Photo: Toglenn · CC BY-SA 4.0Twentynine Palms’s public schools score below 71% of California districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Twentynine Palms’s districts is 19%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the public school district serving Twentynine Palms, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 95% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Twentynine Palms’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 402 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Twentynine Palms’s, its schools beat 21%, lower than their 29% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
76% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
The district spends $20,010 per student, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Spending doesn’t count toward the grade. Districts ↓
Four elementary schools, then one middle and one high school
Which elementary school depends on the address; from grade 7 the district’s path is Twentynine Palms Junior High, then Twentynine Palms High. Enrollment is down 10% since 2020–21. 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.
What’s behind Twentynine Palms’s grade
C: better than 29% of California school districts, #756 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Twentynine Palms, with each school’s own grade.
7th grade in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 413 students · 20:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms Junior High
Grades 7–8 · 413 students · 20:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 19:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 19:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 19:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Twentynine Palms
Twentynine Palms High
Grades 9–12 · 719 students · 19:1 students per teacher
Twentynine Palms’s public schools are run by Morongo Unified School District, which also serves Yucca Valley. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
The district
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Twentynine Palms vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Twentynine Palms’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Twentynine Palms | C | Morongo Unified |
Every school in Twentynine Palms
6 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).
Left off: 1 public program with fewer than 25 students (Preschool).
Questions about Twentynine Palms’s schools
Are Twentynine Palms’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Twentynine Palms children attend score below 71% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #756 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 21%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Twentynine Palms in?
Morongo Unified School District, which runs grades K–12 and enrolls 7,225 students in 16 schools (2024–25).
Where do Twentynine Palms kids go to high school?
Twentynine Palms High, with 719 students; its own test results earn a B+.
What is Twentynine Palms’s graduation rate?
76% of the class of 2023 in Morongo Unified School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Twentynine Palms spend per student?
$20,010 in Morongo Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Twentynine Palms families are saying about school.
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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). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.