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New Vista Middle

Q: Is New Vista Middle a good school?

New Vista Middle ranks in the bottom 2.6% of California middle schools.

Q: How many students attend New Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended New Vista Middle.

Q: What is the racial makeup of New Vista Middle?

Students at New Vista Middle are 54% Hispanic, 37% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

Public Grades 6-8

2690^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 3% of California middle schools

Summary

New Vista Middle is a public middle school serving 835 students in grades 6-8 in Lancaster, CA, located within the Lancaster Elementary district, which ranks in the bottom 10% of all districts in the state.

Academic performance at New Vista Middle is among the lowest in California, with only about 15% of students proficient in English and 6% in math, significantly below state averages. A major challenge is chronic absenteeism, with nearly half of students missing too much school, a rate much higher than at nearby schools like Endeavour Middle (28.2%) or Amargosa Creek Middle (33.5%). Despite having the highest per-student spending among local comparison schools at over $23,000, these resources have not translated into better academic outcomes.

The most striking finding is the dramatic difference between New Vista Middle and Fulton and Alsbury Academy, a magnet school located just a quarter-mile away on the same street. Fulton ranks in the top third of state schools with high test scores and very low absenteeism, while spending less per student. This contrast within the same district highlights that factors like school culture, program focus, and attendance can create vastly different educational environments even in the same community.

835

Students ?

18.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$8,509

Per pupil spending ?

91.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

753 East Avenue K-2
Lancaster, CA 93535-4797

(661) 726-4271

District: Lancaster Elementary

Feeder schools for New Vista Middle:

Elementary:	Jack Northrop Elementary
	Joshua Elementary
	Lincoln Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

53.9%

African American:

37.4%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th 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%

2,690^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 5Middle Schools in the Lancaster Elementary

1395^th of 1,543Lancaster 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	7.6	2690 of 2761	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2692 of 2783	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.7	2693 of 2781	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.3	2564 of 2740	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.6	2564 of 2715	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	2330 of 2480	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	2258 of 2508	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	2226 of 2497	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.2	2040 of 2477	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.6	1988 of 2379	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	27.4	1722 of 2259	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.4	1786 of 2236	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.1	1919 of 2179	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.6	1844 of 2063	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.3	1766 of 2005	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.2	1692 of 1999	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.0	1455 of 1804	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2005	20.2	1443 of 1777	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	20.7	1422 of 1769	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	585 of 609	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	603 of 627	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	579 of 613	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	568 of 637	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.7	608 of 643	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	537 of 600	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	19.4	1462 of 1531	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1338 of 1491	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	1246 of 1369	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	553 of 1478	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	27.6	1378 of 1521	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1520 of 1540	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	978 of 1442	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	859 of 1364	37.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2478 of 2533	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2491 of 2551	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.8	2442 of 2531	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	2326 of 2509	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2301 of 2380	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	2132 of 2262	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	71.8	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.0	2252 of 2395	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.6	2256 of 2388	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2194 of 2374	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2100 of 2359	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2016 of 2213	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1812 of 2072	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	461 of 477	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.9	362 of 394	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	304 of 320	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	320 of 336	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	8.8	2465 of 2542	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	2483 of 2579	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.7	2427 of 2531	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.3	2267 of 2458	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	2224 of 2369	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2071 of 2230	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	2479 of 2534	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.4	2490 of 2552	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2479 of 2538	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	12.2	2403 of 2527	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.4	2290 of 2407	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	2158 of 2273	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	10.6	178 of 192	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	184 of 197	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.5	147 of 193	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	4.3	537 of 554	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.7	1503 of 1566	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1438 of 1552	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1467 of 1531	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	1.7	1515 of 1520	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.1	1511 of 1537	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.6	1524 of 1543	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.2	1360 of 1555	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.2	1545 of 1602	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.6	1434 of 1496	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2023)75th percentile+72 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+59 vs school

Military Connected (2024)7th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)5th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2019)3rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)2nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

White (2025)<1st percentile~ school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy15%-34 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 vs state

