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Castaic Middle

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Castaic Middle ranks 645 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 7-8

645^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 77% of California middle schools

Summary

Castaic Middle is a public school serving about 450 students in grades 7 and 8 within the Castaic Union School District, a district that ranks in the top 25% statewide.

The school consistently earns a 4-star rating and performs above state averages in English and Science, even though over half of its students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. A standout strength is its effective support for economically disadvantaged students, where it ranks in the 78th percentile statewide. The school has also made excellent progress in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than many nearby schools like Ernest Lawrence Middle and Olive Vista Middle.

While Castaic Middle's math scores are an area for growth, its overall performance is strong for its student population. It operates in a region with some exceptionally high-performing schools, such as Rancho Pico Junior High and Rio Norte Junior High, which serve far fewer economically disadvantaged students. The school manages its resources efficiently, spending less per student than some lower-performing peers while maintaining consistent academic results.

451

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,609

Per pupil spending ?

50.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

28900 Hillcrest Pkwy.
Castaic, CA 91384-3759

(661) 257-4550

District: Castaic Union

Students who attend Castaic Middle usually attend:

High:	Academy of the Canyons
	Valencia High

Feeder schools for Castaic Middle:

Elementary:	Castaic Elementary
	Live Oak Elementary
	Northlake Hills Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.9%

White:

34.8%

Two or more races:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 69th percentile in 2013 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (49% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of California middle schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2013

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

California avg41%

645^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

388^th of 1,543Castaic Union 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	71.2	645 of 2761	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.3	797 of 2783	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.6	671 of 2781	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.9	617 of 2740	77.5%	★★★★☆
2019	66.1	766 of 2715	71.8%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	769 of 2480	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	72.4	615 of 2508	75.5%	★★★★☆
2016	74.4	565 of 2497	77.4%	★★★★☆
2015	70.2	638 of 2477	74.2%	★★★★☆
2013	64.9	749 of 2379	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	72.1	520 of 2259	77.0%	★★★★☆
2011	70.5	532 of 2236	76.2%	★★★★☆
2010	72.4	495 of 2179	77.3%	★★★★☆
2009	78.3	318 of 2063	84.6%	★★★★☆
2008	76.1	353 of 2005	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	77.5	342 of 1999	82.9%	★★★★☆
2006	74.8	382 of 1804	78.8%	★★★★☆
2005	78.6	308 of 1777	82.7%	★★★★☆
2004	68.2	463 of 1769	73.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	68.1	260 of 733	64.5%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	60.3	398 of 1531	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.8	538 of 1491	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	361 of 1369	73.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	34.0	1025 of 1521	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.8	771 of 1540	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.5	483 of 1442	66.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	548 of 2533	78.4%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	782 of 2551	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	78.9	455 of 2531	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	77.4	481 of 2509	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	65.6	713 of 2380	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	57.5	858 of 2262	62.1%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	683 of 2395	71.5%	★★★★☆
2024	59.2	744 of 2388	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.4	594 of 2374	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	67.6	555 of 2359	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	54.8	815 of 2213	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	762 of 2072	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	556 of 2542	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	719 of 2579	72.1%	★★★★☆
2023	73.5	444 of 2531	82.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	264 of 2458	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	50.1	1009 of 2369	57.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	1146 of 2230	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.4	719 of 2534	71.6%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	738 of 2552	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	783 of 2538	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.6	668 of 2527	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	714 of 2407	70.3%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	609 of 2273	73.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	339 of 726	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	372 of 677	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	724 of 1566	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.5	408 of 1552	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	38.9	798 of 1531	47.9%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	474 of 1520	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.3	582 of 1537	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.4	470 of 1543	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.3	496 of 1555	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.5	681 of 1602	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.0	671 of 1496	55.1%	★★★☆☆

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)

Female (2025)78th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)74th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)69th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2022)65th percentile-13 vs school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile-23 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile-23 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)33rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy61%+12 vs state

