Joe Walker Middle

Public 6-8

 5632 W. Ave. L-8
       Lancaster, CA  93536-3713


(661) 943-3258

District: Westside Union Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
1226th of 2,798 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,579 Help


Students who attend Joe Walker Middle usually attend:

High:    Quartz Hill High

Feeder schools for Joe Walker Middle:

Elementary:    Quartz Hill Elementary
    Valley View Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  23.6 Help
Number of students:  736

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
48.4%
White:
33.3%
African American:
9.0%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  59.5% Help


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Compare Details Joe Walker Middle ranks better than 56.2% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 47.84. (See more...)
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (48.4%), White (33.3%), African American (9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Joe Walker Middle is 23.6. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Joe Walker Middle is $9,579.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Joe Walker Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Joe Walker Middle 1226th of 2798 California public middle schools. (See Joe Walker Middle in the ranking list.)

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Westside Union Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Westside Union Elementary 754th of 1560 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Joe Walker Middle

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Rank History for all students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 58.35 613th 1769 65.3%
2005 58.30 642nd 1777 63.9%
2006 60.98 619th 1804 65.7%
2007 48.02 940th 1999 53.0%
2008 53.90 837th 2005 58.3%
2009 63.11 681st 2063 67.0%
2010 51.90 986th 2179 54.7%
2011 54.69 971st 2236 56.6%
2012 58.52 864th 2259 61.8%
2013 54.65 1028th 2379 56.8%
2015 60.12 859th 2477 65.3%
2016 63.99 778th 2497 68.8%
2017 56.45 952nd 2508 62.0%
2018 45.35 1211th 2480 51.2%
2019 53.13 1079th 2715 60.3%
2022 39.86 1467th 2740 46.5%
2023 47.84 1224th 2788 56.1%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.41 345th 462 25.3%
2019 17.21 468th 554 15.5%
2022 34.35 446th 665 32.9%
2023 19.59 558th 678 17.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.19 1295th 1364 5.1%
2019 28.38 1209th 1442 16.2%
2022 39.52 780th 1540 49.4%
2023 28.63 1293rd 1523 15.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 39.74 773rd 1532 49.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.79 1392nd 2230 37.6%
2019 46.85 1110th 2369 53.1%
2022 26.96 1816th 2458 26.1%
2023 38.34 1395th 2535 45.0%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 58.05 107th 336 68.2%
2023 58.78 98th 321 69.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 48.18 1057th 2262 53.3%
2019 49.26 1080th 2380 54.6%
2022 39.94 1350th 2509 46.2%
2023 45.55 1170th 2535 53.8%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.41 754th 1369 44.9%
2019 32.37 958th 1491 35.7%
2022 51.52 539th 1531 64.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 41.18 1219th 2273 46.4%
2019 54.35 932nd 2407 61.3%
2022 39.10 1373rd 2527 45.7%
2023 48.99 1091st 2546 57.1%
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Rank History for African American students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 22.14 502nd 600 16.3%
2019 47.50 303rd 643 52.9%
2022 24.07 521st 637 18.2%
2023 48.35 272nd 609 55.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.45 801st 2072 61.3%
2019 62.81 621st 2213 71.9%
2022 43.70 1172nd 2359 50.3%
2023 50.04 982nd 2379 58.7%
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Rank History for White students at Joe Walker Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.07 994th 1496 33.6%
2019 40.88 936th 1602 41.6%
2022 32.29 1059th 1555 31.9%
2023 43.10 860th 1549 44.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Enrollment information for Joe Walker Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 592 27 18 66 8 n/a n/a 0 711
1989 632 33 23 79 9 n/a n/a 0 776
1990 711 45 28 77 6 n/a n/a 0 867
1991 788 55 38 117 9 n/a n/a 0 1007
1992 885 55 57 148 9 n/a n/a 0 1154
1993 952 99 67 199 14 n/a n/a 0 1331
1994 558 68 37 98 16 n/a n/a 0 777
1995 563 97 42 66 13 n/a n/a 0 781
1996 563 97 42 66 13 n/a n/a 0 781
1997 628 72 36 115 13 n/a n/a 0 864
1998 664 81 38 117 9 n/a n/a 0 909
1999 650 88 40 124 8 n/a n/a 0 910
2000 653 89 43 134 7 n/a n/a 0 926
2001 706 77 37 163 5 n/a n/a 0 988
2002 807 110 38 192 9 n/a n/a 54 1210
2003 807 110 38 192 9 n/a n/a 54 1210
2004 774 110 29 198 9 n/a n/a 142 1262
2005 776 110 24 200 6 n/a n/a 190 1306
2006 534 93 29 178 6 n/a n/a 54 894
2007 501 97 42 218 14 n/a n/a 39 911
2008 501 114 49 236 11 n/a n/a 0 911
2009 456 105 45 255 9 4 24 0 898
2010 413 114 40 262 9 3 17 0 858
2011 414 100 43 245 7 2 27 0 838
2012 370 103 40 294 7 3 33 0 850
2013 391 103 43 305 8 3 34 0 887
2014 395 105 51 291 5 4 38 0 889
2015 369 113 50 305 2 1 30 0 870
2016 403 110 55 334 1 0 28 0 931
2017 370 94 49 378 0 1 30 0 922
2018 366 97 34 406 1 1 53 0 958
2019 388 105 37 461 2 0 62 0 1055
2020 370 98 32 448 2 0 55 0 1005
2021 331 93 36 441 1 0 61 0 963
2022 284 97 26 444 1 0 50 0 902
2023 245 66 24 356 2 1 42 0 736

