Desert Junior-Senior High

Grades 7–12 Public District: Muroc Joint Unified

1575 Payne Ave., Edwards, CA 93523 Map

Math (met standard)
16%
−19 state 36% · 2025-26
English (met standard)
43%
−9 state 52% · 2025-26
Science (met standard)
26%
−11 state 37% · 2025-26
Low income
13%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
497
2024-25
Students per teacher
16.5
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 7 18% state 38% · 2025-26 35% state 51% · 2025-26 —
Grade 8 14% state 36% · 2025-26 44% state 50% · 2025-26 22% state 35% · 2025-26
Grade 11 19% state 32% · 2025-26 53% state 57% · 2025-26 —
All grades 16% state 36% · 2025-26 43% state 52% · 2025-26 26% state 37% · 2025-26
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2025-26 16% state 36% 43% state 52% 26% state 37%
2024-25 15% state 34% 45% state 51% 23% state 33%
2023-24 18% state 32% 37% state 49% 19% state 29%
2022-23 19% state 31% 34% state 49% 26% state 27%
2021-22 27% state 30% 48% state 50% 30% state 28%
2020-21 25% state 33% 55% state 52% 31% state 27%
2018-19 37% state 36% 58% state 53% 40% state 28%
2017-18 31% state 35% 51% state 52% —
2016-17 33% state 35% 50% state 52% —
2015-16 33% state 35% 51% state 52% —
2014-15 32% state 32% 53% state 48% —

Graduation & college

4-year graduation rate
93%
state 88% · 2025-26
Graduates meeting UC/CSU (A–G)
33%
state 55% · 2025-26
College-going rate
64%
state 66% · 2022-23

Graduation rate: students who earned a regular diploma within four years. UC/CSU: share of graduates who completed the A–G courses required by the University of California and California State University. College-going: share of high school completers who enrolled in any college within 12 months.

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

Nearby schools

Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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Irving L. Branch Elementary
Grades 3–6 · Muroc Joint Unified
0.1 mi
30%
−11 vs state
38%
−9 vs state
32%
−3 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 34% in 2022-23 → 33% in 2025-26 17% 388 Hispanic 36%