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Schools in Ridgecrest Heights

Ridgecrest Heights’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 Ridgecrest Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results.

—Not gradedK–12Where will my kid go?3/9schools 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
0
4,879 students on the public path
In brief

Ridgecrest Heights’s schools, in brief

School by school

3 of Ridgecrest Heights’s 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s 3,615 public schools. Burroughs High places highest (better than 78%); Pierce Elementary lowest (16%). See the path ↓

Which school depends on your street

Six elementary schools serve Ridgecrest Heights, graded from C− to B, so it’s worth checking the specific school. Then two middle schools and one high school: Burroughs High. 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 Ridgecrest Heights, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–56 elementary schoolsDepends on your addressC− to B
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

Ridgecrest Heights vs. its neighbors

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

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Ridgecrest Heights—Sierra Sands Unified
RidgecrestC+Sierra Sands Unified

Every school in Ridgecrest Heights

9 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).

Also serving Ridgecrest Heightsin other towns
Las Flores Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ridgecrest
B
526 students26:1Rate it →
Faller Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ridgecrest
C+
516 students24:1Rate it →
Richmond Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ridgecrest
B−
364 students17:1Rate it →
Gateway Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ridgecrest
C+
346 students25:1Rate it →
Pierce Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Ridgecrest
C−
297 students19:1Rate it →
Inyokern Elementary
Elementary · Grades K–5 · Inyokern
C−
161 students23:1Rate it →
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 Ridgecrest Heights’s schools

Are Ridgecrest Heights’s schools good?

There’s no Schools grade for Ridgecrest Heights. Sierra Sands Unified School District has no state test or graduation results we can use, so there is no Schools grade for Ridgecrest Heights. Each school below is shown with its own results. School by school, 3 of its 9 district schools with test results score above the middle of California’s public schools on their 2020–21 results.

What school district is Ridgecrest Heights in?

Sierra Sands Unified School District.

Where do Ridgecrest Heights 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.