Summary:
Barstow Junior High is a public middle school located in Barstow, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 742 students. The school is part of the Barstow Unified School District, which is ranked 1471 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Barstow Junior High has consistently ranked among the lowest-performing middle schools in the state, with a statewide ranking between 2,323 and 2,729 out of approximately 2,800 California middle schools over the past 7 years.
Barstow Junior High's academic performance is significantly below state and district averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 7.24% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 18.48% for the Barstow Unified School District and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, the proficiency rate was just 1.84%, compared to 10.85% for the district and 35.54% statewide. The school's performance in Science, as measured by the CAST assessment, was also very low at 5.7% proficiency, compared to 12.17% for the district and 30.7% statewide. Additionally, Barstow Junior High has experienced a significant increase in chronic absenteeism, rising from 25.5% in 2018-2019 to 63.7% in 2022-2023, more than double the state average of 30.7%.
Interestingly, the nearby Barstow STEM Academy, which is also part of the Barstow Unified School District, significantly outperforms Barstow Junior High in academic achievement. In the 2023-2024 school year, Barstow STEM Academy had proficiency rates of 40.67% in English Language Arts/Literacy and 17.36% in Mathematics, compared to Barstow Junior High's 7.24% and 1.84%, respectively. This suggests that the STEM-focused curriculum and approach at Barstow STEM Academy may be more effective in improving student outcomes. Overall, Barstow Junior High faces significant challenges in improving student performance and addressing the needs of its vulnerable student populations.
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Detail:
Public 7-8
District:
Barstow Unified
SchoolDigger Rank:
2729th of 2,777 California Middle Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $7,725
Students who attend Barstow Junior High usually attend:
Feeder schools for Barstow Junior High:
Student/teacher ratio: 24.4
Number of students: 742
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
55.8%
African American:
23.7%
White:
12.5%
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Two or more races:
5.5%
American Indian:
0.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.9%
Asian:
0.5%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 79.5%
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