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Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy

Public Grades 6-8

2177^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 21% of California middle schools

Summary

Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy is a public middle school (grades 6-8) serving 813 students in Palmdale, CA, with a specialized focus on engineering and design within the Palmdale Elementary school district.

While Shadow Hills consistently receives a low statewide ranking, it is the strongest performer among the five middle schools in its own district, particularly in mathematics and science proficiency, and it has the lowest rate of chronic student absences. However, all schools in the Palmdale Elementary district, including David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy, Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy, Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy, and Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy, rank significantly below state averages, indicating broader district challenges.

Interesting comparisons emerge when looking at nearby districts. For instance, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering in the Lancaster Elementary district serves a similar student population but achieves much higher academic results and far lower absenteeism, showing different outcomes are possible. Other nearby schools like Hillview Middle (in Westside Union Elementary district) and High Desert (in Acton-Agua Dulce Unified) also outperform Shadow Hills, even though Shadow Hills spends more per student.

813

Students ?

22.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,343

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

37315 60th St. East
Palmdale, CA 93552-5462

(661) 533-7400

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy usually attend:

High:

William J. (Pete) Knight High

Feeder schools for Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy:

Elementary:	Golden Poppy Elementary
	Manzanita Elementary
	Quail Valley Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

African American:

17.7%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 43rd percentile in 2013 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Palmdale Elementary

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (22% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,177^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 21%▼ down 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 43% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 5Middle Schools in the Palmdale Elementary

1309^th of 1,543Palmdale 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	21.2	2177 of 2761	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2210 of 2783	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	2066 of 2781	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.6	2049 of 2740	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	2038 of 2715	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.7	1894 of 2480	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.2	1801 of 2508	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	35.2	1484 of 2497	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2015	37.0	1415 of 2477	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	42.4	1367 of 2379	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	48.1	1140 of 2259	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	41.1	1331 of 2236	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	27.3	1652 of 2179	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.0	1635 of 2063	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	32.6	1358 of 2005	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	34.4	1271 of 1999	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	30.8	1229 of 1804	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2005	26.2	1308 of 1777	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2004	24.7	1325 of 1769	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	383 of 609	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.7	466 of 627	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	471 of 613	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.7	486 of 637	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.2	443 of 643	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	331 of 600	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	34.1	925 of 1531	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	1023 of 1491	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1155 of 1369	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.5	1037 of 1478	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.5	715 of 1521	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.3	677 of 1540	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	29.4	1154 of 1442	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.5	797 of 1364	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2067 of 2533	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	2081 of 2551	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.2	2080 of 2531	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1860 of 2509	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	1754 of 2380	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1757 of 2262	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1670 of 2395	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.7	1698 of 2388	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1429 of 2374	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.6	1473 of 2359	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1397 of 2213	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.4	1431 of 2072	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1898 of 2542	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1899 of 2579	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.9	1676 of 2531	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.5	1595 of 2458	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1739 of 2369	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1643 of 2230	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1987 of 2534	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.1	2002 of 2552	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	1707 of 2538	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.0	1886 of 2527	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1947 of 2407	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1764 of 2273	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1148 of 1566	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1246 of 1552	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.5	835 of 1531	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	12.4	1433 of 1602	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	1334 of 1496	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)40th percentile+14 vs school

African American (2025)37th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)30th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school

White (2019)11th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy30%-19 vs state

Mathematics18%-20 vs state

Science14%-18 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 5th Grade	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 5th Grade	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 5th Grade	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
Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	37315 60th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-7400	813	37	22.0	83.0%	20 (2.5%)	144 (17.7%)	618 (76.0%)	13 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	21.2	2177^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		21.2	2210^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	33		14.4	14.4		25.5	34.6	28.0	29.5		23.7	15.6	13.4	17.6	$27,343	$26,104	$1,239
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	3243 East Ave. R-8	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-0847	822	40	20.7	89.3%	33 (4.0%)	119 (14.5%)	643 (78.2%)	8 (1.0%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.6%)	15.2	2429^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.0%		15	2477^th of 2783 public middle schools	11.0%	48		7.5	7.5		22.7	34.7	25.1	27.8		7.7	13.9	8.8	10.3	$27,163	$26,118	$1,045
Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy	Public	6-8	36555 Sunny Ln.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-5866	948	44	21.5	89.7%	36 (3.8%)	125 (13.2%)	754 (79.5%)	9 (0.9%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	17	2353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	14.8%		19.1	2295^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.5%	58		10.7	10.7		26.6	30.5	33.2	30.5		8.2	8.5	12.7	10.0	$25,741	$24,618	$1,123
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
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
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
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
High Desert	Public	5-8	3620 Antelope Woods Rd.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 269-0310	307	14	21.6	71.3%	112 (36.5%)	6 (2.0%)	179 (58.3%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	25.1	1994^th of 2761 public middle schools	27.8%		26.8	1963^rd of 2783 public middle schools	29.5%	31	20.2	15.1	17.8	28.6	29.9	36.1	34.3	32.2	17.9	22.4	22.9	12.3	18.9	$10,596	$4,710	$5,886
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy

What district is Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy in?

Palmdale Elementary

Is Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy a good school?

Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy ranks in the bottom 21.2% of California middle schools.

What is the racial makeup of Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy?

Students at Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy are 76% Hispanic, 18% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 813 students attended Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy.

What high school do graduates of Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy attend?

Students who attend Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy usually go on to attend William J. (Pete) Knight High

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