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Quail Valley Middle

Public Grades 6-8

2406^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 13% of California middle schools

Summary

Quail Valley Middle is a public school serving about 870 students in grades 6-8 in Phelan, part of the Snowline Joint Unified district, which has seen a significant and steady decline in its statewide academic ranking over the past decade, now placing in the bottom 15% of all California schools.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, with fewer than 27% of students proficient in English and under 10% proficient in math, which is notably lower than many area schools like Pinon Mesa Middle in the same district. Chronic student absenteeism, at over 33%, is a pressing concern, though it is lower than at some nearby schools such as Columbia Middle. The school's performance varies widely between different student groups, and its mid-level per-student spending has not translated into stronger academic results compared to peers.

Despite the regional trends, the success of schools like the Melva Davis Academy of Excellence shows that improvement is possible in the High Desert area. Quail Valley's most striking issue is in mathematics, where proficiency is exceptionally low, and it shows an unusual pattern where 7th graders perform much better in English than other grades. The school's trajectory highlights the complex combination of economic factors, district-wide challenges, and the critical need for effective instructional strategies, particularly in core subjects.

870

Students ?

20.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$25,505

Per pupil spending ?

80.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10058 Arrowhead Rd.
Phelan, CA 92371-5506

(760) 868-2623

District: Snowline Joint Unified

Students who attend Quail Valley Middle usually attend:

High:

Serrano High

Feeder schools for Quail Valley Middle:

Elementary:	Baldy Mesa Elementary
	Vista Verde Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.3%

White:

11.6%

African American:

10.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 70th percentile in 2013 → 13th in 2025

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg25%

California avg41%

2,406^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 13%▼ down 46 pts since 2015

From top 41% (2015) to bottom 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Snowline Joint Unified

1065^th of 1,543Snowline Joint Unified 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	15.7	2406 of 2761	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	2068 of 2783	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1947 of 2781	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	2026 of 2740	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.3	1470 of 2715	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.4	1415 of 2480	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	50.7	1084 of 2508	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.5	1071 of 2497	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	53.3	1023 of 2477	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	66.3	703 of 2379	70.4%	★★★★☆
2012	63.6	730 of 2259	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.0	658 of 2236	70.6%	★★★★☆
2010	64.4	675 of 2179	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2009	65.4	612 of 2063	70.3%	★★★★☆
2008	56.0	791 of 2005	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2007	52.0	861 of 1999	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2006	61.6	603 of 1804	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2005	60.6	593 of 1777	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2004	54.6	690 of 1769	61.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.8	508 of 609	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	484 of 627	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	374 of 613	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	365 of 637	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.8	366 of 643	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.4	355 of 600	40.8%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	23.9	1302 of 1531	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1136 of 1491	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1216 of 1369	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	35.1	946 of 1478	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1253 of 1521	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1146 of 1540	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.9	473 of 1442	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	574 of 1364	57.9%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.0	2269 of 2533	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1956 of 2551	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.4	1676 of 2531	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1871 of 2509	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.6	1406 of 2380	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	1356 of 2262	40.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	20.3	2004 of 2395	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.5	1664 of 2388	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1570 of 2374	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1714 of 2359	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.5	989 of 2213	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	1039 of 2072	49.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	24.7	276 of 336	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	2193 of 2542	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1927 of 2579	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.5	1892 of 2531	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1744 of 2458	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1159 of 2369	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.0	1229 of 2230	44.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.3	2222 of 2534	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.9	1875 of 2552	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1859 of 2538	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1860 of 2527	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.6	1290 of 2407	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	1300 of 2273	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.6	705 of 726	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	625 of 701	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	8.4	622 of 677	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	613 of 665	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1403 of 1566	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.6	911 of 1552	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1281 of 1531	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	10.6	1390 of 1520	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1092 of 1537	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1101 of 1543	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	1261 of 1555	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	1116 of 1602	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	993 of 1496	33.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)36th percentile+10 vs school

Homeless (2022)18th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)16th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)15th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)10th percentile~ school

