Morongo Unified’s 11 public elementary schools run from the 4th to the 76th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). They sit in all four bands, from Strong to Needs Support.
Elementary · 11 schools
from 4th to 76th · among 5,726 California elementary schools we score · spring 2026 tests
The average elementary school in Morongo Unified had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once.
Middle schools
Which middle schools in Morongo Unified score highest?
La Contenta Middle is highest, at the 9th percentile.
That’s higher than 9 in 100 of the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests).
Highest in Morongo Unified
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.
Where does Morongo Unified’s money go, and what does it plan?
Morongo Unified spent $22,117 per student in the 2024–25 school year.
That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 57 cents of every Morongo Unified dollar went to classroom instruction.
Spending by function
Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from the district’s annual financial report (SACS) to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus.
Share by function, 2024–25
Instruction57%
Instruction support12%
Student services12%
Administration8%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Shares of the same spending total, by the report’s spending categories, rounded so they add up to 100. Names are simplified from the report’s own categories.
What the district plans
$27.8 million
planned in its 2026–27 plan for 28 funded actions in 6 goals. That’s 18% of its $158.9 million general fund budget. These are planned amounts; the district reports what it spent in a later plan.
The plan in short
Source: the district’s yearly spending plan (Local Control and Accountability Plan, or LCAP, 207 pages), as posted to the California School Dashboard.
Where the money goes
Three actions take 60% of the money. The plan itself puts 63% of it toward staff.
Transportation Support $9.0 million
Equitable Access to Instructional Supports $4.0 million
Alternative Education Opportunities $3.8 million
25 other actions
Reading, math and catch-up help
8 of the plan’s 28 funded actions name reading, math, catch-up help or English learners in their titles.
Actions whose titles name reading, catch-up help or English learners
Reading $0.3 million
Catch-up help $3.0 million
English learners $0.2 million
An action naming two of these appears under both.
Largest of these
Targeted Student Well-Being Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs$1.0 million
Targeted Academic Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs$1.0 million
Alternative Interventions and Supports$387,365
For high-need students (English learners, low-income students and foster youth), what changed and what its goals measure
For high-need students
It plans $23.8 million in extra services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth. For 2025–26, it planned $21.3 million and estimates it spent $22.1 million, $0.8 million (4%) more than planned (our arithmetic).
$22.1 million spent (estimated)$21.3 million planned
What changed
The total is $769,333 (3%) higher than in the 2025–26 plan. The biggest change in dollars is Transportation Support, which went from $6.0 million to $9.0 million.
Largest cuts
Targeted Academic Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs−$1.9 million
Equitable Access to Technology−$527,045
Alternative Education Opportunities−$480,282
Largest increases
Transportation Support+$3.0 million
Family and Community Engagement+$402,128
Targeted Student Well-Being Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs+$308,442
What its goals measure
Read these state results for the district’s own schools as context for the goals they measure; results alone can’t show what the plan caused.
What its goals measure: state results, 2024–25 and 2025–26
Measure
2024–25
2025–26
Change
English, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 6
37%
35%
down 2 pts
Math, every tested grade: Proficient or Advanced in 2025–26, met or exceeded in 2024–25Goals 1 and 6
23%
22%
down 1 pt
Chronically absentCounted across all the district’s students, not averaged by schoolGoals 3 and 6
30 in 100
29 in 100
1 fewer in 100
Suspended at least onceGoals 2 and 6
7.8%
9.3%
up 1.5 pts
Goals 4 and 5 aren’t shown because they track named schools.
Figures from CDE’s state test, chronic absence and suspension files. Test figures cover every grade the district tests (California tests grades 3–8 and 11), so they differ from a profile’s rated grades. We combined the district’s schools ourselves, weighted by students and leaving out charter schools. Chronically absent means a student missed 10% or more of school days.
