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David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy

Public Grades 6-8

2417^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 12% of California middle schools

Summary

David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy is a public middle school serving about 950 students in grades 6-8 within the Palmdale Elementary School District, which ranks in the bottom 15% of all districts in California.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with only about 25% of students proficient in English and 12% in math, well below state averages, and it has received the lowest possible state rating in recent years. Chronic absenteeism, at nearly 32%, is a major concern and is higher than the state average. While it is a magnet school with a specialized theme, its performance is very similar to other middle schools in its district, like Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy and Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy, suggesting the magnet designation has not led to better academic results compared to its immediate peers.

The most telling insight comes from comparing it to schools in neighboring districts. For instance, Hillview Middle in the Westside Union Elementary District serves a similar student population but achieves proficiency rates over 50% in English. This stark difference points to broader, district-level factors influencing school performance more than individual school characteristics. Despite spending more per student than some of these higher-achieving schools, David G. Millen's academic ranking has declined steadily over the past decade.

952

Students ?

22.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,045

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

39221 22nd St. West
Palmdale, CA 93551-4082

(661) 947-3075

District: Palmdale Elementary

Students who attend David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy usually attend:

High:

Highland High

Feeder schools for David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy:

Elementary:	Ocotillo Elementary
	Summerwind Elementary
	Yucca Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.2%

African American:

19.6%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 41st percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (18% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg23%

California avg41%

2,417^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th 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	15.4	2417 of 2761	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.1	2390 of 2783	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.6	2338 of 2781	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	2066 of 2740	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.8	2237 of 2715	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1960 of 2480	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.6	2080 of 2508	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.3	2128 of 2497	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	35.7	1455 of 2477	41.3%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	509 of 609	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.2	495 of 627	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	513 of 613	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	367 of 637	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	520 of 643	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.7	488 of 600	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1378 of 1531	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.2	1199 of 1491	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	1106 of 1369	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	24.9	1433 of 1478	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1076 of 1521	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.0	720 of 1540	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.3	1216 of 1442	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.9	1262 of 1364	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2221 of 2533	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2157 of 2551	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2144 of 2531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1997 of 2509	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	17.7	2023 of 2380	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.2	1805 of 2262	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	2049 of 2395	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1994 of 2388	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1853 of 2374	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.9	1664 of 2359	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.9	1789 of 2213	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.2	1616 of 2072	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.5	2262 of 2542	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.8	2269 of 2579	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.8	2126 of 2531	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1764 of 2458	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1991 of 2369	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1762 of 2230	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2279 of 2534	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.0	2240 of 2552	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2135 of 2538	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1822 of 2527	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.9	2030 of 2407	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1850 of 2273	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.5	689 of 726	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.8	638 of 677	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1339 of 1566	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	1305 of 1552	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	1439 of 1531	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.6	1198 of 1520	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1262 of 1537	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.1	1278 of 1543	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.2	1078 of 1555	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.6	1241 of 1602	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1081 of 1496	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

White (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)12th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)11th percentile~ school

Male (2025)10th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile-15 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)3rd percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy25%-23 vs state

Science13%-20 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 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
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	$19,045	$2,692	$16,353
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	$15,383	$1,174	$14,209
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	$20,069	$2,748	$17,321
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	$14,867	$1,047	$13,820
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	$18,903	$2,472	$16,431
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	$18,897	$2,699	$16,198
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	$21,776	$2,817	$18,959
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	$23,441	$2,849	$20,592
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	$20,751	$2,818	$17,933
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	$22,271	$2,871	$19,400

Frequently Asked Questions about David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy

How many students attend David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 952 students attended David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy.

What is the racial makeup of David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy?

Students at David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy are 69% Hispanic, 20% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

What district is David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy in?

Palmdale Elementary

What high school do graduates of David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy attend?

Students who attend David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy usually go on to attend Highland High

Is David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy a good school?

David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy ranks in the bottom 12.5% of California middle schools.

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