City: Edwards, CA
Address: 1575 Payne Ave.
District: Muroc Joint Unified
School Enrollment: 679
White students: 67.9%
Black students: 13.0%
Hispanic students: 8.4%
Asian students: 3.4%
Native American students: 0.3%
Filipino students: 5.0%
Pacific Islander students: 2.1%
Multi-racial/other students: 0.0%
White students: 461
Black students: 88
Native American students: 2
Filipino students: 34
Hispanic students: 57
Pacific Islander students: 14
Multi-racial/other students: 0
Dropout rate: 0.3%
Grade 7 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 65.2%
Grade 9 students meeting California Fitness Test standards: 26.8%
AP percentage of students tested: 99%
AP base score: 731
AP statewide rank: 9
AP similar schools rank: 10
Total number of teachers: 33
Teachers with full credentials: 23
Teachers with emergency credentials: 8
Teachers with waivers: 2
Councelors: 2
API English courses: 1
API English enrollment: 12
API math courses: 1
API math enrollment: 9
API social science courses: 1
API social science enrollment: 17
Kindergarten enrollment : 0
1st grade enrollment : 0
2nd grade enrollment : 0
3rd grade enrollment : 0
4th grade enrollment : 0
5th grade enrollment : 0
6th grade enrollment : 0
7th grade enrollment : 138
8th grade enrollment : 148
9th grade enrollment : 120
10th grade enrollment : 106
11th grade enrollment : 97
12th grade enrollment : 70
Ungraded elementary enrollment : 0
Ungraded secondary enrollment : 0
Statistics about Desert Junior/Senior High in Edwards, CA
Grade 12 enrollment: 70
Percentage of grade 12 enrollment taking the SAT: 48.57%
Average verbal SAT score: 531
Average math SAT score: 541
Beginning teacher salary: $33111
Mid-range teacher salary: $58938
Highest teacher salary: $76816
Average principal salary (elementary): $77511
Average principal salary (middle): $74399
Average principal salary (secondary): $89539
Superintendent salary: $103785
Percentage of budget for teachers' salaries: 38.47%
Percentage of budget for administrative payrolls: 5.35%
Dollars spent per student: $8341