High Desert Middle School
3620 Antelope Woods Rd
Acton CA, 93510, Los Angeles County
Phone: 661-269-0310
Ranking: 
(3,078 out of 6,930, top 44%)*
(3,078 out of 6,930, top 44%)*Type: Regular Middle School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Grade 6 to Grade 8
School District: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 15 | 13 | 17 | NA | NA | 19 | 18 | 23 | ||||||
| Total Students: | 325 | 332 | 399 | 430 | 423 | 462 | 436 | |||||||
| Grade 6: | 93 | 28.6% | 99 | 29.8% | 129 | 32.3% | 132 | 30.7% | 109 | 25.8% | 148 | 32.0% | 135 | 31.0% |
| Grade 7: | 104 | 32.0% | 128 | 38.6% | 124 | 31.1% | 149 | 34.7% | 157 | 37.1% | 158 | 34.2% | 145 | 33.3% |
| Grade 8: | 128 | 39.4% | 105 | 31.6% | 146 | 36.6% | 148 | 34.4% | 157 | 37.1% | 156 | 33.8% | 156 | 35.8% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 173 | 53.2% | 162 | 48.8% | 194 | 48.6% | 220 | 51.2% | 204 | 48.2% | 226 | 48.9% | 204 | 46.8% |
| Female: | 152 | 46.8% | 170 | 51.2% | 205 | 51.4% | 210 | 48.8% | 219 | 51.8% | 236 | 51.1% | 228 | 52.3% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.9% | 3 | 0.8% | 4 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 5 | 1.5% | 5 | 1.5% | 7 | 1.8% | 10 | 2.3% | 8 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.7% | 9 | 2.1% |
| Hispanic: | 103 | 31.7% | 101 | 30.4% | 137 | 34.3% | 125 | 29.1% | 120 | 28.4% | 108 | 23.4% | 110 | 25.2% |
| Black: | 5 | 1.5% | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.5% | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.7% | 2 | 0.4% | 4 | 0.9% |
| White: | 198 | 60.9% | 188 | 56.6% | 231 | 57.9% | 272 | 63.3% | 266 | 62.9% | 279 | 60.4% | 311 | 71.3% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 11 | 3.4% | 32 | 9.6% | 19 | 4.8% | 18 | 4.2% | 23 | 5.4% | 61 | 13.2% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 76 | 23.4% | 63 | 19.0% | NA | NA | 119 | 27.7% | 116 | 27.4% | 88 | 19.0% | 87 | 20.0% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 29 | 8.9% | 21 | 6.3% | NA | NA | 23 | 5.3% | 26 | 6.1% | 26 | 5.6% | 23 | 5.3% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 22.41 | 26.56 | 24.18 | NA | NA | 22.26 | 21.50 | 19.20 | ||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| STAR | ||||||
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.1 | 352.1 | 335.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 345.8 | 337.4 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.7 | 341.7 | 339.5 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.8 | 353.8 | 345.5 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.8 | 355.8 | 352.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 360.5 | 360.5 | 356.8 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 368.4 | 358.4 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 373.8 | 373.8 | 364.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 366.0 | 366.0 | 363.0 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.3 | 340.3 | 339.5 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.4 | 335.4 | 341 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.9 | 325.9 | 343.2 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.7 | 337.7 | 347.9 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345 | 345 | 354.5 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 344.1 | 344.1 | 360.5 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.9 | 352.9 | 364.6 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356.4 | 356.4 | 366.8 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 6th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 348.1 | 348.1 | 366.5 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362 | 362 | 434.3 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 362.5 | 362.5 | 437.3 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 354.1 | 354.1 | 332.4 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.6 | 355.6 | 337.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 356 | 356 | 341 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.5 | 352.5 | 342.9 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 352.3 | 352.3 | 348.6 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 361.7 | 354.3 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 361.7 | 361.7 | 356.4 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 368.4 | 368.4 | 360.3 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 377.9 | 377.9 | 366.6 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.8 | 365.8 | 363.5 |
| 2004 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 340.7 | 328.5 |
| 2005 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.6 | 336.6 | 333.6 |
| 2006 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337.4 | 337.4 | 338.2 |
| 2007 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 329.6 | 329.6 | 336 |
| 2008 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 328.7 | 328.7 | 339.3 |
| 2009 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 337 | 337 | 345 |
| 2010 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.2 | 340.2 | 352.2 |
| 2011 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 350.5 | 350.5 | 354.9 |
| 2012 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.9 | 334.9 | 360.5 |
