Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Summary:

Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain is an alternative public charter school located in Barstow, California, serving grades K-12 with a total enrollment of 538 students. However, the school faces significant challenges, with declining academic performance and high rates of dropout and chronic absenteeism compared to state averages.

Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain has had declining four-year graduation rates, dropping from 70.4% in 2021-2022 to 64.0% in 2022-2023, which is significantly lower than the state average of 84.3%. The school also has a high dropout rate of 34.8% in 2022-2023, much higher than the state average of 8.9%. Additionally, the school's chronic absenteeism rate of 16.6% in 2022-2023 is higher than the state average of 14.3%. Academically, the school's performance on standardized tests is significantly below the state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, with only 33.33% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the state average of 55.73%.

When compared to the nearby Independence Charter Academy and Silver Valley Academy, Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain performs significantly worse on key metrics such as graduation rates, test scores, and chronic absenteeism. The high percentage of students (81.6% in 2022-2023) receiving free or reduced-price lunch at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain suggests that the school serves a population facing significant socioeconomic challenges, which may contribute to the lower academic performance. Addressing these issues will require a comprehensive approach to support the unique needs of the school's student population.


Detail:

Public, Charter, Alternative K-12

 2151 West Main St.
       Barstow, CA  92311-3711


(760) 245-3222

District: Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain District

SchoolDigger Rank:
5725th of 5,862 California Alternative Schools


Student/teacher ratio:  23.5 Help
Number of students:  565

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
54.5%
White:
27.3%
African American:
10.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  84.4% Help


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Compare Details Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain ranks worse than 97.7% of elementary schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 8.88. (See more...)
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Compare Details Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain ranks worse than 96.5% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 9.32. (See more...)
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Compare Details Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain ranks worse than 78.4% of high schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.71. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain:

SchoolDigger ranks Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain 5725th of 5862 California public elementary schools. (See Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain 2680th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain 1821st of 2323 California public high schools. (See Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain in the ranking list.)

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Rank History for Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.39 5712th 5789 1.3%
2022 7.34 5839th 5883 0.7%
2023 9.55 5730th 5874 2.5%
2024 8.88 5725th 5862 2.3%
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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 7.25 5113th 5173 1.2%
2022 8.27 5222nd 5264 0.8%
2023 10.59 5264th 5374 2.0%
2024 8.45 5448th 5511 1.1%
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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 8.01 5599th 5635 0.6%
2024 8.90 5506th 5605 1.8%
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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 5.35 5485th 5510 0.5%
2022 10.04 5550th 5663 2.0%
2023 7.15 5626th 5650 0.4%
2024 8.78 5545th 5636 1.6%
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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 10.57 4840th 4963 2.5%
2022 7.07 5073rd 5084 0.2%
2023 7.94 5065th 5098 0.6%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.16 2646th 2715 2.5%
2022 6.64 2716th 2740 0.9%
2023 6.14 2774th 2802 1.0%
2024 9.32 2680th 2777 3.5%
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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 27.81 1172nd 1550 24.4%
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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 6.68 2319th 2369 2.1%
2022 8.69 2413th 2458 1.8%
2023 6.89 2523rd 2549 1.0%
2024 9.91 2491st 2575 3.3%
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Rank History for middle school Female students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 4.52 2371st 2380 0.4%
2022 6.85 2497th 2509 0.5%
2023 6.33 2532nd 2547 0.6%
2024 11.08 2423rd 2546 4.8%
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Rank History for middle school Male students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 9.13 2318th 2407 3.7%
2022 7.37 2504th 2527 0.9%
2023 5.43 2552nd 2558 0.2%
2024 8.42 2503rd 2547 1.7%
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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 5.44 2184th 2213 1.3%
2022 10.04 2298th 2359 2.6%
2023 5.79 2378th 2391 0.5%
2024 8.74 2333rd 2383 2.1%
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Rank History for middle school White students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 3.20 1586th 1602 1.0%
2022 1.10 1555th 1555 0.0%
2023 2.07 1549th 1552 0.2%
2024 7.34 1461st 1535 4.8%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all high school students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 18.35 1658th 2133 22.3%
2022 27.43 1486th 2123 30.0%
2023 11.17 1995th 2348 15.0%
2024 14.71 1821st 2323 21.6%
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Rank History for high school Multi-racial students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 2.56 771st 786 1.9%
2024 2.34 788th 804 2.0%
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Rank History for high school English Language Learner students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 23.95 1083rd 1323 18.1%
2024 24.39 1070th 1350 20.7%
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Rank History for high school Special Education students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 19.90 1379th 1547 10.9%
2024 21.16 1317th 1534 14.1%
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Rank History for high school Low Socio Economic Status students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 21.61 1474th 1937 23.9%
2022 33.02 1292nd 1943 33.5%
2023 13.03 1870th 2247 16.8%
2024 14.06 1795th 2235 19.7%
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Rank History for high school Homeless students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 19.78 372nd 451 17.5%
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Rank History for high school Female students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 15.97 1512th 1833 17.5%
2022 25.90 1362nd 1858 26.7%
2023 11.12 1841st 2118 13.1%
2024 13.79 1741st 2098 17.0%
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Rank History for high school Male students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 17.77 1489th 1880 20.8%
2022 26.03 1379th 1916 28.0%
2023 10.39 1927th 2207 12.7%
2024 13.61 1754th 2172 19.2%
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Rank History for high school African American students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 11.56 679th 720 5.7%
2024 18.93 620th 721 14.0%
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Rank History for high school Hispanic students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 19.39 1415th 1814 22.0%
2022 40.92 1077th 1861 42.1%
2023 12.18 1811th 2142 15.5%
2024 12.75 1754th 2125 17.5%
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Rank History for high school White students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 5.93 1139th 1222 6.8%
2022 8.98 1106th 1204 8.1%
2023 3.62 1369th 1434 4.5%
2024 8.76 1233rd 1406 12.3%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
2019 145 33 0 158 6 0 21 0 363
2020 153 40 1 159 4 0 25 0 382
2021 208 34 1 266 4 1 55 0 569
2022 141 34 0 283 5 0 43 1 507
2023 159 49 3 283 4 0 39 1 538
2024 154 58 1 308 4 0 39 1 565

