Piute Middle

Summary:

Piute Middle is a public middle school located in Lancaster, California, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 731 students. It is part of the Lancaster Elementary School District, which is ranked 1436 out of 1568 districts in California and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger. Piute Middle has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California middle schools over the past decade, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Piute Middle faces significant challenges, as evidenced by its consistently low rankings, high chronic absenteeism rates ranging from 19.5% to 54.5% over the past few years, and poor academic performance across various metrics. For example, in 2023-2024, only 9.99% of Piute Middle students were proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy, compared to 22.8% in the Lancaster Elementary district and 47.04% statewide. In Mathematics, only 4.15% of Piute Middle students were proficient or better, compared to 13.7% in the district and 35.54% statewide. The school's struggles are particularly pronounced for its student subgroups, such as African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities, all of whom perform significantly worse than their peers statewide.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Endeavour Middle, Amargosa Creek Middle, and Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering, generally perform better than Piute Middle across various metrics, including test scores, chronic absenteeism, and student subgroup performance. This suggests that the challenges faced by Piute Middle are not necessarily shared by all schools in the area, and there is an opportunity for improvement at Piute Middle by learning from the successes of its neighboring schools.


Detail:

Public 6-8

 425 East Avenue H-11
       Lancaster, CA  93535-1800


(661) 942-9508

District: Lancaster Elementary

SchoolDigger Rank:
2716th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $8,529 Help


Students who attend Piute Middle usually attend:

High:    Antelope Valley High

Feeder schools for Piute Middle:

Elementary:    Discovery
    El Dorado Elementary
    Linda Verde Elementary
    Mariposa Elementary

Student/teacher ratio:  19.3 Help
Number of students:  767

Racial breakdown:

White:
33.0%
African American:
31.3%
Hispanic:
28.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  90.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Piute Middle ranks worse than 97.8% of middle schools in California. It also ranks last among 5 ranked middle schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 7.71. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Student population at Piute Middle is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (33%), African American (31.3%), Hispanic (28.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 90.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the highest percentage in the Lancaster Elementary School District. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Piute Middle is 19.3, which is the lowest among 5 middle schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District! (See more...)
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Finance
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Piute Middle is $8,529, which is the highest among 5 middle schools in the Lancaster Elementary School District!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Piute Middle:

SchoolDigger ranks Piute Middle 2716th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Piute Middle in the ranking list.)

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Lancaster Elementary:

SchoolDigger ranks Lancaster Elementary 1436th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Piute Middle

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Rank History for all students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 12.14 1629th 1769 7.9%
2005 13.02 1613th 1777 9.2%
2006 12.50 1651st 1804 8.5%
2007 16.10 1749th 1999 12.5%
2008 20.12 1676th 2005 16.4%
2009 19.02 1755th 2063 14.9%
2010 15.90 1939th 2179 11.0%
2011 16.06 1973rd 2236 11.8%
2012 13.29 2053rd 2259 9.1%
2013 7.73 2276th 2379 4.3%
2015 10.42 2340th 2477 5.5%
2016 11.94 2291st 2497 8.2%
2017 8.73 2412th 2508 3.8%
2018 6.98 2419th 2480 2.5%
2019 6.85 2627th 2715 3.2%
2022 11.22 2598th 2740 5.2%
2023 7.69 2751st 2802 1.8%
2024 7.71 2716th 2777 2.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2019 0.84 552nd 554 0.4%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.74 1166th 1364 14.5%
2019 26.62 1309th 1442 9.2%
2022 38.38 829th 1540 46.2%
2023 28.96 1273rd 1529 16.7%
2024 28.01 1338th 1477 9.4%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 17.88 1494th 1538 2.9%
2024 22.52 1371st 1550 11.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.87 2168th 2230 2.8%
2019 8.48 2280th 2369 3.8%
2022 14.34 2286th 2458 7.0%
2023 8.90 2500th 2549 1.9%
2024 8.69 2518th 2575 2.2%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 15.24 312th 321 2.8%
2024 9.25 394th 394 0.0%
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Rank History for Female students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.24 2231st 2262 1.4%
2019 6.31 2344th 2380 1.5%
2022 11.16 2389th 2509 4.8%
2023 8.28 2507th 2547 1.6%
2024 7.78 2509th 2546 1.5%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 23.61 1195th 1369 12.7%
2019 24.10 1250th 1491 16.2%
2022 21.27 1413th 1531 7.7%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 67.85 1st 3 66.7%
2024 6.61 4th 4 0.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 7.71 2231st 2273 1.8%
2019 7.12 2353rd 2407 2.2%
2022 12.18 2402nd 2527 4.9%
2023 7.72 2522nd 2558 1.4%
2024 8.06 2508th 2547 1.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 12.38 585th 600 2.5%
2019 14.31 612th 643 4.8%
2022 15.09 601st 637 5.7%
2023 14.60 586th 614 4.6%
2024 13.71 608th 626 2.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.94 1970th 2072 4.9%
2019 9.26 2137th 2213 3.4%
2022 17.68 2108th 2359 10.6%
2023 9.34 2332nd 2391 2.5%
2024 9.63 2311th 2383 3.0%
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Rank History for White students at Piute Middle

