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Endeavour Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2636^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 5% of California middle schools

Summary

Endeavour Middle is a public middle school serving about 805 students in grades 6-8 in Lancaster, CA, and it is currently ranked in the bottom 5% of all California middle schools, having seen a significant decline in its academic performance over the last decade.

Academic proficiency at Endeavour is critically low, with only about 17% of students proficient in English and just under 6% proficient in math, which is far below both state averages and the performance of nearby schools. For example, Hillview Middle and Joe Walker Middle, located just a few miles away in the Westside Union Elementary district, achieve much higher results with similar or even lower per-student funding. Within its own Lancaster Elementary district, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering demonstrates that strong outcomes are possible with a similar student population, ranking in the top 30% of schools statewide.

Despite these academic challenges, Endeavour has made progress in improving student attendance, with its chronic absenteeism rate now lower than the district average. The school's steady decline in performance, even as per-student spending has increased, suggests that funding alone is not a solution and that significant changes in instructional practices are needed. The presence of higher-performing schools in the area with comparable demographics indicates that improvement at Endeavour is an achievable goal.

805

Students ?

20.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$4,064

Per pupil spending ?

81.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

43755 45th St. West
Lancaster, CA 93536-6885

(661) 943-8270

District: Lancaster Elementary

Students who attend Endeavour Middle usually attend:

High:

Lancaster High

Feeder schools for Endeavour Middle:

Elementary:	Desert View Elementary
	Nancy Cory Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.9%

African American:

28.0%

White:

11.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 23rd percentile in 2013 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (12% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school12%

District avg19%

California avg41%

2,636^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 31% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	9.4	2636 of 2761	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2591 of 2783	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2562 of 2781	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2383 of 2740	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.2	2213 of 2715	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	2105 of 2480	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	23.9	1903 of 2508	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	1690 of 2497	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2015	27.9	1710 of 2477	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.2	1839 of 2379	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.3	1521 of 2259	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	28.1	1699 of 2236	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.8	1580 of 2179	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.9	1331 of 2063	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.9	1271 of 2005	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	35.9	1227 of 1999	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.0	561 of 609	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	551 of 627	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	546 of 613	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	540 of 637	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.9	518 of 643	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	534 of 600	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.6	1275 of 1531	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.7	1219 of 1491	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1270 of 1369	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	1137 of 1478	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.1	806 of 1521	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.7	1448 of 1540	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1349 of 1442	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1320 of 1364	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.2	2429 of 2533	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2374 of 2551	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2329 of 2531	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2204 of 2509	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1982 of 2380	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	2028 of 2262	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2264 of 2395	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.5	2160 of 2388	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.0	2122 of 2374	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1840 of 2359	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1813 of 2213	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	1727 of 2072	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.4	344 of 477	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	292 of 394	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	2443 of 2542	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2425 of 2579	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2378 of 2531	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	2141 of 2458	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	2012 of 2369	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2029 of 2230	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	9.0	2447 of 2534	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.8	2418 of 2552	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2356 of 2538	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2228 of 2527	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	2013 of 2407	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	1881 of 2273	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	166 of 194	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	169 of 192	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	168 of 197	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	150 of 193	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	2.0	721 of 726	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	5.7	671 of 701	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	471 of 554	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	1509 of 1566	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1447 of 1552	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.9	1421 of 1531	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	5.3	1473 of 1520	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	1500 of 1537	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.7	1480 of 1543	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.1	1436 of 1555	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.6	1275 of 1602	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.3	1257 of 1496	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

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)28th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)23rd percentile+16 vs school

Disabled (2022)17th percentile+4 vs school

Military Connected (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)8th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

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

Special Education (2025)4th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

White (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy17%-31 vs state

Science11%-21 vs state

Mathematics6%-32 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
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
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
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
Rise	Public	4-8	44231 Fig Ave.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-4355	16	3	5.3	81.3%	1 (6.3%)	11 (68.8%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	4.2				7	2733^rd of 2783 public middle schools	1.8%	(n/a)	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$11,036	$8,904	$2,132
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
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
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
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering	Public	6-8	831 East Ave. K-2	Lancaster	93534	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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Endeavour Middle

Is Endeavour Middle a good school?

Endeavour Middle ranks in the bottom 4.5% of California middle schools.

How many students attend Endeavour Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 805 students attended Endeavour Middle.

What is the racial makeup of Endeavour Middle?

Students at Endeavour Middle are 51% Hispanic, 28% African American, 12% White, 5% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What high school do graduates of Endeavour Middle attend?

Students who attend Endeavour Middle usually go on to attend Lancaster High

What district is Endeavour Middle in?

Lancaster Elementary

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