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Morongo Unified Schools
Morongo Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Bernardino County (Twentynine Palms). SchoolGrade grades 16 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Morongo 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 Morongo Unified
16 of 16 schools in Morongo Unified carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
B: 3C: 8D: 3F: 2
Best schools in Morongo Unified
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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.
- B Friendly Hills Elementary (Elementary school, greatly exceeds expectations)
- B- Condor Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- B- Twentynine Palms High (High school, meets expectations)
- C+ Twentynine Palms Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C+ Morongo Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Landers Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Yucca Mesa Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Yucca Valley High (High school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C- Yucca Valley Elementary (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C- La Contenta Middle (Middle school, meets expectations)
Every school in Morongo Unified
High schools (2)
- B- Twentynine Palms High, Twentynine Palms
- C Yucca Valley High, Yucca Valley
Middle and junior high schools (2)
- C- La Contenta Middle, Yucca Valley
- C- Twentynine Palms Junior High, Twentynine Palms
Elementary and primary schools (11)
- B- Condor Elementary, Twentynine Palms
- B Friendly Hills Elementary, Joshua Tree
- D+ Joshua Tree Elementary, Joshua Tree
- C Landers Elementary, Landers
- C+ Morongo Valley Elementary, Morongo Valley
- D- Oasis Elementary, Twentynine Palms
- D Onaga Elementary, Yucca Valley
- F Palm Vista Elementary, Twentynine Palms
- C+ Twentynine Palms Elementary, Twentynine Palms
- C Yucca Mesa Elementary, Yucca Valley
- C- Yucca Valley Elementary, Yucca Valley
Other schools and academies (1)
- F Black Rock Alternativecontinuation, Yucca Valley
Where Morongo Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (5)
- Twentynine Palms (6)
- Yucca Valley (6)
- Joshua Tree (2)
- Landers (1)
- Morongo Valley (1)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Bernardino County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: fringe rural (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 7,359 students with 350 full-time-equivalent teachers and 805 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0625860
- 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
- Desert Sands Unified (33 schools, 28 mi)
- Palm Springs Unified (27 schools, 33 mi)
- Lucerne Valley Unified (4 schools, 37 mi)
- Bear Valley Unified (6 schools, 38 mi)
- Banning Unified (9 schools, 39 mi)
- Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified (13 schools, 49 mi)
- Coachella Valley Unified (21 schools, 49 mi)
- Beaumont Unified (13 schools, 51 mi)
Questions about Morongo Unified
How many schools are in Morongo Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 16 public schools in Morongo Unified, across 5 cities and towns. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Morongo Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Twentynine Palms, Yucca Valley, Joshua Tree, Landers, Morongo Valley.
How good are the schools in Morongo Unified?
Across the 16 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is C-, with 27.7% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 28.7%. 56% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Morongo Unified?
7,359 students were enrolled in Morongo Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 21.0 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Morongo Unified?
Morongo Unified is in California, based in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Twentynine Palms. Its boundary covers about 1,371 sq mi.