Mesquite Continuation High

Basic InfoStudents and TeachersTest PerformanceSchool District

140 West Drummond

Ridgecrest CA, 93555, Kern County

Phone: 760-499-1810

Type: Other/Alternative School, High School

Status: Currently Operational

Grade: Grade 9 to Grade 12

School District: Sierra Sands Unified School District

Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA

Magnet: NA

Charter: NA

Shared-Time School: NA

Students and Teachers

	2013-2014		2012-2013		2011-2012		2010-2011		2009-2010		2008-2009		2007-2008
	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%	Amount	%
Total Teachers:	6		7		6		NA	NA	7		7		9
Total Students:	108		113		115		137		152		144		134
Grade 9:	0	0.0%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	NA	NA	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	1	0.7%
Grade 10:	8	7.4%	7	6.2%	6	5.2%	5	3.6%	11	7.2%	14	9.7%	5	3.7%
Grade 11:	37	34.3%	47	41.6%	37	32.2%	54	39.4%	60	39.5%	68	47.2%	52	38.8%
Grade 12:	63	58.3%	58	51.3%	72	62.6%	78	56.9%	81	53.3%	62	43.1%	76	56.7%
Ungraded:	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA	NA
Student By Gender:
Male:	57	52.8%	59	52.2%	73	63.5%	77	56.2%	90	59.2%	95	66.0%	65	48.5%
Female:	51	47.2%	54	47.8%	42	36.5%	60	43.8%	62	40.8%	49	34.0%	65	48.5%
Student By Races:
American Indian/Alaska Native:	2	1.9%	0	0.0%	2	1.7%	6	4.4%	4	2.6%	3	2.1%	2	1.5%
Asian:	2	1.9%	2	1.8%	2	1.7%	3	2.2%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%
Hispanic:	25	23.1%	37	32.7%	22	19.1%	23	16.8%	32	21.1%	22	15.3%	25	18.7%
Black:	6	5.6%	4	3.5%	5	4.3%	15	10.9%	8	5.3%	10	6.9%	20	14.9%
White:	65	60.2%	67	59.3%	83	72.2%	90	65.7%	107	70.4%	101	70.1%	87	64.9%
Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander:	3	2.8%	1	0.9%	1	0.9%	0	0.0%	1	0.7%	1	0.7%	NA	NA
Two or More Races:	5	4.6%	2	1.8%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	0	0.0%	7	4.9%	NA	NA
Lunch Program:
Free Lunch Program Eligible:	61	56.5%	65	57.5%	NA	NA	36	26.3%	22	14.5%	51	35.4%	51	38.1%
Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible:	11	10.2%	6	5.3%	NA	NA	9	6.6%	3	2.0%	2	1.4%	4	3.0%
Student-Teacher Ratio:	17.42		17.12		18.55		NA	NA	21.71		16.00		14.90

