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Amargosa Creek Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2269^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 18% of California middle schools

Summary

Amargosa Creek Middle is a public school serving 859 students in grades 6-8 in Lancaster, CA, operating within the Lancaster Elementary district, which ranks in the state's bottom 10%.

The school serves a high-need community, with academic proficiency rates below state averages, though it is the highest-performing traditional middle school within its own district, outperforming peers like Piute Middle and New Vista Middle. However, it is dramatically outperformed by the district's magnet school, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering, which has much higher test scores and lower chronic absenteeism despite having a larger average class size.

Compared to schools in neighboring districts, such as Joe Walker Middle in the Westside Union Elementary district, Amargosa Creek lags in performance. The school's statewide ranking has declined over the past decade but appears to have stabilized recently, coinciding with a decrease in chronic absenteeism from its peak. Performance varies significantly by grade level, with seventh graders consistently scoring higher than sixth graders.

859

Students ?

18.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$6,222

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44333 27th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93536-6094

(661) 729-6064

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Amargosa Creek Middle usually attend:

High:

Lancaster High

Feeder schools for Amargosa Creek Middle:

Elementary:	John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary
	Sunnydale Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.3%

African American:

25.5%

White:

9.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 18th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (34% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg19%

California avg41%

2,269^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 21 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	19.0	2269 of 2761	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2294 of 2783	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	2163 of 2781	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1898 of 2740	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.0	1823 of 2715	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	1676 of 2480	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	34.1	1557 of 2508	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.7	1324 of 2497	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	33.5	1513 of 2477	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	41.5	1386 of 2379	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	47.4	1157 of 2259	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	43.2	1281 of 2236	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	47.1	1108 of 2179	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	49.5	988 of 2063	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	45.8	1019 of 2005	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	37.3	1187 of 1999	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	37.8	1071 of 1804	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	34.4	1114 of 1777	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2004	26.8	1272 of 1769	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	489 of 609	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	506 of 627	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	537 of 613	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	456 of 637	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	398 of 643	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.7	339 of 600	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.7	1069 of 1531	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.7	1380 of 1491	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1295 of 1369	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	27.6	1355 of 1478	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	62.4	239 of 1521	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	52.3	420 of 1540	72.7%	★★★★☆
2019	30.2	1112 of 1442	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.5	834 of 1364	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.2	2115 of 2533	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.6	2198 of 2551	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.4	2074 of 2531	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1736 of 2509	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1654 of 2380	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1579 of 2262	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1769 of 2395	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.5	1966 of 2388	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1513 of 2374	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.5	1303 of 2359	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1110 of 2213	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1116 of 2072	46.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	37.0	303 of 477	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.1	335 of 394	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	216 of 320	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.2	2098 of 2542	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2097 of 2579	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.0	1876 of 2531	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.9	1509 of 2458	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	1494 of 2369	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.0	1492 of 2230	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	2108 of 2534	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2062 of 2552	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1918 of 2538	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	1781 of 2527	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1693 of 2407	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	1549 of 2273	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	134 of 194	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	125 of 192	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.3	128 of 197	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.0	132 of 193	31.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.1	627 of 726	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.7	643 of 701	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.7	600 of 677	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	575 of 665	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1360 of 1566	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1236 of 1552	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1019 of 1531	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1288 of 1520	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.6	1423 of 1537	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1151 of 1543	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1194 of 1555	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1334 of 1602	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	1252 of 1496	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Military Connected (2025)31st percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)30th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)20th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)17th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

White (2025)15th percentile-3 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Science16%-17 vs state

Mathematics11%-26 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 Amargosa Creek Middle

How many students attend Amargosa Creek Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 859 students attended Amargosa Creek Middle.

Is Amargosa Creek Middle a good school?

Amargosa Creek Middle ranks in the bottom 17.8% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Amargosa Creek Middle?

Students at Amargosa Creek Middle are 56% Hispanic, 25% African American, 9% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is Amargosa Creek Middle in?

Lancaster Elementary

What high school do graduates of Amargosa Creek Middle attend?

Students who attend Amargosa Creek Middle usually go on to attend Lancaster High

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