White (2025)9th percentile-4 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy27%-22 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics9%-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
Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	10058 Arrowhead Rd.	Phelan	92371	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-2623	870	42	20.8	80.5%	101 (11.6%)	93 (10.7%)	594 (68.3%)	11 (1.3%)	6 (0.7%)	7 (0.8%)	58 (6.7%)	15.7	2406^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.9%		24.3	2068^th of 2783 public middle schools	25.7%	338	14.1	14.1	24.6	36.7	18.4	26.7	7.4	13.6	7.0	9.4	$25,505	$24,104	$1,401
Mesa Linda Middle	Public	6-8	13001 Mesa Linda Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-6363	735	42	17.6	73.2%	29 (3.9%)	200 (27.2%)	439 (59.7%)	14 (1.9%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	49 (6.7%)	8.2	2669^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.3%		6.9	2736^th of 2783 public middle schools	1.7%	67	7.7	7.7	14.0	10.3	11.0	11.8	3.5	4.9	14.2	7.3	$35,498	$34,094	$1,404
Cedar Middle	Public	7-8	13565 Cedar St.	Hesperia	92344	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-6093	1,061	47	22.7	56.9%	159 (15.0%)	76 (7.2%)	787 (74.2%)	15 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.6%)	18 (1.7%)	22.9	2111^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%		21.4	2199^th of 2783 public middle schools	21.0%	88	15.0	15.0		34.6	32.4	33.4		22.1	10.0	15.6	$23,660	$22,242	$1,418
Columbia Middle	Public	6-8	14409 Aster St.	Adelanto	92301	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 530-1950	754	35	21.3	71.4%	34 (4.5%)	151 (20.0%)	503 (66.7%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.8%)	56 (7.4%)	9.9	2616^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%		7.4	2727^th of 2783 public middle schools	2.0%	111	10.0	10.0	7.2	19.8	24.5	18.0	4.8	4.6	7.4	5.7	$34,339	$32,946	$1,393
Larrea Middle	Public	7-8	13801 Cobalt Rd.	Victorville	92392	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 261-7040	769	40	19.4	77.6%	38 (4.9%)	144 (18.7%)	525 (68.3%)	6 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	49 (6.4%)	18.5	2284^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%					(n/a)	12.1	12.1		27.3	25.6	26.4		22.4	11.7	16.7
Pinon Mesa Middle	Public	6-8	9298 Sheep Creek Rd.	Phelan	92329	San Bernardino County	Snowline Joint Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 868-3126	835	39	21.4	77.2%	237 (28.4%)	9 (1.1%)	502 (60.1%)	15 (1.8%)	2 (0.2%)	2 (0.2%)	68 (8.1%)	21.1	2182^nd of 2761 public middle schools	21.0%		23.2	2119^th of 2783 public middle schools	23.9%	63	17.5	17.5	30.4	31.4	25.4	29.1	21.8	17.2	10.6	16.6	$23,981	$22,694	$1,287
Hesperia Junior High	Public	7-8	10275 Cypress Ave.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 244-9386	1,228	51	23.9	81.5%	102 (8.3%)	67 (5.5%)	1,019 (83.0%)	15 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	18 (1.5%)	12.7	2530^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%		14.4	2496^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.3%	34	9.7	9.7		21.1	19.5	20.3		12.7	11.2	12.0	$22,090	$20,338	$1,752
Melva Davis Academy of Excellence	Public	6-8	15831 Diamond Rd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Adelanto Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 246-8691	833	43	19.5	57.5%	38 (4.6%)	87 (10.4%)	629 (75.5%)	15 (1.8%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	57 (6.8%)	36.6	1596^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%		34.6	1646^th of 2783 public middle schools	40.9%	50	20.2	20.2	35.9	49.5	37.1	41.0	23.8	29.5	22.8	25.5	$33,955	$33,058	$897
Imogene Garner Hook Junior High	Public	7-8	15000 Hook Blvd.	Victorville	92394	San Bernardino County	Victor Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 955-3360	665	38	17.6	82.4%	30 (4.5%)	145 (21.8%)	448 (67.4%)	5 (0.8%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.3%)	32 (4.8%)	14.6	2460^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%		14.3	2500^th of 2783 public middle schools	10.2%	40	8.4	8.4		26.1	25.2	25.6		9.1	14.4	11.8
Ranchero Middle	Public	7-8	17607 Ranchero Rd.	Hesperia	92345	San Bernardino County	Hesperia Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 948-0175	1,140	52	22.1	80.5%	212 (18.6%)	65 (5.7%)	834 (73.2%)	3 (0.3%)	5 (0.4%)	3 (0.3%)	18 (1.6%)	17.5	2337^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%		12.5	2566^th of 2783 public middle schools	7.8%	229	16.1	16.1		33.7	18.5	26.5		15.6	7.5	11.8	$23,037	$21,522	$1,515

Frequently Asked Questions about Quail Valley Middle

What high school do graduates of Quail Valley Middle attend?

Students who attend Quail Valley Middle usually go on to attend Serrano High

What is the racial makeup of Quail Valley Middle?

Students at Quail Valley Middle are 68% Hispanic, 12% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

What district is Quail Valley Middle in?

Snowline Joint Unified

How many students attend Quail Valley Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 870 students attended Quail Valley Middle.

Is Quail Valley Middle a good school?

Quail Valley Middle ranks in the bottom 12.9% of California middle schools.

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