# Mesquite Continuation High

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.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/schools/mesquite-continuation-high-ridgecrest |
| District | [Sierra Sands Unified](https://caschooltrends.com/districts/sierra-sands-unified) |
| Address | 140 West Drummond, Ridgecrest, CA, 93555-3118 |
| City | [Ridgecrest](https://caschooltrends.com/cities/ridgecrest) |
| Grade span | 10-12 |
| Charter status | Non-charter |
| Student Enrollment | 95 |
| 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) |
| Student / teacher ratio | 14:1 |
| Per-student spending | $17,434 |
| Low-Income Students | 73 (76.8%) |
| English Learners | 8 (8.4%) |

Based on California’s CALPADS student-group data (2025).

## Quick Links

| Label | URL |
| --- | --- |
| School Website | [School Website](https://www.google.com/search?q=Mesquite%20Continuation%20High%20Ridgecrest%20school%20website) |
| Great Schools | [Great Schools](https://www.greatschools.org/search/search.page?state=CA&q=Mesquite%20Continuation%20High%20Ridgecrest) |
| Niche | [Niche](https://www.niche.com/k12/mesquite-continuation-high-school-ridgecrest-ca/) |
| Ed-Data | [Ed-Data](https://www.ed-data.org/school/kern/sierra-sands-unified/mesquite-continuation-high) |
| CAASPP | [CAASPP](https://caaspp-elpac.ets.org/caaspp/DashViewReportSB?ps=true&lstTestYear=2026&lstTestType=B&lstCounty=15&lstDistrict=73742-000&lstSchool=1530054&lstGroup=1&lstSubGroup=1&lstSchoolType=A&lstGrade=13&lstFocus=a) |

## 2-Year Trends

| Subject | From year | To year | 2-year change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reading | 2024 | 2026 | -2.5% |
| Math | 2024 | 2026 | +4.4% |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 13.6% | 44 |
| 2025 | 23.1% | 39 |
| 2026 | 11.1% | 27 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 4.7% | 43 |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 42 |
| 2026 | 9.1% | 33 |

## 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 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 5.9% | N/A |
| 2025 | 3.9% | 61.5% |
| 2026 | 15.0% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +9.1% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | 3.0% | N/A |
| 2025 | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | 11.5% | N/A |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Low-Income | 2024 | 2026 | +8.5% |
| Non-Low-Income | N/A | N/A | N/A |

### Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 17.6% |
| 2025 | N/A | 22.9% |
| 2026 | N/A | 13.6% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | -4.0% |

### Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2024 | N/A | 6.1% |
| 2025 | N/A | 0.0% |
| 2026 | N/A | 7.7% |

| Group | From year | To year | Change |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| English Learners | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| English Native | 2024 | 2026 | +1.6% |

### Reading Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6.7% | 15 |
| White | 18.2% | 11 |

### Math Performance by Race and Ethnicity

| Group | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Hispanic or Latino | 16.7% | 18 |
| White | 0.0% | 13 |

### Reading Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 27 | 70.4% | 18.5% | 7.4% | 3.7% |

### Math Score Distribution by Grade

| Grade | Tested Students | Minimal | Developing | Proficient | Advanced |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 11 | 33 | 81.8% | 9.1% | 6.1% | 3.0% |