Ridgecrest Elementary Academy For Language, Music, And Science
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Mesquite Continuation High → Life Source International Charter → Trona High → Boron Junior-Senior High → Sherman E Burroughs Hs → Compare all similar →No UC admissions data on file for Ridgecrest Elementary Academy For Language, Music, And Science.
This school doesn't appear in UCOP's source-school records (it may send few or no applicants to UC). Its enrollment trend and similar-school comparison are still below.
Enrollment trend & projection
If this trend holds (-4.9%/yr, Total enrollment)
At per-pupil funding of $ / student:
| Horizon | Projected Total enrollment | Change | Funding impact / yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 yr (2027) | ~217 | -11 | $0 |
| 3 yr (2029) | ~196 | -32 | $0 |
| 5 yr (2031) | ~177 | -51 | $0 |
Straight-line extrapolation of the recent annual rate — a what-if, not a forecast of intent. Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423/ADA). Edit the figure to match your school.
Enrollment stability & demand — 2024-25
Two complementary signals: retention (do students stay once enrolled?) and demand (are families choosing the school?). Read against the Kern County baseline — the demographic tide is moving every CA HS, so a school's gap vs. county is the actionable signal.
73 of 283 students who enrolled at Ridgecrest Elementary Academy For Language, Music, And Science this year didn't maintain continuous enrollment (25.8% non-stability). Mid-year transfers, dropouts, and other exits are all counted.
Stability by student group
Nearest peer high schools
Source: California Department of Education, Stability Rate 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 cumulative enrollees so by-design-high-churn continuation schools don't dominate the bottom of the distribution. Cumulative enrollment counts every student on the rolls during the year, so it can exceed peak-day enrollment.
Chronic absenteeism — 2024-25
Share of students missing 10% or more of expected attendance — the leading indicator that often precedes the demand decline shown above. Families disengaging tend to raise absenteeism first, then formally leave. Basis: total enrollment.
Absenteeism is in the typical CA HS range. Worth monitoring alongside the demand and retention signals above.
Source: California Department of Education, Chronic Absenteeism 2024-25. Benchmarks limited to non-virtual public & charter HS with ≥100 eligible students. CDE didn't publish a usable 2019-20 file (COVID).
District financial profile — Kern County Office of Education (FY2020)
From 4 years of NCES F-33 filings (the federally-mandated district finance survey). Public schools don't have their own books — the district does. These figures show the financial scale, revenue dependence, instruction-vs-overhead mix, and long-term debt that shape what a school can sustain.
Local: 33.7%
Federal: 22.1%
Source: NCES F-33 Annual Survey of School System Finances (Urban Institute Education Data API). Latest year currently published: FY2020. F-33 is a district-level federal filing — it reflects the Kern County Office of Education as a whole, not this individual school's books. Revenue mix shows where the district's dollars come from (state aid dominates in CA via LCFF). Instruction share is current expenditure on instruction ÷ total current expenditure (national benchmark ~60%). Long-term debt is end-of-year outstanding (mostly facilities bonds).
Ridgecrest Elementary Academy For Language, Music, And Science — Enrollment & Outcomes Snapshot
Public · vs. 10 most similar nearby schools
- ▸At its recent rate (-4.9%/yr), enrollment projects to ~196 by 2029 — about 32 fewer students than today.
Enrollment projection
That's about 32 fewer students. At per-student funding of $ per student, that's roughly $0 in annual state funding at risk.
Default = California's LCFF base grant for grades 9–12 ($12,423 per ADA) — adjust to your district's actual per-pupil figure. Projection extrapolates the recent annual rate — not a forecast of intent.
Your school vs. its 10 most similar nearby schools
| School | Type | Size | UC Reach | Enroll. trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgecrest Elementary Academy For Language, Music, And Science | Public | 228 | — | — |
| Peer-group median | 4.6% | +8% | ||
| Mesquite Continuation High | Public | 106 | — | +31% |
| Life Source International Charter | Public | 228 | — | — |
| Trona High | Public | 105 | — | -42% |
| Boron Junior-Senior High | Public | 251 | — | -13% |
| Sherman E Burroughs Hs | Public | 1411 | 4.6% | +7% |
| Synergy School Of The Arts And Technology, Antelope Valley | Public | 175 | — | — |
| Academy Of Careers And Exploration | Public | 310 | — | +9% |
| Mojave Jr./Sr. High | Public | 368 | — | +27% |
| Barstow Fine Arts Academy | Public | 401 | — | — |
| Tehachapi Independent Learning Academy | Public | 126 | — | — |
UC Reach = top-6 UC admits ÷ senior class (can exceed 100% when students are admitted to multiple campuses). Enrollment trend = first-to-latest grade-12 change on file. Similar schools matched on proximity, size, type. Methodology →