David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy

Located at 39221 22nd St. West, in Palmdale, California, David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy is a mid-sized middle school that educates 952 students (grades 6 through 8), run under Palmdale Elementary. That puts it 44% above the typical public school in California, which averages around 659 students.

Palmdale Elementary comprises 29 schools with combined enrollment of 17,941 students; David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy is among them.

In terms of who attends, David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy records that 69% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black, 5% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy lists 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 22.8:1. The state averages around 20.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 75% of students at David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), On a poverty-adjusted basis, David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 34.6%; actual is 18.2%, a gap of -16.4 points.

Across the wider county, Los Angeles County reports that median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is Highland High, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy at 6th of 7; the average score across the group is 32.1%.

The school occupies a bedroom-community site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet Academy has decreased 6%, going from 1,016 students in 2018 to 952 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share increased from 14% to 20%.

In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.