The plan’s own titles and amounts
Transportation Support · $8,957,453
Equitable Access to Instructional Supports · $4,029,121
Alternative Education Opportunities · $3,816,431
The full plan6 goals, 67 measures and where the money goes
We calculate each action’s share of the plan by dividing its planned amount by the total of the plan’s funded actions ($27.8 million).
Where does the money go?
51% to Goal 1. Each box is one action, sized by its planned dollars and coloured by its change since last year’s plan. Tap a box to open its goal.
not compared: unconfirmed, or repeated across goals
Every goal, in the plan’s order
Goal 1Students will have access to a well-rounded educational experience that provides opportunities and targeted…$14.1 million51% of action budgets
“Students will have access to a well-rounded educational experience that provides opportunities and targeted supports to promote academic success and college and career readiness” p. 35 ↗
13 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Equitable Access to Instructional Supports$4.0 millionaction 1.1 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Alternative Education Opportunities$3.8 millionaction 1.4 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Additional College and Career Support and Opportunities$1.7 millionaction 1.2 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Expanded Learning Opportunities$1.7 millionaction 1.10 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Equitable Access to Technology$1.5 millionaction 1.6 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
8 more funded actions in this goal
Alternative Interventions and Supports · action 1.3 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Professional Development · action 1.9 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.4 million
Targeted Supports in English Language Arts (ELA) · action 1.5 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.3 million
Targeted Interventions and Supports for English Learners · action 1.7 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.2 million
Funding for Innovative Academic Programs and Materials · action 1.11 · p. 166 ↗$0.1 million
Targeted Interventions and Supports for Long-Term English Learners · action 1.8 · p. 165 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services$0.1 million
English Learner and Long-Term English Learner Professional Development · action 1.12 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need servicesunder $0.1 million
Students with Disabilities Professional Development · action 1.13 · p. 166 ↗under $0.1 million
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Equitable Access to Technology−$0.5 million$2.0 million → $1.5 million · p. 165 ↗
Alternative Education Opportunities−$0.5 million$4.3 million → $3.8 million · p. 165 ↗
English Learner and Long-Term English Learner Professional Development−$125,546$132,446 → $6,900 · p. 166 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Equitable Access to Instructional Supports · $4.0 million → $4.0 million · p. 165 ↗−$8,509
Additional College and Career Support and Opportunities · $1.7 million → $1.7 million · p. 165 ↗−$33,623
Expanded Learning Opportunities · $1.6 million → $1.7 million · p. 166 ↗+$0.1 million
Alternative Interventions and Supports · $349,992 → $387,365 · p. 165 ↗+$37,373
Professional Development · $235,892 → $350,766 · p. 166 ↗+$114,874
Targeted Supports in English Language Arts (ELA) · $222,681 → $287,464 · p. 165 ↗+$64,783
Targeted Interventions and Supports for English Learners · $128,166 → $157,364 · p. 165 ↗+$29,198
Funding for Innovative Academic Programs and Materials · $96,593 → $104,375 · p. 166 ↗+$7,782
Targeted Interventions and Supports for Long-Term English Learners · $33,745 → $56,245 · p. 165 ↗+$22,500
Students with Disabilities Professional Development · $5,000 → $6,000 · p. 166 ↗+$1,000
How the plan measures it · 28 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 35 ↗.
Goal 2Students will be supported by high-quality staff who foster safe, secure, and inclusive learning environments…$614,4512% of action budgets
“Students will be supported by high-quality staff who foster safe, secure, and inclusive learning environments that promote students’ mental, physical, and emotional well-being” p. 63 ↗
3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Physical Safety Personnel$427,817action 2.3 · p. 166 ↗
Mental and Emotional Health Programs and Services$179,759action 2.1 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Collaborative Leadership and Practices Targeting Social-Emotional Needs$6,875action 2.2 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Physical Safety Personnel−$335,374$763,191 → $427,817 · p. 166 ↗
Mental and Emotional Health Programs and Services+$9,518$170,241 → $179,759 · p. 166 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Collaborative Leadership and Practices Targeting Social-Emotional Needs · $6,875 → $6,875 · p. 166 ↗unchanged
How the plan measures it · 7 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 63 ↗.
