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Schools in Inyokern

Inyokern’s public schools

Sierra Sands Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Inyokern. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?1/4schools above California’s middle

Tests spring 2022, when 95% of students in California’s tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s graduation rate (U.S. Department of Education). How TownRatings grades schools

Reading proficiency
41%
2021–22
Math proficiency
25%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$16.7K
▼ 21% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024
Students per teacher
20.9
CA 21.6 · smaller classes
Schools in town
1
2,830 students on the public path
In brief

Inyokern’s schools, in brief

School by school

1 of Inyokern’s 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Burroughs High places highest (better than 78%); Inyokern Elementary lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools in Inyokern, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–5Inyokern ElementarySierra Sands Unified School DistrictC−
6–82 middle schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B−
9–12Burroughs Highin RidgecrestA−

Which school depends on your address. To confirm it, ask the Sierra Sands Unified School District.

The district

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Sierra Sands Unified School DistrictGrades K–12 · 10 schools · 4,974 students · 20.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$16,729CA $21,206 · FY2024
C+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading41%
State average 46.7% · 2552 students tested
Math25%
State average 33.1% · 2571 students tested

Inyokern vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Inyokern’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Inyokern—Sierra Sands Unified

Every school in Inyokern

4 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).

District schools in Inyokernby address
Inyokern Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5
C−
161 students23:1Rate it →
Also serving Inyokernin other towns
Murray Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ridgecrest
B−
643 students22:1Rate it →
James Monroe Middle
Middle · Grades 6–8 · Ridgecrest
C−
490 students19:1Rate it →
Burroughs High
High · Grades 9–12 · Ridgecrest
A−
1,536 students20:1Rate it →

Questions about Inyokern’s schools

Are Inyokern’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Inyokern. Sierra Sands Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Inyokern. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 1 of its 4 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Inyokern in?

Sierra Sands Unified School District.

Where do Inyokern kids go to high school?

Burroughs High.

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School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). Stars are from neighbors.