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Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2460^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 11% of California middle schools

Summary

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High is a public middle school in Victorville, California, serving grades 7-8 with a total enrollment of 891 students. The school is part of the Victor Valley Union High School District, which is ranked 865 out of 1,565 districts in the state.

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of California middle schools over the past decade, with significantly lower proficiency rates on standardized tests compared to the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were around 25% in English Language Arts and 12% in Math, while the district averages were 44% and 23%, and the state averages were 49% and 37%. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as White students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High also faces challenges with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 20.4% to 40.8% over the past few years, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Compared to nearby middle schools, such as Larrea Middle and Pinon Mesa Middle, Imogene Garner Hook Junior High consistently performs worse academically, with lower proficiency rates and lower rankings.

665

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

15000 Hook Blvd.
Victorville, CA 92394-2121

(760) 955-3360

District: Victor Valley Union High

Students who attend Imogene Garner Hook Junior High usually attend:

High:

Adelanto High

Feeder schools for Imogene Garner Hook Junior High:

Elementary:	Brentwood Elementary
	Challenger School of Sports and Fitness
	Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center
	Helendale Elementary
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	Oro Grande Elementary
	Puesta del Sol Elementary
	Village Elementary
	West Palms Conservatory

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

67.4%

African American:

21.8%

Two or more races:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 13th percentile in 2013 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (40% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school17%

District avg31%

California avg41%

2,460^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 11%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 2Middle Schools in the Victor Valley Union High

834^th of 1,543Victor Valley Union High 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	14.6	2460 of 2761	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	2500 of 2783	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2613 of 2781	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.5	2648 of 2740	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2576 of 2715	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.8	2406 of 2480	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.7	2414 of 2508	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.4	2358 of 2497	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.6	2335 of 2477	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	2068 of 2379	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.6	1921 of 2259	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	25.8	1756 of 2236	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.0	1633 of 2179	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	1556 of 2063	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.2	1341 of 2005	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2007	31.7	1344 of 1999	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	42.2	963 of 1804	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2005	41.4	971 of 1777	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2004	39.9	989 of 1769	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	499 of 609	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	481 of 627	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.3	531 of 613	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	596 of 637	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.1	578 of 643	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	569 of 600	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	22.2	1377 of 1531	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1160 of 1491	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	1263 of 1369	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.6	552 of 1478	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	841 of 1521	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.2	880 of 1540	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.1	787 of 1442	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	885 of 1364	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	13.6	2309 of 2533	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.5	2347 of 2551	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2441 of 2531	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.9	2478 of 2509	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.6	2298 of 2380	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.8	2221 of 2262	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	52.2	1 of 4	75.0%	★★★★★
2023	47.2	2 of 4	50.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	21.7	1953 of 2395	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.6	2067 of 2388	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.3	2145 of 2374	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	2276 of 2359	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	2100 of 2213	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1982 of 2072	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	2186 of 2542	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2310 of 2579	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.2	2385 of 2531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.4	2359 of 2458	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.5	2250 of 2369	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.8	2151 of 2230	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2235 of 2534	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2290 of 2552	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2354 of 2538	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.5	2422 of 2527	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2314 of 2407	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.7	2213 of 2273	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	4.5	707 of 726	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	4.7	680 of 701	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	3.7	669 of 677	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	642 of 665	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	2.5	546 of 554	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	1.2	460 of 462	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1478 of 1566	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.5	1449 of 1552	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1352 of 1531	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1451 of 1520	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	1434 of 1537	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	2.9	1532 of 1543	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	7.2	1480 of 1555	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	3.6	1580 of 1602	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	2.2	1488 of 1496	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2024)75th percentile+65 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)63rd percentile+52 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)18th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)9th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)3rd percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Mathematics12%-25 vs state

Science8%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, February 18, 2010

I attended Hook in 1970, forty years ago. It was a tough school, and the curriculum wasn't bad. Even then, there was too much emphasis on sports, and not on "learning." I drove past the facility the other day and it looks like a prison. Too many fences now to regulate the students....Logic, love and fences? Close Quote

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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
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
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	$20,399	$1,035	$19,364
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
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	$20,247	$1,813	$18,434
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	$19,958	$1,784	$18,174
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	$39,973	$6,234	$33,739
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	$40,322	$6,032	$34,290
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	$16,733	$2,605	$14,128
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	$40,073	$6,046	$34,027
Riverview Middle	Public	7-8	13943 Rivers Edge Rd.	Helendale	92342	San Bernardino County	Helendale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(760) 952-1266	141	8	16.8	45.4%	58 (41.1%)	5 (3.5%)	74 (52.5%)	2 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	27.1	1925^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.3%		39.2	1498^th of 2783 public middle schools	46.2%	427	16.9	16.9		37.1	33.8	35.5		24.3	15.5	19.9	$44,503	$6,824	$37,679

Frequently Asked Questions about Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

How many students attend Imogene Garner Hook Junior High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 665 students attended Imogene Garner Hook Junior High.

What is the racial makeup of Imogene Garner Hook Junior High?

Students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High are 67% Hispanic, 22% African American, 5% Two or more races, 5% White.

What high school do graduates of Imogene Garner Hook Junior High attend?

Students who attend Imogene Garner Hook Junior High usually go on to attend Adelanto High

Is Imogene Garner Hook Junior High a good school?

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High ranks in the bottom 10.9% of California middle schools.

What district is Imogene Garner Hook Junior High in?

Victor Valley Union High

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