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Mesa Linda Middle

Q: Is Mesa Linda Middle a good school?

Mesa Linda Middle ranks in the bottom 3.3% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend Mesa Linda Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Mesa Linda Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Mesa Linda Middle?

Students at Mesa Linda Middle are 60% Hispanic, 27% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

Q: What high school do graduates of Mesa Linda Middle attend?

Students who attend Mesa Linda Middle usually go on to attend Adelanto High

Public Grades 6-8

2669^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 3% of California middle schools

Summary

Mesa Linda Middle is a public middle school serving 735 students in grades 6-8 in Victorville, California, and it operates within the Adelanto Elementary School District, which ranks in the bottom 7% of all districts in the state.

The school faces significant academic challenges, with proficiency rates in English, math, and science all below 12%, placing it in the bottom 3% of California middle schools. A major concern is chronic absenteeism, with 47.2% of students missing substantial school time, a rate more than double the state average. While the school spends over $20,000 per student, similar to some higher-performing neighbors, its outcomes are dramatically lower. For example, Melva Davis Academy in the same district has an ELA proficiency rate of 41% and an absenteeism rate of just 15.4%, and nearby Larrea Middle also performs substantially better.

Despite these struggles, the school shows a relative strength in supporting its English Language Learner students, who have historically performed better compared to other student groups at the school. The analysis also reveals an interesting pattern where 8th-grade math scores are notably higher than in 6th or 7th grade, which is unusual. The wide performance gap between schools within the same district suggests that school-level factors like culture, leadership, and specific programs are crucial, indicating that targeted improvements in attendance and instruction could lead to meaningful progress for Mesa Linda Middle.

735

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,247

Per pupil spending ?

73.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

13001 Mesa Linda Rd.
Victorville, CA 92392-8086

(760) 246-6363

District: Adelanto Elementary

Students who attend Mesa Linda Middle usually attend:

High:

Adelanto High

Feeder schools for Mesa Linda Middle:

Elementary:	Eagle Ranch Elementary
	Morgan Kincaid Preparatory
	Westside Park Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

59.7%

African American:

27.2%

Two or more races:

6.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 10th percentile in 2013 → 3rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (9% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (3rd percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (47% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school9%

District avg19%

California avg41%

2,669^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 3Middle Schools in the Adelanto Elementary

1435^th of 1,543Adelanto Elementary among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2669 of 2761	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.9	2736 of 2783	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.3	2740 of 2781	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.6	2719 of 2740	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	2620 of 2715	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.9	2422 of 2480	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.6	2438 of 2508	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	2305 of 2497	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	2328 of 2477	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	2142 of 2379	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	22.4	1852 of 2259	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	15.1	1990 of 2236	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.4	1779 of 2179	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	1358 of 2063	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	41.9	1111 of 2005	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	24.4	1547 of 1999	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	26.7	1327 of 1804	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	21.9	1402 of 1777	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	31.9	1163 of 1769	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	562 of 609	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	602 of 627	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.6	600 of 613	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.7	622 of 637	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.9	617 of 643	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	586 of 600	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	18.3	1502 of 1531	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1392 of 1491	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1301 of 1369	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.0	1070 of 1478	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1307 of 1521	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1436 of 1540	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1310 of 1442	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1031 of 1364	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.6	2468 of 2533	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2519 of 2551	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.5	2506 of 2531	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	2498 of 2509	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2341 of 2380	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.3	2229 of 2262	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	42.9	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆
2023	30.4	4 of 4	0.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	2312 of 2395	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	2350 of 2388	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.7	2326 of 2374	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.0	2343 of 2359	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	2138 of 2213	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	2013 of 2072	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.0	2433 of 2542	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.7	2538 of 2579	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	2498 of 2531	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.1	2437 of 2458	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.9	2290 of 2369	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	2182 of 2230	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2466 of 2534	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	7.1	2527 of 2552	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.8	2501 of 2538	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.3	2508 of 2527	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.7	2345 of 2407	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.7	2232 of 2273	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.3	718 of 726	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	1.6	699 of 701	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.0	672 of 677	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	2.1	665 of 665	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	0.6	462 of 462	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.0	1531 of 1566	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	1399 of 1552	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	1454 of 1531	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	2.2	1533 of 1537	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.6	1537 of 1543	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	4.2	1526 of 1555	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	1.8	1593 of 1602	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1473 of 1496	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Foster Care (2024)50th percentile+48 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)28th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)2nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile~ school