Goal 3MUSD will foster strong partnerships between schools, families, and the community to support student success…$9.7 million35% of action budgets
“MUSD will foster strong partnerships between schools, families, and the community to support student success and holistic development” p. 78 ↗
2 funded actions · 2025–26 plan: $6.3 million (+$3.4 million)
Largest funded actions
Transportation Support$9.0 millionaction 3.2 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Family and Community Engagement$0.7 millionaction 3.1 · p. 166 ↗ · marked as contributing to high-need services
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Transportation Support+$3.0 million$6.0 million → $9.0 million · p. 166 ↗
Family and Community Engagement+$402,128$310,712 → $712,840 · p. 166 ↗
How the plan measures it · 9 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 78 ↗.
Goal 4 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalOasis Elementary and Palm Vista Elementary will improve academic achievement (ELA and Math CAASPP scores)…$883,1573% of action budgets
“Oasis Elementary and Palm Vista Elementary will improve academic achievement (ELA and Math CAASPP scores), school climate (suspension rates), and student engagement (chronic absenteeism rates) for all students, with focused attention on Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students, Students with Disabilities, African American students, Hispanic students, and White students by June of 2027” p. 90 ↗
6 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Academic Intervention and Support (OES)$385,010action 4.1 · p. 166 ↗
Behavioral Interventions (PVES)$210,286action 4.3 · p. 167 ↗
Behavioral Intervention and Support (OES)$144,221action 4.2 · p. 166 ↗
Engaging Learning Opportunities (PVES)$75,296action 4.7 · p. 167 ↗
Academic and SEL Supplemental Curriculum, Materials, and Supplies (OES)$34,752action 4.8 · p. 167 ↗
1 more funded action in this goal
Additional Curriculum and Instructional Resources (PVES) · action 4.4 · p. 167 ↗$33,592
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Behavioral Intervention and Support (OES)−$197,700$341,921 → $144,221 · p. 166 ↗
Academic Intervention and Support (OES)+$157,193$227,817 → $385,010 · p. 166 ↗
Engaging Learning Opportunities (PVES)+$55,296$20,000 → $75,296 · p. 167 ↗
Every other line in this goal, against last year’s plan
Academic and SEL Supplemental Curriculum, Materials, and Supplies (OES) · $34,752 → $34,752 · p. 167 ↗unchanged
Additional Curriculum and Instructional Resources (PVES) · $82,406 → $33,592 · p. 167 ↗−$48,814
How the plan measures it · 12 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 90 ↗.
Goal 5 · Equity Multiplier Focus GoalBy June 30, 2027, Black Rock Continuation High School will increase the graduation rate and college and…$130,692under 1% of action budgets
“By June 30, 2027, Black Rock Continuation High School will increase the graduation rate and college and career indicator for all students, with focused attention on Socioeconomically Disadvantaged students, Hispanic students, and White students” p. 111 ↗
1 funded action · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Additional Instruction$130,692action 5.1 · p. 167 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Additional Instruction+$5,663$125,029 → $130,692 · p. 167 ↗
How the plan measures it · 3 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 111 ↗.
Goal 6Students will benefit from a comprehensive system of targeted academic supports and social- emotional…$2.5 million9% of action budgets
“Students will benefit from a comprehensive system of targeted academic supports and social- emotional interventions designed to promote academic growth, well-being, and overall student success” p. 115 ↗
3 funded actions · reworded since the 2025–26 plan
Largest funded actions
Targeted Student Well-Being Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs$1.0 millionaction 6.2 · p. 167 ↗
Targeted Academic Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs$1.0 millionaction 6.1 · p. 167 ↗
Enhanced Instruction through Professional Development and Coaching$0.4 millionaction 6.3 · p. 168 ↗
Changes from last year’s plan, same title
Targeted Academic Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs−$1.9 million$2.9 million → $1.0 million · p. 167 ↗
Targeted Student Well-Being Interventions Led by Support Staff for Students with Identified Needs+$0.3 million$0.7 million → $1.0 million · p. 167 ↗
Enhanced Instruction through Professional Development and Coaching+$225,942$218,669 → $444,611 · p. 168 ↗
How the plan measures it · 8 measures
None of these has an all-students line we can quote; the plan’s table lists them from p. 115 ↗.