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 363 15.3 23.5 74.7
2020 382 n/a n/a 82.7
2021 569 19.8 28.6 76.3
2022 507 21.7 23.2 81.9
2023 538 23.1 23.2 81.6
2024 565 23.9 23.5 84.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
2019 363 15.3 23.5 74.7
2020 382 n/a n/a 82.7
2021 569 19.8 28.6 76.3
2022 507 21.7 23.2 81.9
2023 538 23.1 23.2 81.6
2024 565 23.9 23.5 84.4

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Impact of COVID-19 on Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 5712th of 5789 Elementary schoolsRanks 5730th of 5874 Elementary schools
 1.1%
Ranks 2646th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2774th of 2802 Middle schools
 1.5%
Ranks 1658th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 1995th of 2348 High schools
 7.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)27.30
 27.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.542.2
 6.4%
3rd Grade Mathematics (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)07.1
 7.1%
   3rd Grade Mathematics (California)50.243.5
 6.7%
4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)9.126.7
 17.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.543.7
 5.7%
4th Grade Mathematics (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)9.10
 9.1%
   4th Grade Mathematics (California)44.940.8
 4.1%
5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)9.516.7
 7.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.746.7
 5%
5th Grade Mathematics (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)00
   5th Grade Mathematics (California)3833.4
 4.6%
5th Grade Science (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)4.68.3
 3.8%
   5th Grade Science (California)31.731.9
 0.1%
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)12.512.5
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)34.2
 1.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)15.214.3
 0.9%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)6.40
 6.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)5.70
 5.7%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)00
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)3.90
 3.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)19.821.1
 1.3%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)1.20
 1.2%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain)7.68
 0.4%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students363538
 48.2%
African American3349
 48.5%
American Indian64
 33.3%
Asian03
Hispanic158283
 79.1%
Pacific Islander00
White145159
 9.7%
Two or More Races2139
 85.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients74.7%81.6%
 6.9%


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In the 2023-24 school year, 565 students attended Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain.

Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain ranks in the bottom 2.3% of California alternative schools.

Students at Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain are 55% Hispanic, 27% White, 10% African American, 7% Two or more races.


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