| 2013 | Mathematics | 7th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.8 | 321.8 | 357.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 357.9 | 330.8 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 386.8 | 386.8 | 330.4 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 410.4 | 410.4 | 338.5 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 393.2 | 393.2 | 336.8 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 376.5 | 376.5 | 342.9 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 301.6 | 301.6 | 347.3 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 312.7 | 312.7 | 350.3 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 325.1 | 325.1 | 351.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 321.2 | 321.2 | 355.1 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 297.2 | 297.2 | 358.0 |
| 2004 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.2 | 345.1 | 328.1 |
| 2005 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.8 | 345.8 | 334.4 |
| 2006 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358.3 | 358.3 | 339.2 |
| 2007 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 353.3 | 338.7 |
| 2008 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.4 | 351.4 | 341.2 |
| 2009 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.2 | 353.2 | 348.5 |
| 2010 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.1 | 367.1 | 357.1 |
| 2011 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 374.2 | 374.2 | 361.8 |
| 2012 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 367.2 | 367.2 | 365.2 |
| 2013 | English Language Arts Standards | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 371.0 | 371.0 | 361.3 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 338.9 | 311.1 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 341.4 | 316.4 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 345.1 | 345.1 | 316.3 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 333.6 | 315.7 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 334.5 | 334.5 | 320.5 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 315.8 | 321.3 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 262.6 | 262.6 | 322.7 |
| 2013 | Geometry | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.0 | 349.0 | 422.6 |
| 2004 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 335.1 | 335 | 319.2 |
| 2005 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 340.7 | 340.7 | 323.8 |
| 2006 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.2 | 336.2 | 327.9 |
| 2007 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 333.5 | 333.5 | 329.8 |
| 2008 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.5 | 336.5 | 333.9 |
| 2009 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 336.9 | 336.9 | 340.2 |
| 2010 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 353.3 | 353.3 | 348.1 |
| 2011 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 364.9 | 364.9 | 352.6 |
| 2012 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 365.7 | 365.7 | 356.6 |
| 2013 | History - Social Science Grade 8 | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 349.7 | 349.7 | 357.1 |
| 2006 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 339.4 | 339.4 | 331.2 |
| 2007 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 355.2 | 355.2 | 339.7 |
| 2008 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 351.8 | 351.8 | 355 |
| 2009 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 358 | 358 | 364.3 |
| 2010 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 369.2 | 369.2 | 375.3 |
| 2011 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 389.8 | 389.8 | 385.9 |
| 2012 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 388.7 | 388.7 | 394.8 |
| 2013 | Science | 8th Grade | Mean Scaled Score | 399.8 | 399.8 | 390.9 |
| 2004 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 357.9 | 311.9 | 304.9 |
| 2005 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 386.8 | 315.7 | 307.8 |
| 2006 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 410.4 | 317.1 | 308.6 |
| 2007 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 393.2 | 314.1 | 311.1 |
| 2008 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 376.5 | 293.7 | 314.6 |
| 2009 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 301.3 | 288.3 | 319.7 |
| 2010 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 312.7 | 291.5 | 323.9 |
| 2011 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 325.1 | 315 | 326.9 |
| 2012 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 327.2 | 309.9 | 330.4 |
| 2013 | Algebra I | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 314.0 | 302.4 | 334.1 |
| 2004 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 339.1 | 332.3 | 305.6 |
| 2005 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 341.4 | 338.2 | 310.1 |
| 2006 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 344.4 | 338.3 | 310.1 |
| 2007 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 333.6 | 328.1 | 311 |
| 2008 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 334.5 | 334.5 | 315.2 |
| 2009 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 315.8 | 312.6 | 315.8 |
| 2011 | General Mathematics | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 262.6 | 269.9 | 316.8 |
| 2013 | Geometry | End of course | Mean Scaled Score | 349.0 | 321.8 | 320.8 |
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* High Desert Middle School was rated 3.5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.