Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain: The scores are below where anyone wants them. Here's what they don't tell you.
Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain posts low test scores — and grade 5 tests above grade 3 here this year, by 5.6pp. If this is your zoned school, the numbers below are where to start a conversation, not where to end one.
Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain scores 33 of 100 on SchoolScope's Scope Score — the 25th percentile of 5,744 California elementary schools (CDE CAASPP 2025).
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Most rating sites would stop at “9% proficient” and call it done. Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain deserves a closer read. The school sits in Barstow, where four in five students qualify for free or reduced lunch — and reading the numbers without that context misreads the school.
The headline number: 9.0% chronic absenteeism — versus 17.9% statewide. Attendance is the quietest strong signal a school can post.
As a charter, Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain enrolls by application, not address — the score reads the same, the enrollment path doesn't.
The story this school is actually telling
The school, grade by grade
ELA · CAASPP 2024–25Different students, same year — each bar is one grade's proficiency mix.
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 High Schools
2 within ~3 mi · avg 22
The community around it
Student demographics
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
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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How does Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain compare to other schools in Barstow?
How does Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain serve low-income and underrepresented students?
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 | 18 | 0% | 0% | 28% | 72% | 0% | −43 |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 7% | 7% | 19% | 67% | 15% | −30 |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 6% | 17% | 17% | 61% | 22% | −26 |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 0% | 14% | 35% | 51% | 14% | −33 |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 2% | 9% | 24% | 65% | 11% | −37 |
| Grade 8 | 48 | 0% | 17% | 17% | 67% | 17% | −29 |
| Grade 11 | 133 | 5% | 15% | 37% | 44% | 20% | −28 |
| Math | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT | MET+ | +/CA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 3 | 18 | 0% | 11% | 11% | 78% | 11% | −35 |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 0% | 4% | 15% | 81% | 4% | −38 |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 0% | 0% | 22% | 78% | 0% | −35 |
| Grade 6 | 51 | 0% | 6% | 8% | 86% | 6% | −29 |
| Grade 7 | 55 | 0% | 0% | 13% | 87% | 0% | −34 |
| Grade 8 | 49 | 0% | 4% | 8% | 88% | 4% | −28 |
| Grade 11 | 132 | 0% | 2% | 4% | 95% | 2% | −22 |
| Science (CAST) | Tested | EXC | MET | NEAR | NOT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grade 5/8/11 | 222 | 1% | 7% | 69% | 23% |
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 | 304 | 16.1% | −7 | −22 |
| Hispanic/Latino | 191 | 16.2% | −9 | −23 |
| White | 106 | 14.2% | — | −48 |
| School | Dist | Scope | EXC | MET+ | Growth | Susp |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mojave River Academy - Silver Mountain ← | — | 33 | 2.2% | 8.6% | +5.6 | 0.3% |
| 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.