Amargosa Creek Middle

Amargosa Creek Middle is one of the moderately sized middle schools in Lancaster, California, overseen by Lancaster Elementary, with 859 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 659 students per school, that is 30% bigger than typical.

Within Lancaster Elementary, which oversees 23 schools and 13,765 students, Amargosa Creek Middle is one campus in the system.

Demographically, Amargosa Creek Middle records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. Other groups include 25% Black, 9% White, 5% multiracial, 3% Asian.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, Amargosa Creek Middle has 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.5:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is north of Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Amargosa Creek Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 28.3%; this one delivers 18.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household earnings sit near $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Amargosa Creek Middle is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Nearest neighbor: Lancaster High, around 0.7 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 6 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Amargosa Creek Middle ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 27.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Amargosa Creek Middle's enrollment has fell 12% since 2018, when it stood at 971 (now 859). Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 47% to 56%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 20.7:1 in 2018 to 18.5:1 in 2025.

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