All amounts are planned. We read them from the PDF and added up each goal’s actions ourselves. Page links open the plan at that page.
Who goes to the district’s schools
Who attends
Student mix
2024–25 · October enrollment count, 7,225 students
1White44%
2Hispanic or Latino40%
3Black or African American8%
4Two or more races5%
5Asian1%
6Filipino1%
7Pacific Islander<1%
8American Indian or Alaska Native<1%
9Not reported<1%
Shares use the district's own October enrollment counts from the CDE, including its charter schools. Rounded labels may not total 100%; segments use the original shares.
Free or reduced-price meals
66%
Across California, 63% of students qualify.
2024–25 · 4,803 of 7,225 students qualify, summed from the CDE’s meal counts for every school it lists under the district, charters included. It comes from a different CDE file than the student mix, so the two totals differ.
The district’s state records
Is the state giving the district extra help?
The state is giving Morongo Unified extra help in 2026, the second year after it qualified on the 2025 Dashboard.
How English learners moved up on the state’s English test
From spring 2025 to spring 2026, 45% of the district’s English learners moved up at least one level on the state’s English test (ELPAC), or stayed at the top (91 of 203 students). California: 47%. It counts students moving up the test’s levels, so a student can count here before becoming fluent.
4 schools getting state support, 2025–26
2 in extra targeted support · 2 in targeted support
This list covers the district’s own schools; each charter school’s page shows its record. Federal designation under the Every Student Succeeds Act, 2025–26.
Which public schools in Morongo Unified rank highest?
Elementary: Condor Elementary, 76th percentile (Strong). Middle: La Contenta Middle, 9th percentile (Needs Support). High: Twentynine Palms High, 16th percentile (Needs Support). Each percentile is among the California schools at the same level we score. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.
Does living in the Morongo Unified district decide which school my child attends?
Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.
More questions (5)
Are the public schools in Morongo Unified good?
Morongo Unified’s 11 public elementary schools run from the 4th to the 76th percentile among the 5,726 California elementary schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 2 Solid, 4 Developing and 4 Needs Support. Morongo Unified’s 2 public middle schools run from the 7th to the 9th percentile among the 2,529 California middle schools we score (spring 2026 tests). By band: 2 Needs Support. Morongo Unified’s 2 public high schools run from the 14th to the 16th percentile among the 1,498 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 2 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score. How we score schools.
How does chronic absence in Morongo Unified compare with California?
The average elementary school in Morongo Unified had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2025–26; the average California elementary school we score had 17 in 100. Both are averages of school rates, each school counted once. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.
How much does Morongo Unified spend per student?
Morongo Unified spent $22,117 per student in the 2024–25 school year. That’s close to the typical California district, which spent $20,491. About 57 cents of every Morongo Unified dollar went to classroom instruction. Day-to-day spending per student in average daily attendance, from its annual financial report to the California Department of Education. The district’s spending, by function.
What is in Morongo Unified’s 2026–27 spending plan?
The district’s 2026–27 spending plan puts $27.8 million into 28 funded actions in 6 goals, 18% of its $158.9 million general fund budget. Its largest goal holds $14.1 million, 51% of the action budgets. The 2026–27 plan, goal by goal.
Where do these results come from?
California’s state tests (CAASPP): spring 2026 for elementary and middle schools, spring 2025 for high schools, and chronic-absence rates for 2025–26, published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations. How we score schools.
Sources and methodology
This page lists the public schools governed and funded by Morongo Unified, with the district’s spending and state accountability records.
Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2025–26 elementary and middle school; 2024–25 high school
Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s own calculations from these state files.