Science4%-28 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 (2025)
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
New Vista Middle	Public	6-8	753 East Avenue K-2	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-4271	835	46	18.1	91.3%	38 (4.6%)	312 (37.4%)	450 (53.9%)	8 (1.0%)	6 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	20 (2.4%)	7.6	2690^th of 2761 public middle schools	2.6%		9.1	2692^nd of 2783 public middle schools	3.3%	2	4.4	4.4	14.0	14.4	15.9	14.8	4.1	8.6	3.8	5.6	$8,509	$6,032	$2,477
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering	Public	6-8	831 East Ave. K-2	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 899-7836	414	13	31.9	76.6%	42 (10.1%)	71 (17.1%)	272 (65.7%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (4.1%)	64.9	790^th of 2761 public middle schools	71.4%		76.6	552^nd of 2783 public middle schools	80.2%	238	38.6	38.6	51.4	60.9	59.9	57.3	25.0	45.1	43.2	37.5	$3,768	$1,422	$2,346
Piute Middle	Public	6-8	425 East Avenue H-11	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9508	729	42	17.4	94.2%	34 (4.7%)	195 (26.7%)	464 (63.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	7.8	2681^st of 2761 public middle schools	2.9%		7.7	2722^nd of 2783 public middle schools	2.2%	41	8.2	8.2	16.0	13.2	17.0	15.3	3.1	3.3	5.2	4.0	$6,800	$4,348	$2,452
Gifford C. Cole Middle	Public	7-8	3126 East Avenue I	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-1041	697	33	21.3	82.1%	31 (4.4%)	156 (22.4%)	471 (67.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.3%)	12.1	2546^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.8%		16.4	2421^st of 2783 public middle schools	13.0%	125	9.5	9.5		21.0	25.8	23.5		8.5	6.3	7.3	$22,954	$20,562	$2,392
Amargosa Creek Middle	Public	6-8	44333 27th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 729-6064	859	47	18.4	85.9%	78 (9.1%)	219 (25.5%)	484 (56.3%)	26 (3.0%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	39 (4.5%)	19	2269^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.8%		19.1	2294^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.6%	25	15.8	15.8	20.6	36.7	30.3	30.0	6.4	17.6	9.0	11.3	$6,222	$3,732	$2,490
Endeavour Middle	Public	6-8	43755 45th St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-8270	805	40	20.3	81.7%	94 (11.7%)	225 (28.0%)	410 (50.9%)	27 (3.4%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	42 (5.2%)	9.4	2636^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.5%		11.9	2591^st of 2783 public middle schools	6.9%	45	11.3	11.3	15.5	20.1	16.9	17.4	5.6	8.8	3.1	5.8	$4,064	$1,696	$2,368
David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	39221 22nd St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 947-3075	952	42	22.7	75.3%	46 (4.8%)	187 (19.6%)	659 (69.2%)	24 (2.5%)	5 (0.5%)	5 (0.5%)	26 (2.7%)	15.4	2417^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.5%		17.1	2390^th of 2783 public middle schools	14.1%	27	12.8	12.8	23.0	25.4	27.2	25.4	12.1	13.7	10.3	11.9	$25,534	$24,300	$1,234
Hillview Middle	Public	6-8	40525 Peonza Ln.	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-9993	1,100	45	24.6	53.0%	214 (19.5%)	108 (9.8%)	648 (58.9%)	60 (5.5%)	5 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	62 (5.6%)	55.9	1009^th of 2761 public middle schools	63.5%		53.8	1046^th of 2783 public middle schools	62.4%	37	32.5	32.5	87.5	53.3	43.9	52.4	78.4	32.7	31.7	36.2	$19,669	$18,596	$1,073
Joe Walker Middle	Public	6-8	5632 West Ave. L-8	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Westside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3258	781	33	23.7	59.2%	201 (25.7%)	95 (12.2%)	405 (51.9%)	21 (2.7%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	56 (7.2%)	37	1584^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.6%		40.7	1437^th of 2783 public middle schools	48.4%	147	24.5	24.5	97.0	39.9	39.1	42.0	75.8	23.8	21.7	25.1	$19,593	$18,604	$989
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	38060 20th St. East	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 537-6101	747	38	19.4	90.2%	25 (3.3%)	130 (17.4%)	562 (75.2%)	5 (0.7%)	3 (0.4%)	4 (0.5%)	18 (2.4%)	15.6	2409^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.7%		10.9	2639^th of 2783 public middle schools	5.2%	230	8.8	8.8	22.1	26.1	31.0	26.5	16.1	8.3	12.3	12.4	$31,172	$29,844	$1,328

Frequently Asked Questions about New Vista Middle

What district is New Vista Middle in?

Lancaster Elementary

Is New Vista Middle a good school?

New Vista Middle ranks in the bottom 2.6% of California middle schools.

How many students attend New Vista Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 835 students attended New Vista Middle.

What is the racial makeup of New Vista Middle?

Students at New Vista Middle are 54% Hispanic, 37% African American, 5% White, 2% Two or more races.

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