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Desert Junior-Senior High

PublicHighGrades 7–12

1575 Payne Ave., Edwards, CA 93523 · (760) 306-4964 · Part of Muroc Joint Unified School District

Edwards AFB’s School Grade B− better than 50% of California school districts

Students
497
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
13%
Setting
Rural
Grades
7–12
The gist

What stands out about Desert Junior-Senior High

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 60% of California’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 9 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 6 pts above the state

On the path

Where Edwards AFB kids come from and go next. The whole path →

3–6Irving L. Branch Elementaryin Edwards
7–12Desert Junior-Senior HighYou are here

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency25%
State average 33.6%
Reading / language arts55%
State average 48.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among California’s 3,615 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

1575 Payne Ave., Edwards

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 7102
Grade 895
Grade 9100
Grade 1075
Grade 1162
Grade 1263
Enrollment over time
495’20
475’21
442’22
458’23
497’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 36%Hispanic 36%Two or more races 17%Black 5%Asian 5%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Desert Junior-Senior High from Edwards AFB families.

Other schools in Muroc Joint Unified School District

The district →

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against California’s other public schools; Edwards AFB’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.