📍 15800 O St., Mojave, Kern County, 93501
Mojave Elementary is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Mojave, Kern County. The school has 414 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Ruth Giron-wong. It is part of the Mojave Unified school district. It serves grades K–5 in a rural setting. The school employs 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
Mojave Elementary enrolls 414 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 18.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 22.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 55% Hispanic or Latino, 27% Black or African American and 11% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 229 | 55% |
| Black or African American | 112 | 27% |
| White | 47 | 11% |
| Two or more races | 21 | 5.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Asian | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
387 of the school's 414 students (93%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Mojave Elementary is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Distant). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Mojave Elementary is one of 6 schools in Mojave Unified, based in Mojave, California. The district serves 2,904 students district-wide and employs 120 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 414 students, Mojave Elementary is close to the district average of about 484 students per school.