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Joe Walker Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 711 31.5 22.5 n/a
1989 776 30.0 25.8 n/a
1990 867 37.0 23.4 n/a
1991 1007 40.4 24.9 n/a
1992 1154 41.1 28.0 10.5
1993 1331 49.0 27.2 18.7
1994 777 31.0 25.1 22.7
1995 781 32.0 24.4 27
1996 781 32.0 24.4 27
1997 864 34.0 25.4 21.1
1998 909 34.0 26.7 21.9
1999 910 35.0 26.0 23.1
2000 926 37.3 24.8 23.7
2001 988 38.8 25.5 25.5
2002 1210 46.5 26.0 27.6
2003 1210 46.5 26.0 27.6
2004 1262 53.4 23.6 27.3
2005 1306 54.6 23.9 30.3
2006 894 39.2 22.8 0
2007 911 38.5 23.7 29.1
2008 911 45.2 20.2 28.6
2009 898 42.2 19.7 32.5
2010 858 37.6 22.8 36.7
2011 838 n/a n/a 38.8
2012 850 31.1 27.3 38.9
2013 887 34.1 26.0 33.3
2014 889 35.4 25.0 34.9
2015 870 34.0 25.5 40.7
2016 931 35.0 26.6 42.5
2017 922 35.9 25.6 42
2018 958 37.8 25.3 47.5
2019 1055 37.3 28.2 47.4
2020 1005 n/a n/a 44.9
2021 963 39.3 24.4 47.7
2022 902 34.7 25.9 54.7
2023 736 31.0 23.6 59.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Joe Walker Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 711 31.5 22.5 n/a
1989 776 30.0 25.8 n/a
1990 867 37.0 23.4 n/a
1991 1007 40.4 24.9 n/a
1992 1154 41.1 28.0 10.5
1993 1331 49.0 27.2 18.7
1994 777 31.0 25.1 22.7
1995 781 32.0 24.4 27
1996 781 32.0 24.4 27
1997 864 34.0 25.4 21.1
1998 909 34.0 26.7 21.9
1999 910 35.0 26.0 23.1
2000 926 37.3 24.8 23.7
2001 988 38.8 25.5 25.5
2002 1210 46.5 26.0 27.6
2003 1210 46.5 26.0 27.6
2004 1262 53.4 23.6 27.3
2005 1306 54.6 23.9 30.3
2006 894 39.2 22.8 0
2007 911 38.5 23.7 29.1
2008 911 45.2 20.2 28.6
2009 898 42.2 19.7 32.5
2010 858 37.6 22.8 36.7
2011 838 n/a n/a 38.8
2012 850 31.1 27.3 38.9
2013 887 34.1 26.0 33.3
2014 889 35.4 25.0 34.9
2015 870 34.0 25.5 40.7
2016 931 35.0 26.6 42.5
2017 922 35.9 25.6 42
2018 958 37.8 25.3 47.5
2019 1055 37.3 28.2 47.4
2020 1005 n/a n/a 44.9
2021 963 39.3 24.4 47.7
2022 902 34.7 25.9 54.7
2023 736 31.0 23.6 59.5

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Joe Walker Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,579

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Joe Walker Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1079th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 1224th of 2788 Middle schools
 4.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Joe Walker Middle)70.597
 26.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Westside Union Elementary)49.143.2
 5.8%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Joe Walker Middle)42.375.8
 33.5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Westside Union Elementary)36.331.6
 4.7%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Joe Walker Middle)58.850
 8.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Westside Union Elementary)53.649.5
 4.1%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Joe Walker Middle)25.523.3
 2.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Westside Union Elementary)2926.1
 3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Joe Walker Middle)52.346.4
 5.9%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Westside Union Elementary)51.645.6
 6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Joe Walker Middle)2620.1
 5.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Westside Union Elementary)29.821.7
 8.2%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Joe Walker Middle)35.323.9
 11.4%
   8th Grade Science (Westside Union Elementary)31.325.4
 5.9%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students1055736
 30.2%
African American10566
 37.1%
American Indian22
Asian3724
 35.1%
Hispanic461356
 22.8%
Pacific Islander01
White388245
 36.9%
Two or More Races6242
 32.3%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients47.4%59.5%
 12.1%


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Students at Joe Walker Middle are 48% Hispanic, 33% White, 9% African American, 6% Two or more races, 3% Asian.

Joe Walker Middle ranks 1226th of 2798 California middle schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

In the 2022-23 school year, 736 students attended Joe Walker Middle.

Students who attend Joe Walker Middle usually go on to attend Quartz Hill High


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