La Contenta Middle School in Yucca Valley

Category	Rating	Details
Test Scores	4/10	The Test Score Rating examines how students at this school performed on standardized tests compared with other schools in the state. The Test Rating was created using 2025 California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) data from California Department of Education, and using 2025 California Science Test data from California Department of Education.
Student Growth	2/10	The Student Progress Rating measures whether students at this school are making academic progress over time based on student growth data provided by the Department of Education. Specifically, this rating looks at how much progress individual students have made on state assessments during the past year or more, how this performance aligns with expected progress based on a student growth model established by the state Department of Education, and how this school's growth data compares to other schools in the state. The Growth Rating was created using 2025 Student growth data from California Department of Education.

Posted: May 1, 2026

This school is nice, but it has its downsides. First of all, there's lots of kids that do drugs and atp the teachers don't care. Second of all, they don't really help with bullying. I haven't experienced bullying, but they don't help the kids that are being bullied. I still have ONE more year here left. I DONT WANTV THISSSSSSSSSSSSSSS.

Posted: May 1, 2026

Posted: March 16, 2026

This school sucks. Everyone is a big huge meanie bully. Bro bullied my friend and the teachers did nothing. Never send your kid to this school they will endure pain and suffering while attending. They be doing crazy stuff in the lunchroom. 0/10 this school the reason for all my childhood trauma.

Posted: March 16, 2026

Posted: January 17, 2026

This school is terrible, has not improved throughout the years. There is still countless bullying going on and nobody seems to care, not to mention your mental health worsens due to the amount of bullying. Many fights happen due to drama. Overall never come to this school the teachers do not know how to teach and just give out packets everyday.

Posted: January 17, 2026

Posted: February 27, 2025

No bc this school is actually terrible, consider renaming this school to 'Fight Club Middle School" bc why are there SO MANY fights at this school for little to no reason? Plus the bullying is horrendous, especially the cyberbullying?? i feel bad for the staff and teachers here

Posted: February 27, 2025

Posted: February 13, 2025

I LOVE THIS SCHOOL!!! I WISH I COULD GO HERE FOREVER!! AND WHO THOUGHT GETTING RID OF THE OLD WOODEN DESK FOR THESE STUPID AH GREY DESKS!!! INCREDIBLE!!!! AND THERE IS ZERO DRUGS!! IT IS ALL SUNSHINES AND RAINBOWS!! AND THERE IS NO BULLYING OR FIGHTS!! I WOULD RATE THIS 6 STARS IF I COULD!!!!! IM BEING TOTTALY HONEST!! BEST SCHOOL EVER!! YOU DEFINETLY SHOULD NOT CONSIDERING HOMESCHOOLING YOUR KID!!

Posted: June 13, 2024

The Algebra teacher at this school is top notch!

Posted: June 13, 2024

Posted: September 1, 2022

I have no idea how it is nowadays, but I attended this school when it was a junior high and it was great back then. I am sad to see all the current bad reviews. I was here for 7th and 8th grade and I didn't have any major issues. I mean the usual bullying, but the security was better back then I guess. Most of my teachers were great (minus a few).

Posted: May 10, 2021

Lots and Lots of bullying throughout the school.

Posted: March 4, 2020

Poor experience. My son wasn't learning anything...his brain got soft and was being bullied. Moved him to alternative education to get out of that environment to actually learn.

Posted: March 4, 2020

If they had more admin support and clear consequences,...none of this PBIS stuff, (works in more affluent areas but not here in the Morongo basin), teachers then could get better grip on their classes and provide more instruction.

Posted: March 4, 2020

You need strong leadership for this and this school lacks it.

Posted: March 4, 2020

Well, VP was removed...all new admin this year and not working out. "This School is so wonderful" as she walks to her office and shuts her door to check out. Also, great leadership starts at the DO level which is questionable. Our DO is weird in that when you mess up, you get promoted. Very Backwards. Political. And that trickles down of course throughout the district. It's not all bad--there are some really good employees that work hard to muddle through the environment handed downs to them and many surely frustrated.