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.06 1490th 1496 0.4%
2019 2.16 1591st 1602 0.7%
2024 2.37 1527th 1535 0.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Piute Middle

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 586 52 26 114 3 n/a n/a 0 781
1989 604 74 29 142 5 n/a n/a 0 854
1990 662 104 34 158 4 n/a n/a 0 962
1991 658 129 36 208 3 n/a n/a 0 1034
1992 681 137 37 244 3 n/a n/a 0 1102
1993 609 163 45 246 3 n/a n/a 0 1066
1994 589 172 40 277 8 n/a n/a 0 1086
1995 552 197 39 246 11 n/a n/a 0 1045
1996 552 197 39 246 11 n/a n/a 0 1045
1997 437 180 33 246 8 n/a n/a 0 904
1998 380 196 37 256 12 n/a n/a 0 881
1999 408 235 38 339 7 n/a n/a 0 1027
2000 382 281 33 377 7 n/a n/a 0 1080
2001 398 305 24 445 10 n/a n/a 0 1182
2002 292 364 20 542 31 n/a n/a 0 1249
2003 292 364 20 542 31 n/a n/a 0 1249
2004 258 409 26 580 19 n/a n/a 0 1292
2005 192 399 23 629 7 n/a n/a 0 1250
2006 165 390 25 639 6 n/a n/a 0 1225
2007 143 374 24 714 7 n/a n/a 2 1264
2008 130 398 16 700 7 n/a n/a 0 1251
2009 129 328 11 630 7 2 6 0 1113
2010 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 109 337 17 624 5 0 11 0 1103
2012 119 374 12 653 5 2 9 0 1174
2013 86 335 11 521 3 2 9 0 967
2014 69 267 8 415 4 1 3 0 767
2015 76 298 5 470 1 0 6 0 856
2016 80 311 6 576 3 0 5 0 981
2017 63 312 8 574 1 1 7 0 966
2018 60 283 6 552 8 0 29 0 938
2019 53 237 4 565 9 0 31 0 899
2020 45 236 4 594 6 0 23 0 908
2021 51 228 5 523 6 0 24 0 837
2022 32 217 4 421 3 0 13 0 690
2023 34 235 6 433 4 0 19 0 731
2024 253 240 14 216 14 3 27 0 767

