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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	Distance	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
Challenger Middle	0.0mi	Public	6-8	41725 North 170th St. East	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Wilsona Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 264-1790	403	19	21.2	84.6%	32 (7.9%)	26 (6.5%)	334 (82.9%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.2%)	9.1	2645^th of 2761 public middle schools	4.2%		9.6	2679^th of 2783 public middle schools	3.7%	34	9.4	9.4	18.9	22.6	18.6	20.0	4.5	5.6	0.0	3.4	$43,816	$39,962	$3,854
Shadow Hills Engineering and Design Magnet Academy	12.4mi	Public	6-8	37315 60th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-7400	813	37	22.0	83.0%	20 (2.5%)	144 (17.7%)	618 (76.0%)	13 (1.6%)	5 (0.6%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	21.2	2177^th of 2761 public middle schools	21.2%		21.2	2210^th of 2783 public middle schools	20.6%	33	14.4	14.4	25.5	34.6	28.0	29.5	23.7	15.6	13.4	17.6	$27,343	$26,104	$1,239
Gifford C. Cole Middle	14.6mi	Public	7-8	3126 East Avenue I	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Eastside Union Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-1041	697	33	21.3	82.1%	31 (4.4%)	156 (22.4%)	471 (67.6%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	30 (4.3%)	12.1	2546^th of 2761 public middle schools	7.8%		16.4	2421^st of 2783 public middle schools	13.0%	125	9.5	9.5		21.0	25.8	23.5		8.5	6.3	7.3	$22,954	$20,562	$2,392
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy	14.7mi	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
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy	15.7mi	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
Desert Willow Fine Arts Sci and Technical Magnet Academy	15.8mi	Public	6-8	36555 Sunny Ln.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Palmdale Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 285-5866	948	44	21.5	89.7%	36 (3.8%)	125 (13.2%)	754 (79.5%)	9 (0.9%)	8 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	15 (1.6%)	17	2353^rd of 2761 public middle schools	14.8%		19.1	2295^th of 2783 public middle schools	17.5%	58	10.7	10.7	26.6	30.5	33.2	30.5	8.2	8.5	12.7	10.0	$25,741	$24,618	$1,123
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering	16.4mi	Public	6-8	831 East Ave. K-2	Lancaster	93534	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
New Vista Middle	16.5mi	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
Piute Middle	17.4mi	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
Rise	18.2mi	Public	4-8	44231 Fig Ave.	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Lancaster Elementary	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 940-4355	16	3	5.3	81.3%	1 (6.3%)	11 (68.8%)	2 (12.5%)	1 (6.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (6.3%)	4.2				7	2733^rd of 2783 public middle schools	1.8%	(n/a)	0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0			0.0	0.0	$11,036	$8,904	$2,132

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