Mojave River Academy - National Trails: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Mojave River Academy - National Trails posts low test scores — and suspensions run below the state rate (0.4% vs 1.6%). If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Mojave River Academy - National Trails scores 32 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 22nd percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “11% proficient” and call it done. Mojave River Academy - National Trails deserves a closer read. The school sits in Colton, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 8.8% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, Mojave River Academy - National Trails enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The 5 things our score weighs
Ask what changed in the last two years, and what the school is asking families for. Growth shows up in these numbers a year or two after it shows up in classrooms.
Where the path goes
The path below follows attendance boundaries — scores shown for each next step.
Estimated K-12 path based on district and proximity. Actual attendance zones may differ. Contact your school district for official feeder information.
Your other options
Nearby Elementary Schools
3 within ~3 mi · avg 40
Private alternatives nearby
Private schools within ~10 miles. These schools do not participate in state testing and cannot be scored or ranked.
The community around it
Student demographics
2 more gaps by subject
Subgroups with fewer than 15 students are excluded for privacy. Gaps of less than 3 percentage points are not shown.
Weighted average across tested grades. Subgroups with fewer than 15 students excluded. Data: CDE CAASPP 2024-25.
Subgroup Growth by Grade
Low-income student ELA proficiency rises by 0.9pp from grade 3 to grade 5 at this school.
Subgroups with fewer than 10 tested students per grade are not shown.
Funding Breakdown
Neighborhood Context
Whole Child
Source: CDE SARC, 2024-25
Frequently asked questions
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A low score doesn't tell the whole story. Read: Your School Scored Low — Here's What That Actually Means
For the data nerdsEvery number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
Every number on this page
Score factors, grade-level breakdowns, subgroup proficiency, and peer comparisons.
| ELA | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 21 | 5% | 10% | 29% | 57% | 14% | −29 |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 5% | 10% | 25% | 60% | 15% | −30 |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 8% | 8% | 8% | 77% | 15% | −33 |
| Grade 6 | 40 | 5% | 18% | 23% | 55% | 23% | −24 |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 0% | 10% | 24% | 67% | 10% | −38 |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 1% | 18% | 27% | 54% | 19% | −27 |
| Grade 11 | 161 | 3% | 21% | 28% | 48% | 24% | −23 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 21 | 0% | 10% | 33% | 57% | 10% | −36 |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 10% | 0% | 20% | 70% | 10% | −32 |
| Grade 5 | 13 | 0% | 0% | 15% | 85% | 0% | −35 |
| Grade 6 | 41 | 2% | 0% | 20% | 78% | 2% | −33 |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 0% | 6% | 10% | 84% | 6% | −28 |
| Grade 8 | 83 | 0% | 2% | 14% | 83% | 2% | −30 |
| Grade 11 | 160 | 0% | 2% | 6% | 93% | 2% | −21 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 268 | 0% | 3% | 71% | 26% |
CAST is tested in grades 5, 8, and once in high school — not annually. Not part of the Scope Score.
| Subgroup · ELA | Tested | MET+ | vs district | vs CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socioeconomically Disadvantaged | 327 | 16.5% | −7 | −22 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 289 | 18.7% | −6 | −20 |
| Students with Disabilities | 50 | 2.0% | — | −15 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave River Academy - National Trails ← | — | 32 | 4.6% | 10.7% | −4.2 | 0.4% |
| Dr. Ernest Garcia Elementary | 2.9 mi | 42 | 13.0% | 36.1% | +4.9 | 0.4% |
| Ulysses Grant Elementary | 1.8 mi | 41 | 13.7% | 32.8% | −2.6 | 1.5% |
| J.P. Kelley Elementary | 3.4 mi | 37 | 8.3% | 23.6% | +9.7 | 1.0% |
| California average | — | 45 | 21.3% | 42.7% | −2.9 | 1.6% |
- — Scored here as an elementary school — other grade spans appear in the data appendix.
- — Low-income students here trail the state average for their group by 22 points in ELA — worth asking how the school is closing that gap.