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Mesquite Continuation High
140 West Drummond, Ridgecrest, CA 93555-3118
Summary
Mesquite Continuation High is badly underperforming.
Reading and math results average to the 18th percentile among comparable California schools.
Only 11.1% of students met California's reading standard, and it is trending down slightly.
Math is weaker: 9.1% of students met California's math standard, but it is slowly trending up.
Proficiency Stats
| Current Reading Proficiency | 11.1% |
| Current Math Proficiency | 9.1% |
| Reading State Rank | 1,415/1,596 (11th percentile) |
| Math State Rank | 1,190/1,596 (25th percentile) |
Other Stats
| Student / Teacher Ratio | 14:1 |
| Student Enrollment | 95 |
| Low-Income Students | 73 (76.8%) |
| English Learners | 8 (8.4%) |
School Website
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Ed-Data
CAASPP2-Year Trends
2024 - 2026
Reading -2.5%•Math +4.4%
•Math +4.4%Showing school-level proficiency for the last three years
Reading Proficiency Scores
Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.
Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +9.1%•
•Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native -4.0%
Math Proficiency Scores
Race, economic status, English learner status, and distribution of scores by grade.
Race and Ethnicity
Distribution of Scores by Grade
Low-Income vs Non-Low-Income
Low-Income
Non-Low-Income
Low-Income +8.5%•
•Non-Low-Income N/A
English Learners vs English Native
English Learners
English Native
English Learners N/A•
English Native +1.6%