Test Performance

Year	Test	Grade	Measurement	Score	School District	State Average
CAHSEE
2005	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	73%	84%	N/A
2006	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	37%	84%	N/A
2007	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	48%	81%	N/A
2008	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	67%	83%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	46.0%	83.0%	N/A
2010	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	50.0%	84.0%	N/A
2011	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	73.0%	88.0%	N/A
2012	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	50.0%	87.0%	N/A
2013	English Language Arts	10th Grade	% met std	50.0%	86.0%	N/A
2005	Math	10th Grade	% met std	54%	82%	N/A
2006	Math	10th Grade	% met std	52%	80%	N/A
2007	Math	10th Grade	% met std	43%	84%	N/A
2008	Math	10th Grade	% met std	54%	82%	N/A
2009	Math	10th Grade	% met std	44.0%	79.0%	N/A
2010	Math	10th Grade	% met std	50.0%	82.0%	N/A
2011	Math	10th Grade	% met std	53.0%	85.0%	N/A
2012	Math	10th Grade	% met std	59.0%	84.0%	N/A
2013	Math	10th Grade	% met std	50.0%	83.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	11th Grade	% met std	43.0%	44.0%	N/A
2009	Math	11th Grade	% met std	35.0%	39.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	12th Grade	% met std	0%	52.0%	N/A
2009	Math	12th Grade	% met std	16.0%	23.0%	N/A
2009	English Language Arts	All grades (HS)	% met std	44.0%	73.0%	N/A
2009	Math	All grades (HS)	% met std	34.0%	66.0%	N/A
STAR
2005	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279.9	316.8	N/A
2006	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262.6	330.5	N/A
2008	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	255.5	292.5	N/A
2009	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281.6	291.1	N/A
2010	Algebra I	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274.8	296.3	N/A
2008	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275.3	336.6	N/A
2010	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	314.4	338.3	N/A
2013	Biology/Life Sciences	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296.0	343.1	N/A
2006	Earth Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283.9	289.7	N/A
2007	Earth Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300.5	301.4	N/A
2009	Earth Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295.3	292.2	N/A
2011	Earth Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300.4	305.9	N/A
2012	Earth Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.9	309.8	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290.6	346.2	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292.8	345.5	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	263	341.3	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	279	344.6	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	289.8	345.2	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	299.9	344.7	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	305	346.5	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286.8	361.8	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286.5	353.5	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296.4	361.0	N/A
2006	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281.9	341.3	N/A
2007	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275.4	341.4	N/A
2008	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	292.2	350.4	N/A
2009	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.1	356.6	N/A
2010	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302.8	356.8	N/A
2011	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	291.6	369.4	N/A
2012	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	290.5	369	N/A
2013	Science	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280.0	370.1	N/A
2004	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293.9	339.9	N/A
2005	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280.6	328.2	N/A
2006	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	268.1	320.4	N/A
2007	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	274.8	325.6	N/A
2008	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282.8	330.9	N/A
2009	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275.9	341.5	N/A
2010	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	257.3	335.3	N/A
2011	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	253.5	349.5	N/A
2012	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	266.3	352.3	N/A
2013	World History	10th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	278.3	360.1	N/A
2005	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.9	291.8	N/A
2006	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	268.5	290.9	N/A
2007	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271.2	287.9	N/A
2008	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	280.3	293	N/A
2009	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.2	283	N/A
2010	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	277	280.5	N/A
2011	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	281.1	283.7	N/A
2012	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	264.4	299.9	N/A
2013	Algebra I	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	262.8	277.5	N/A
2009	Biology/Life Sciences	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.1	383	N/A
2010	Biology/Life Sciences	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	312.6	388.9	N/A
2011	Biology/Life Sciences	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	301.9	387	N/A
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.1	388.2	N/A
2013	Biology/Life Sciences	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	302.3	363.2	N/A
2006	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	304.1	304.1	N/A
2007	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300.9	299.9	N/A
2008	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300.4	304.4	N/A
2009	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	313.5	313.5	N/A
2010	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	296.1	296	N/A
2011	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300	301	N/A
2012	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	309.2	316.4	N/A
2013	Earth Science	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	307.7	306.6	N/A
2004	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271.1	335.2	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286.7	336.8	N/A
2006	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	271.1	343.3	N/A
2007	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	272.2	334.6	N/A
2008	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	275.4	338.9	N/A
2009	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293.2	331.1	N/A
2010	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284.9	345	N/A
2011	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	287	341.8	N/A
2012	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	303.9	356.2	N/A
2013	English Language Arts Standards	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	293.0	350.3	N/A
2004	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	283.2	334.9	N/A
2005	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	286.5	334.2	N/A
2006	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284.7	333.4	N/A
2007	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	282.3	329.2	N/A
2008	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	285.1	339.2	N/A
2009	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300.6	341.8	N/A
2010	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	284.1	346	N/A
2011	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	294.1	345.3	N/A
2012	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	295.4	364.4	N/A
2013	U.S. History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	300.3	364.4	N/A
2007	World History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	267.6	267.6	N/A
2008	World History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	265.4	248.9	N/A
2013	World History	11th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	311.1	311.1	N/A
2005	English Language Arts Standards	9th Grade	Mean Scaled Score	298.2	351	N/A
2005	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	284	327.6	N/A
2006	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	266.5	330.8	N/A
2007	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	273.8	316.4	N/A
2008	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	274.2	316.1	N/A
2009	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	284.2	311.9	N/A
2010	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	276.4	314	N/A
2011	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	276.5	321.3	N/A
2012	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	263.5	333.6	N/A
2013	Algebra I	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	262.6	329.1	N/A
2007	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	292.4	353.7	N/A
2008	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	276.9	357.9	N/A
2009	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	299.5	360.5	N/A
2010	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	313.3	362.7	N/A
2011	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	298.5	373.8	N/A
2012	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	307.1	372.8	N/A
2013	Biology/Life Sciences	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	300.7	361.4	N/A
2006	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	298.2	323	N/A
2007	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	300.8	324	N/A
2008	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	300.2	338.8	N/A
2009	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	305	326.6	N/A
2010	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	295.3	339.4	N/A
2011	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	298.6	341.5	N/A
2012	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	306.6	342.7	N/A
2013	Earth Science	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	304.5	341.5	N/A
2007	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	272.3	323.5	N/A
2008	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	275.7	327.8	N/A
2009	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	275.9	341.1	N/A
2010	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	261.2	334.2	N/A
2011	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	260.6	347.2	N/A
2012	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	274.5	351.3	N/A
2013	World History	End of course	Mean Scaled Score	287.2	359.1	N/A

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