# High Desert

High Desert is underperforming. Only 40.0% of students met California's reading standard. Math is weaker: 12.9% of students met California's math standard.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/high-desert-ridgecrest |
| District | [Sierra Sands Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/sierra-sands-unified) |
| Address | 140 West Drummond Avenue, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555-3118 |
| City | [Ridgecrest](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/ridgecrest) |
| Grade span | No Data |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | N/A |
| Current Reading Proficiency | 40.0% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 12.9% |
| Reading State Rank | N/A |
| Math State Rank | N/A |
| Student / teacher ratio | N/A |
| Per-student spending | $17,434 |
| Low-Income Students | N/A |
| English Learners | N/A |

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=High%20Desert%20Ridgecrest%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=High%20Desert%20Ridgecrest) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/high-desert-ridgecrest-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/kern/sierra-sands-unified/high-desert) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=15&lstDistrict=73742-000&lstSchool=0165100&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Math | N/A | N/A | N/A |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 40.0% | 25 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 12.9% | 31 |

## Performance details

Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.

### Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 36.4% | 42.9% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | 25.0% | 5.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | N/A | 36.4% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2026 | N/A | 14.3% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White | 33.3% | 18 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| White | 5.0% | 20 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 13 | 0.0% | 53.9% | 23.1% | 23.1% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 15 | 73.3% | 26.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% |