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Mesquite Continuation High

(760) 446-4561

Physical Address:
140 West Drummond
Ridgecrest, CA  93555
Mailing Address:
140 West Drummond
Ridgecrest, CA  93555

School Information

District:
Sierra Sands Unified
Type:
Public (Other/alternative school)
Status:
Operational
County:
Kern County
Level:
High
Grade Span:
9 - 12
Number of Students:
152

Student Enrollment Information in 2009-10

Ethnicity in Mesquite Continuation High

This School County Average State Average
White 70.39% 31.86% 31.61%
Hispanic 21.05% 56.61% 48.34%
Black 5.26% 6.73% 8.03%
American Indian 2.63% 1.40% 2.10%
Others 0.66% 3.39% 5.47%
Asian/Pacific 0% 3.57% 10.31%

Genders in Mesquite Continuation High

This School County Average State Average
Male 59.21% 52.17% 53.03%
Female 40.79% 47.83% 46.97%

Student Enrollment Information

Enrollment by Ethnicity for Mesquite Continuation High

Year 2007 2008 2009
White 87 101 107
Hispanic 25 22 32
Black 20 10 8
American Indian 2 3 4
Others 0 8 1
Asian/Pacific 0 0 0
Total 134 144 152

Enrollment by Gender for Mesquite Continuation High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Male 67 95 90
Female 67 49 62
Total 134 144 152

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch

Students eligible for free or reduced lunch for Mesquite Continuation High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 134 144 152
# Eligible for free lunch 51 (38%) 51 (35%) 22 (14%)
# Eligible for reduced lunch 4 (3%) 2 (1%) 3 (2%)
# Eligible for both free and reduced lunch 55 (41%) 53 (37%) 25 (16%)

Student/Teacher Ratios

Student/Teacher Ratios for Mesquite Continuation High

Year 2007 2008 2009
Total students 134 144 152
Fulltime teachers 9.0 7.0 7.0
Student/Teacher Ratio 14.90 16.00 21.71
County Average(Student/Teacher Ratio) 17.14 18.03 20.48