White (2024)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy12%-37 vs state

Science8%-25 vs state

Mathematics7%-30 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)		Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Mesa Linda Middle	Public	6-8	13001 Mesa Linda Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-6363	735	42	17.6	73.2%	29 (3.9%)	200 (27.2%)	439 (59.7%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.7%)	8.2	2669^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.3%		6.9	2736^th of 2783 public middle schools	1.7%	67	7.7	7.7	14.0	10.3	11.0	11.8	3.5	4.9	14.2	7.3	$20,247	$1,813	$18,434
Larrea Middle	Public	7-8	13801 Cobalt Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 261-7040	769	40	19.4	77.6%	38 (4.9%)	144 (18.7%)	525 (68.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (6.4%)	18.5	2284^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%					(n/a)	12.1	12.1		27.3	25.6	26.4		22.4	11.7	16.7
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	14409 Aster St.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1950	754	35	21.3	71.4%	34 (4.5%)	151 (20.0%)	503 (66.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.4%)	9.9	2616^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		7.4	2727^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	111	10.0	10.0	7.2	19.8	24.5	18.0	4.8	4.6	7.4	5.7	$19,958	$1,784	$18,174
Melva Davis Academy of Excellence	Public	6-8	15831 Diamond Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	833	43	19.5	57.5%	38 (4.6%)	87 (10.4%)	629 (75.5%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (6.8%)	36.6	1596^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		34.6	1646^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.9%	50	20.2	20.2	35.9	49.5	37.1	41.0	23.8	29.5	22.8	25.5	$20,399	$1,035	$19,364
Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Public	7-8	15000 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3360	665	38	17.6	82.4%	30 (4.5%)	145 (21.8%)	448 (67.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)	14.6	2460^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%		14.3	2500^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	40	8.4	8.4		26.1	25.2	25.6		9.1	14.4	11.8
Hesperia Junior High	Public	7-8	10275 Cypress Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9386	1,228	51	23.9	81.5%	102 (8.3%)	67 (5.5%)	1,019 (83.0%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	18 (1.5%)	12.7	2530^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.4	2496^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.3%	34	9.7	9.7		21.1	19.5	20.3		12.7	11.2	12.0	$39,973	$6,234	$33,739
Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	10058 Arrowhead Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-2623	870	42	20.8	80.5%	101 (11.6%)	93 (10.7%)	594 (68.3%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.7%)	15.7	2406^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.9%		24.3	2068^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	338	14.1	14.1	24.6	36.7	18.4	26.7	7.4	13.6	7.0	9.4	$16,733	$2,605	$14,128
Cedar Middle	Public	7-8	13565 Cedar St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6093	1,061	47	22.7	56.9%	159 (15.0%)	76 (7.2%)	787 (74.2%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.7%)	22.9	2111^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		21.4	2199^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.0%	88	15.0	15.0		34.6	32.4	33.4		22.1	10.0	15.6	$40,322	$6,032	$34,290
Ranchero Middle	Public	7-8	17607 Ranchero Rd.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-0175	1,140	52	22.1	80.5%	212 (18.6%)	65 (5.7%)	834 (73.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.6%)	17.5	2337^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		12.5	2566^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.8%	229	16.1	16.1		33.7	18.5	26.5		15.6	7.5	11.8	$40,073	$6,046	$34,027
Pinon Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3126	835	39	21.4	77.2%	237 (28.4%)	9 (1.1%)	502 (60.1%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.1%)	21.1	2182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		23.2	2119^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.9%	63	17.5	17.5	30.4	31.4	25.4	29.1	21.8	17.2	10.6	16.6	$15,624	$2,381	$13,243

Frequently Asked Questions about Mesa Linda Middle

What district is Mesa Linda Middle in?

Adelanto Elementary

What high school do graduates of Mesa Linda Middle attend?

Students who attend Mesa Linda Middle usually go on to attend Adelanto High

Is Mesa Linda Middle a good school?

Mesa Linda Middle ranks in the bottom 3.3% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Mesa Linda Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 735 students attended Mesa Linda Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Mesa Linda Middle?

Students at Mesa Linda Middle are 60% Hispanic, 27% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% White, 2% Asian.

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