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Mojave Unified Schools
Mojave Unified is a public school district in California, based in Kern County (Mojave). SchoolGrade grades 6 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Mojave Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Mojave Unified
5 of 6 schools in Mojave Unified carry a SchoolGrade (1 have no school-level proficiency results in our source data). Grade distribution:
D: 2F: 3
Best schools in Mojave Unified
Statewide rankings: all 1561 high schools in California · all 1283 middle schools in California · all 5668 elementary schools in California
The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- D+ California City High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Mojave Jrsr High (High school, meets expectations)
- F Hacienda Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- F Mojave Elementary (Elementary school, underperforms expectations)
- F California City Middle (Middle school, underperforms expectations)
Every school in Mojave Unified
High schools (2)
- D+ California City High, California City
- D- Mojave Jrsr High, Mojave
Middle and junior high schools (1)
- F California City Middle, California City
Elementary and primary schools (3)
- F Hacienda Elementary, California City
- F Mojave Elementary, Mojave
- Robert P Ulrich Elementary, California City
Where Mojave Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (2)
- California City (4)
- Mojave (2)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: Kern County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: remote rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 2,842 students with 118 full-time-equivalent teachers and 364 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0625230
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Muroc Joint Unified (5 schools, 25 mi)
- Tehachapi Unified (6 schools, 26 mi)
- Southern Kern Unified (6 schools, 27 mi)
- Sierra Sands Unified (10 schools, 29 mi)
- Lancaster Elementary (23 schools, 32 mi)
- Eastside Union Elementary (6 schools, 32 mi)
- Antelope Valley Union High (13 schools, 38 mi)
- Westside Union Elementary (12 schools, 38 mi)
Questions about Mojave Unified
How many schools are in Mojave Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 6 public schools in Mojave Unified, across 2 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Mojave Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: California City, Mojave.
How good are the schools in Mojave Unified?
Across the 5 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is F, with 11.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 18.4%. 20% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Mojave Unified?
2,842 students were enrolled in Mojave Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 24.1 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Mojave Unified?
Mojave Unified is in California, based in Kern County, with its district office in Mojave. Its boundary covers about 930 sq mi.