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Hillview Middle

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Hillview Middle ranks 1009 th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 6-8

1009^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,761 California Middle Schools

Better than 63% of California middle schools

Summary

Hillview Middle is a public middle school located in Palmdale, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 1,029 students. It is part of the Westside Union Elementary School District, which is ranked 790 out of 1,565 districts in California and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Hillview Middle consistently outperforms the Westside Union Elementary District and the state of California in standardized test scores across all grade levels and subjects. In the 2024-2025 school year, 52.4% of Hillview Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 46.24% for the district and 48.81% for the state. In mathematics, 36.15% of Hillview Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 32.58% for the district and 37.3% for the state. The school's performance is particularly strong in 6th grade, where 87.5% of students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, and 78.41% were proficient or better in mathematics.

However, Hillview Middle faces some challenges, including a concerning trend of increasing chronic absenteeism, rising from 16.0% in the 2021-2022 school year to 25.2% in the 2022-2023 school year. Additionally, while Hillview Middle generally outperforms nearby schools in the Westside Union Elementary District, such as Joe Walker Middle, some schools in the Lancaster Elementary District, such as Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering, significantly outperform Hillview Middle in both English Language Arts/Literacy and mathematics.

1,100

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,669

Per pupil spending ?

53%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40525 Peonza Ln.
Palmdale, CA 93551-2647

(661) 722-9993

District: Westside Union Elementary

Students who attend Hillview Middle usually attend:

High:

Highland High

Feeder schools for Hillview Middle:

Elementary:	Anaverde Hills
	Cottonwood Elementary
	Esperanza Elementary
	Rancho Vista Elementary

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.9%

White:

19.5%

African American:

9.8%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 79th percentile in 2013 → 63rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the California median (63rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 16 percentile points since 2013

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg38%

California avg41%

1,009^th of 2,761

California public middle schools ?

Top 37%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st of 2Middle Schools in the Westside Union Elementary

782^nd of 1,543Westside Union 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	55.9	1009 of 2761	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.8	1046 of 2783	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.3	974 of 2781	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	951 of 2740	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.9	935 of 2715	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	905 of 2480	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	64.0	804 of 2508	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	77.1	508 of 2497	79.7%	★★★★☆
2015	78.0	472 of 2477	80.9%	★★★★☆
2013	73.9	488 of 2379	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	64.5	714 of 2259	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	66.6	647 of 2236	71.1%	★★★★☆
2010	62.2	728 of 2179	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	36.4	1295 of 2063	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	58.2	733 of 2005	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2007	65.6	580 of 1999	71.0%	★★★★☆
2006	59.3	641 of 1804	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2005	63.9	550 of 1777	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	60.5	587 of 1769	66.8%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.5	329 of 609	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.4	249 of 627	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.4	174 of 613	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	144 of 637	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	53.2	258 of 643	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.1	269 of 600	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	77.7	150 of 743	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.1	233 of 715	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.4	329 of 733	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.6	278 of 745	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.7	216 of 700	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	43.0	683 of 1531	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.7	770 of 1491	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.4	615 of 1369	55.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	33.7	1023 of 1478	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.2	484 of 1521	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.8	632 of 1540	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.9	1071 of 2533	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.6	923 of 2551	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	946 of 2531	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.3	808 of 2509	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	801 of 2380	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.0	810 of 2262	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	68.6	561 of 2395	76.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.1	656 of 2388	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	61.9	685 of 2374	71.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.1	629 of 2359	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	64.8	589 of 2213	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	618 of 2072	70.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.2	18 of 477	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	49.3	159 of 394	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	117 of 320	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.6	79 of 336	76.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1003 of 2542	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	1112 of 2579	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.4	1012 of 2531	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.7	648 of 2458	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	48.7	1053 of 2369	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	957 of 2230	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	868 of 2534	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	1068 of 2552	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.3	853 of 2538	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.4	965 of 2527	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.8	944 of 2407	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	941 of 2273	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	521 of 726	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	531 of 701	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	420 of 677	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.2	414 of 665	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	353 of 554	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	346 of 462	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	955 of 1566	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.3	718 of 1552	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.5	567 of 1531	63.0%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	47.5	789 of 1520	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.0	898 of 1537	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	730 of 1543	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.4	897 of 1555	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.3	748 of 1602	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.8	688 of 1496	54.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+33 vs school

Asian (2024)80th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)61st percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)55th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)48th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile-17 vs school

Special Education (2025)39th percentile-24 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)31st percentile-32 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)28th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy52%+4 vs state

Mathematics36%~ state avg

Science33%~ state avg

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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
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
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	$19,593	$18,604	$989
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
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	$4,064	$1,696	$2,368
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	$6,222	$3,732	$2,490
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
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
Piute Middle	Public	6-8	425 East Avenue H-11	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-9508	729	42	17.4	94.2%	34 (4.7%)	195 (26.7%)	464 (63.6%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.6%)	7.8	2681^st of 2761 public middle schools	2.9%		7.7	2722^nd of 2783 public middle schools	2.2%	41	8.2	8.2	16.0	13.2	17.0	15.3	3.1	3.3	5.2	4.0	$6,800	$4,348	$2,452
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Hillview Middle

What high school do graduates of Hillview Middle attend?

Students who attend Hillview Middle usually go on to attend Highland High

What is the racial makeup of Hillview Middle?

Students at Hillview Middle are 59% Hispanic, 19% White, 10% African American, 6% Two or more races, 5% Asian.

Is Hillview Middle a good school?

Hillview Middle ranks 1009^th of 2761 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Hillview Middle?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,100 students attended Hillview Middle.

What district is Hillview Middle in?

Westside Union Elementary

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