Mojave Elementary

Mojave Unified
15800 O St.
Mojave, CA 93501
420 Students
Elementary School K - 5th
School Overview
Mojave Elementary School, located in the high desert community of Mojave, California, serves as a foundational educational institution within the Mojave Unified School District. As a primary school, it focuses on providing a comprehensive core curriculum designed to build essential literacy, numeracy, and social skills for students in their early academic years. The school strives to foster a supportive learning environment that caters to the diverse needs of its student body, emphasizing academic growth alongside character development.

The school acts as a central hub for the local community, working to bridge the gap between home and classroom environments to ensure student success. By utilizing various instructional strategies and resources, Mojave Elementary aims to prepare its young learners for the transition to middle school while encouraging a lifelong love of reading and critical thinking. Its location on O Street places it at the heart of the Mojave area, where the staff focuses on maintaining a safe, inclusive atmosphere that promotes both student achievement and community engagement.
420
Total Students
19.1
Full-Time Teachers
22.0
Student/Teacher Ratio
90.7%
Free/Reduced Lunch
Student Demographics
  • Hispanic
    212 (50.7%)
  • Black
    113 (27.0%)
  • White
    43 (10.3%)
  • Two or More
    24 (5.7%)
  • Asian
    22 (5.3%)
  • American Indian
    3 (0.7%)
  • Pacific Islander
    1 (0.2%)
School Location
School Details
Status: Open
School Level: Elementary School
School Type: Regular School
Charter Status:* Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction: No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status: N/A
District: Mojave Unified
Phone: (661)824-2456
Grade Range: K - 5th
Total Students: 420
Full-Time Teachers (FTE): 19.1
Pupil/Teacher Ratio: 22.0
NSLP Participation:1 Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch: 368
Qualified Reduced Lunch: 13

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

1 National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught
Kindergarten 72
Grade 1 67
Grade 2 62
Grade 3 65
Grade 4 73
Grade 5 81
Gender Ratio