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Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Public Grades 7-8

2469^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,703 California Middle Schools

Better than 9% of California middle schools

Summary

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High is a public school in Victorville serving 665 students in grades 7–8, in the Victor Valley Union High School District. Its 2025–26 proficiency rates were 26% in English language arts (ELA), 11% in math, and 11% in science, all below state and district rates. The most important finding is that Hook had the lowest all-grades proficiency in all three subjects among five nearby schools serving grades 7–8.

ELA is Hook’s closest subject to state and district benchmarks, while science is its weakest relative to nearby same-grade-span schools. Hook’s ELA rate was 23 points below the state and 20 points below the district; its math and science rates were 27 and 25 points below the state, and 12 and 18 points below the district. Compared with the five nearby grades 7–8 schools, Hook was 5 points below their average in ELA, 4 points below in math, and 7 points below in science. Attendance is another concern: chronic absenteeism was 38% in 2025–26, 19 points above the state and 14 above the district. It was the third-highest rate among 10 nearby schools with data.

Results have improved over the longer term, though progress is uneven: from 2022–23 to 2025–26, ELA, math, and science each rose by about 5 percentage points, but math fell by 1 point in the latest year. SchoolDigger placed Hook in the 9th percentile statewide in 2025–26 and gave it 0 stars. Its student-teacher ratio was 17.6 in 2024–25, tied for the second-lowest among nearby schools; its reported measure was 82% free/reduced lunch eligible that year. SchoolDigger’s 2023–24 ranking for English Language Learner Students was a notable relative strength: the school ranked in the 63rd percentile, compared with the 10th percentile overall. Its Foster Care Students ranking was in the 75th percentile, but that comparison included only four schools.

665

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

82.4%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

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 — 6th percentile in 2015 → 9th in 2026

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (17% vs 42% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (9th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (38% vs 18% California)

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school17%

District avg33%

California avg42%

2,469^th of 2,703

California public middle schools ?

Bottom 9%▲ up 3 pts since 2016

From bottom 6% (2016) to bottom 9% (2026)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

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

540^th of 968Victor 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
2026	12.9	2469 of 2703	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	17.6	531 of 583	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	13.4	2282 of 2483	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	19.3	1964 of 2325	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	16.8	2212 of 2493	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
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
2026	12.8	2279 of 2478	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	3.0	716 of 734	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
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
2026	22.7	1380 of 1586	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
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 (2026)16th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2026)13th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)11th percentile+3 vs school

Disabled (2022)10th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2026)9th percentile~ school

Female (2026)8th percentile~ school

Male (2026)8th percentile~ school

White (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school

Multi-racial (2026)2nd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy26%-23 vs state

Science11%-25 vs state

Mathematics11%-27 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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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%)	12.9	2469^th of 2703 public middle schools	8.7%		14.6	2460^th of 2761 public middle schools	10.9%	9	11.2	11.2		25.8	26.2	26.0		11.9	10.3	11.0
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%)	42.4	1397^th of 2703 public middle schools	48.3%		36.6	1596^th of 2761 public middle schools	42.2%	199	35.9	35.9	35.7	40.1	54.6	43.3	21.8	24.8	37.0	27.7	$33,955	$33,058	$897
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%)	20.3	2178^th of 2703 public middle schools	19.4%		18.5	2284^th of 2761 public middle schools	17.3%	106	18.8	18.8		32.5	32.5	32.5		11.8	18.2	14.9
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%)	6.3	2653^rd of 2703 public middle schools	1.8%		8.2	2669^th of 2761 public middle schools	3.3%	16	5.9	5.9	11.7	16.8	15.8	14.9	4.3	5.4	4.2	4.7	$35,498	$34,094	$1,404
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%)	7.8	2626^th of 2703 public middle schools	2.8%		9.9	2616^th of 2761 public middle schools	5.3%	10	8.5	8.5	12.9	13.4	25.0	17.5	6.7	3.7	4.8	5.0	$34,339	$32,946	$1,393
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%)	15	2403^rd of 2703 public middle schools	11.1%		12.7	2530^th of 2761 public middle schools	8.4%	127	12.5	12.5		30.5	22.4	26.4		16.7	11.5	14.1	$22,090	$20,338	$1,752
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%)	19.3	2217^th of 2703 public middle schools	18.0%		22.9	2111^th of 2761 public middle schools	23.5%	106	22.0	22.0		31.5	26.7	29.2		18.3	10.0	14.4	$23,660	$22,242	$1,418
Quail Valley Middle	Public	6-8	10058 Arrowhead Rd.	Phelan	92329	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%)	20.4	2171^st of 2703 public middle schools	19.7%		15.7	2406^th of 2761 public middle schools	12.9%	235	28.9	28.9	31.6	29.8	30.6	30.7	12.7	13.5	9.8	12.0	$25,505	$24,104	$1,401
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%)	22.8	2063^rd of 2703 public middle schools	23.7%		17.5	2337^th of 2761 public middle schools	15.4%	274	20.4	20.4		38.5	26.9	32.7		21.4	14.5	17.9	$23,037	$21,522	$1,515
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%)	20.7	2154^th of 2703 public middle schools	20.3%		27.1	1925^th of 2761 public middle schools	30.3%	229	17.7	17.7		37.5	26.9	32.4		20.0	12.1	16.2	$25,028	$23,450	$1,578

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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.

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Victor Valley Union High

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

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Imogene Garner Hook Junior High ranks in the bottom 8.7% of California middle schools.

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