Posted: March 4, 2020

Posted: January 13, 2020

Teachers couldn't keep the students in check, but there was a few good teachers

Posted: January 13, 2020

Litter everywhere, gum under every desk. Kids disrespectful to teachers

Posted: January 13, 2020

If leadership means kids influencing other kids to Vape and do drugs-

Posted: January 13, 2020

It feels unsafe. Kids dread going here, but it's the only affordable middle school for kids. Drugs are everywhere, It's gotten so bad drug-dogs come on campus monthly.

Posted: April 14, 2019

Teachers give worksheets. Theres no communicating, debating or discussing anything

Posted: April 14, 2019

They teach by handing out worksheets and not discussing the topics

Posted: April 14, 2019

The misbehaved students run that school and it shows in the classrooms

Posted: April 14, 2019

I think the leaders of this school are in denial, or they realize and are too ashamed to speak up and make changes

Posted: April 14, 2019

They can not punish the students that misbehave, so those students do as they please

Posted: April 14, 2019

My daughter was there for less then half of a day before she called me asking to pick her up. She came from an amazing school in Massachusetts, where the teachers teach, they are receptive and enjoy being there. Very sad

Posted: February 21, 2019

This school has so much drama take from me I've been there 2 years. Everyone wants to fight. And the vice principal is rude.!

Posted: January 25, 2017

The school has made a lot of positive changes these last couple of years. My child is in 7th grade, and she is very happy there. There is an amazing set of young teachers. My child went from being not so into math, to really doing well, and tells me the difference is the teacher explains it so well. Also, like that there are many after school choices, but wish more than just one day a week. The school is reaching out to parents with family nights with movies, etc. The student associations has fun field trips, and the GATE has very worthwhile field trips. So, many good things happening at La Contenta.

Posted: January 25, 2017

Posted: February 18, 2015

This school is the worst public school in California. Home of student anr teacher bullies. Where 12 and 13 year old boys go to lose self esteem and be exposed to drugs and dirtball natives for the first time. Bullying is not only tolerated, the teachers participate as well. Good riddance you shithole, I survived despite you.

Posted: December 16, 2013

My children go to this school. Honestly it is the worst school my children have ever been to. In 1-6 they went to a very bad school ( in MUSD ) . In Kindergarten they went to private school and honestly that school was nolt very pleasent. But this school is torture for my children and i beleieve that this school has the worst teachers and the school is very careless. Almost all the teachers don't care about the students. If i were not for the few decent teachers at tis school my kids would be going to Hope Academy. I suggest that no one enrolls their kid in this school. It is a never ending nightmare!.........

Posted: August 11, 2013

I went to this school for my 7th grade year. And now I'm going into my 8th grade year. Its a pretty good school for me personally. I've made lots of friends last school year. Honestly I've never seen anyone fight at the school just verbally but in class like "shut up" and it would go back and forth. In my opinion its a good school but it doesn't go from 7-11 it goes 7-8.

Posted: September 7, 2012

I had zero problems with my son going to La Contenta. Middle schools can be scary to say the least. La Contenta has a bad reputation just by people listening to other people. Middle school is a tough two years for any child. My son did great, had high grades and had no problems whatsoever. I liked La Contenta and so did my son. Teachers do care, all of them. Kids can learn anywhere, if they want to, no matter what school they attend. if they don't want to learn, it has nothing to do with the teachers or the school. Teachers mean? They are not mean enough in my opinion. They are not "allowed" to be.

#	Name	Type	City	State	Distance
1	Murray Lane	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Yucca valley	CA	2 mi
2	Shafter Avenue	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Yucca valley	CA	6.3 mi
3	Turtle Rock	Neighborhood/Subdivision	Twentynine Palms	CA	17.9 mi

La Contenta Middle School

Yucca Valley, CA 92284-7303

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