Science43%+10 vs state

Mathematics40%+3 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
Castaic Middle	Public	7-8	28900 Hillcrest Pkwy.	Castaic	91384	Los Angeles County	Castaic Union	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 257-4550	451	20	22.7	50.8%	157 (34.8%)	12 (2.7%)	216 (47.9%)	29 (6.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (8.0%)	71.2	645^th of 2761 public middle schools	76.6%		64.3	797^th of 2783 public middle schools	71.4%	152	42.7	42.7		59.4	62.3	60.8		40.6	39.3	40.0	$17,609	$421	$17,188
Rio Norte Junior High	Public	7-8	28771 Rio Norte Dr.	Santa Clarita	91354	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 295-3700	1,138	47	24.0	17.0%	436 (38.3%)	54 (4.7%)	282 (24.8%)	294 (25.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	70 (6.2%)	92	227^th of 2761 public middle schools	91.8%		90.1	276^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.1%	49	52.7	52.7		76.7	72.1	74.5		64.6	61.6	63.2	$16,742	$1,862	$14,880
Rancho Pico Junior High	Public	7-8	26250 West Valencia Blvd.	Stevenson Ranch	91381	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 284-3260	842	36	23.5	13.4%	289 (34.3%)	37 (4.4%)	194 (23.0%)	252 (29.9%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	68 (8.1%)	95.5	134^th of 2761 public middle schools	95.1%		95	154^th of 2783 public middle schools	94.5%	20	61.5	61.5		82.1	80.8	81.4		70.7	62.4	66.4	$16,697	$1,224	$15,473
Arroyo Seco Junior High	Public	7-8	27171 North Vista Delgado Dr.	Valencia	91354	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 296-0991	1,239	51	24.3	17.2%	472 (38.1%)	37 (3.0%)	473 (38.2%)	164 (13.2%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	89 (7.2%)	86.9	337^th of 2761 public middle schools	87.8%		85.4	378^th of 2783 public middle schools	86.4%	41	52.4	52.4		68.7	68.5	68.6		52.7	57.7	55.1	$15,276	$870	$14,406
Placerita Junior High	Public	7-8	25015 North Newhall Ave.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 259-1551	940	44	21.3	53.6%	260 (27.7%)	10 (1.1%)	610 (64.9%)	36 (3.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (2.6%)	78.1	514^th of 2761 public middle schools	81.4%		80	478^th of 2783 public middle schools	82.8%	36	46.6	46.6		64.1	60.0	62.0		52.0	43.0	47.4	$17,872	$958	$16,914
La Mesa Junior High	Public	7-8	26623 May Way	Santa Clarita	91351	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 250-0022	1,017	50	20.2	47.8%	180 (17.7%)	79 (7.8%)	578 (56.8%)	133 (13.1%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	42 (4.1%)	67.3	735^th of 2761 public middle schools	73.4%		56.8	965^th of 2783 public middle schools	65.3%	230	31.2	31.2		63.6	55.4	59.3		50.8	35.6	42.9	$18,315	$1,945	$16,370
Sierra Vista Junior High	Public	7-8	19425 West Stillmore St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-3113	946	46	20.4	43.4%	211 (22.3%)	23 (2.4%)	651 (68.8%)	35 (3.7%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	23 (2.4%)	59	930^th of 2761 public middle schools	66.3%		59.7	896^th of 2783 public middle schools	67.8%	34	36.1	36.1		51.0	55.2	53.0		34.3	34.6	34.4	$17,813	$1,078	$16,735
Valley View Middle	Public	6-8	3347 Tapo St.	Simi Valley	93063	Ventura County	Simi Valley Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(805) 520-6820	1,329	54	24.7	41.2%	572 (43.0%)	20 (1.5%)	527 (39.7%)	123 (9.3%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	86 (6.5%)	49.4	1192^nd of 2761 public middle schools	56.8%		47.8	1222^nd of 2783 public middle schools	56.1%	30	33.2	33.2	46.1	52.5	45.7	48.0	34.5	28.1	25.6	29.4	$15,020	$1,011	$14,009
Robert Frost Middle	Public	6-8	12314 Bradford Pl.	Granada Hills	91344	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 832-6900	1,505	63	23.8	54.1%	498 (33.1%)	49 (3.3%)	749 (49.8%)	138 (9.2%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	70 (4.7%)	91.7	232^nd of 2761 public middle schools	91.6%		91	257^th of 2783 public middle schools	90.8%	25	55.0	55.0	74.6	78.2	69.5	74.2	65.4	60.7	58.9	61.8	$17,892	$2,895	$14,997
Ernest Lawrence Middle	Public	6-8	10100 Variel Ave.	Chatsworth	91311	Los Angeles County	Los Angeles Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(818) 678-7900	1,076	52	20.8	69.7%	139 (12.9%)	46 (4.3%)	617 (57.3%)	222 (20.6%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	50 (4.6%)	58.4	942^nd of 2761 public middle schools	65.9%		50.5	1155^th of 2783 public middle schools	58.5%	213	32.7	32.7	53.1	51.8	49.0	51.3	40.7	37.8	33.2	37.2	$19,209	$3,434	$15,775

Frequently Asked Questions about Castaic Middle

How many students attend Castaic Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 451 students attended Castaic Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Castaic Middle?

Students at Castaic Middle are 48% Hispanic, 35% White, 8% Two or more races, 6% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Castaic Middle a good school?

Castaic Middle ranks 645^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What high school do graduates of Castaic Middle attend?

Students who attend Castaic Middle usually go on to attend Academy of the Canyons

What district is Castaic Middle in?

Castaic Union

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