Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy

Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy, a reasonably sized junior high in Palmdale, California, run under Palmdale Elementary, hosts 822 students, covering grades 6 through 8. By comparison, California's public schools average about 659 students each, so Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy sits 25% above that benchmark.

Across the 29 schools in Palmdale Elementary (17,941 students total), Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 14% Black, 4% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 20.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

After controlling for student poverty, Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 26.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 16.8%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

The closest other public school is Desert Rose Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy at 5th of 6; the average score across the group is 22.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Over the past 7-year window. Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy's enrollment has shrank 4% since 2018, when it stood at 855 (now 822). The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 22.2:1 in 2018 to 20.7:1 today.

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