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 Piute Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 781 33.9 23.0 n/a
1989 854 32.9 25.9 n/a
1990 962 38.7 24.8 n/a
1991 1034 42.1 24.5 n/a
1992 1102 42.8 25.7 23.8
1993 1066 46.6 22.9 39.8
1994 1086 47.0 23.1 44
1995 1045 46.0 22.7 46.5
1996 1045 46.0 22.7 46.5
1997 904 42.2 21.4 59
1998 881 40.0 22.0 69.1
1999 1027 44.2 23.2 68.1
2000 1080 50.0 21.6 71
2001 1182 49.8 23.7 16.8
2002 1249 54.2 23.0 76.1
2003 1249 54.2 23.0 76.1
2004 1292 51.4 25.1 76.8
2005 1250 51.2 24.4 82.9
2006 1225 52.7 23.2 78.9
2007 1264 54.2 23.3 77.2
2008 1251 55.8 22.4 74
2009 1113 49.0 21.4 80.7
2010 0 44.0 0.0 n/a
2011 1103 n/a n/a 83.9
2012 1174 48.5 24.1 n/a
2013 967 46.7 20.6 91.4
2014 767 35.8 21.3 85.5
2015 856 41.0 20.8 90.1
2016 981 47.0 20.8 92.3
2017 966 47.1 20.4 93.3
2018 938 48.0 19.5 93.4
2019 899 49.0 18.3 96.4
2020 908 n/a n/a 96.3
2021 837 46.0 18.1 95.7
2022 690 43.5 15.8 96.2
2023 731 42.4 17.2 96.4
2024 767 39.6 19.3 90.9

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 Piute Middle

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 781 33.9 23.0 n/a
1989 854 32.9 25.9 n/a
1990 962 38.7 24.8 n/a
1991 1034 42.1 24.5 n/a
1992 1102 42.8 25.7 23.8
1993 1066 46.6 22.9 39.8
1994 1086 47.0 23.1 44
1995 1045 46.0 22.7 46.5
1996 1045 46.0 22.7 46.5
1997 904 42.2 21.4 59
1998 881 40.0 22.0 69.1
1999 1027 44.2 23.2 68.1
2000 1080 50.0 21.6 71
2001 1182 49.8 23.7 16.8
2002 1249 54.2 23.0 76.1
2003 1249 54.2 23.0 76.1
2004 1292 51.4 25.1 76.8
2005 1250 51.2 24.4 82.9
2006 1225 52.7 23.2 78.9
2007 1264 54.2 23.3 77.2
2008 1251 55.8 22.4 74
2009 1113 49.0 21.4 80.7
2010 0 44.0 0.0 n/a
2011 1103 n/a n/a 83.9
2012 1174 48.5 24.1 n/a
2013 967 46.7 20.6 91.4
2014 767 35.8 21.3 85.5
2015 856 41.0 20.8 90.1
2016 981 47.0 20.8 92.3
2017 966 47.1 20.4 93.3
2018 938 48.0 19.5 93.4
2019 899 49.0 18.3 96.4
2020 908 n/a n/a 96.3
2021 837 46.0 18.1 95.7
2022 690 43.5 15.8 96.2
2023 731 42.4 17.2 96.4
2024 767 39.6 19.3 90.9

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 Piute Middle

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $8,529

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Piute Middle

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2627th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2751st of 2802 Middle schools
 1.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Piute Middle)9.76.2
 3.5%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lancaster Elementary)30.223.9
 6.3%
   6th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)48.544.2
 4.3%
6th Grade Mathematics (Piute Middle)33.1
 0.1%
   6th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Elementary)16.611.6
 5%
   6th Grade Mathematics (California)38.533.2
 5.3%
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Piute Middle)20.714.4
 6.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lancaster Elementary)34.224.9
 9.3%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Piute Middle)6.34.2
 2.1%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Elementary)1811.6
 6.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Piute Middle)17.87.3
 10.6%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Lancaster Elementary)33.225.4
 7.8%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Piute Middle)4.83.4
 1.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Lancaster Elementary)15.69.1
 6.4%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Piute Middle)2.24.6
 2.4%
   8th Grade Science (Lancaster Elementary)13.212.5
 0.7%
   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 Students899731
 18.7%
African American237235
 0.8%
American Indian94
 55.6%
Asian46
 50%
Hispanic565433
 23.4%
Pacific Islander00
White5334
 35.8%
Two or More Races3119
 38.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients96.4%96.4%
 0%


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Piute Middle ranks in the bottom 2.2% of California middle schools.

In the 2023-24 school year, 767 students attended Piute Middle.

Students who attend Piute Middle usually go on to attend Antelope Valley High

Students at Piute Middle are 33% White, 31% African American, 28% Hispanic, 4% Two or more races, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.


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