193
POPULATION DENSITY (per sq. mile) 21.6 247
POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
4 YEARS OLD AND BELOW 6.7% 5.6%
5-19 YEARS OLD 21.2% 19.2%
20-44 YEARS OLD 38.9% 35.1%
45-64 YEARS OLD 21.2% 24.8%
65 OR OLDER 12.1% 15.3%
HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
Number Of Households 6,574 13,434,847
Single Parent Households With Children 13.2% 8.2%
Adults With At Least A High School Diploma 77.2% 84.6%
Adults With At Least A Bachelor's Degree 9.7% 36.5%
HOUSEHOLD INCOME DISTRIBUTION DISTRICT FOR THIS SCHOOL STATE
$150,000 or more 7.8% 30.6%
$100,000 - $149,999 15.1% 17.9%
$75,000 - $99,999 9.2% 11.8%
$50,000 - $74,999 20.3% 13.3%
$30,000 - $49,999 20.7% 11.1%
$15,000 - $29,999 12.2% 8.0%
$15,000 or less 14.7% 7.4%

Education Expenditures

For this District Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,620 $24,498,000 50.8%
Support Expenditures
Student $1,316 $3,740,000 7.8%
Staff $437 $1,242,000 2.6%
General Administration $453 $1,288,000 2.7%
School Administration $1,123 $3,191,000 6.6%
Operation $1,449 $4,118,000 8.5%
Transportation $900 $2,557,000 5.3%
Other $642 $1,825,000 3.8%
Total Support $6,320 $17,961,000 37.3%
Non-instructional Expenditures $2,019 $5,737,000 11.9%
Total Expenditures $16,958 $48,196,000 100.0%
For the State Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,891 $52,040,046,000 48.6%
Support Expenditures
Student $997 $5,835,934,000 5.4%
Staff $932 $5,455,332,000 5.1%
General Administration $247 $1,445,763,000 1.4%
School Administration $991 $5,801,460,000 5.4%
Operation $1,401 $8,201,416,000 7.7%
Transportation $246 $1,439,454,000 1.3%
Other $846 $4,952,067,000 4.6%
Total Support $5,661 $33,131,426,000 30.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,746 $21,924,446,000 20.5%
Total Expenditures $18,298 $107,095,918,000 100.0%
For the Nation Per Student Total % of Total
Instructional Expenditures $8,505 $421,432,149,000 50.1%
Support Expenditures
Student $912 $45,189,184,320 5.4%
Staff $715 $35,442,027,000 4.2%
General Administration $282 $13,997,625,000 1.7%
School Administration $800 $39,661,338,000 4.7%
Operation $1,302 $64,530,934,000 7.7%
Transportation $501 $24,826,324,680 3.0%
Other $567 $28,090,428,000 3.3%
Total Support $5,081 $251,737,861,000 29.9%
Non-instructional Expenditures $3,383 $167,614,653,000 19.9%
Total Expenditures $16,969 $840,784,663,000 100.0%

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