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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering administration to hear?
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Enrollment
414
Middle
DISTRICT 728 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·LANCASTER ELEMENTARY·NCES 062088013989
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering
831 East Ave. K-2, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 899-7836 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 78% of California public middle schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- CThree-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public middle schools
Student : Teacher
31.9:1
13 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 21.3:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
317 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 140 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 139 | 34% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 33% |
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 56% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
57.3%
CA avg 49.1% . -22.8pp since 2016
Math
37.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.8pp since 2016
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 23 points since 2016, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 22.2% | 35.1% | 26.4% | 16.3% |
| Math | 16.8% | 20.7% | 28.6% | 33.8% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.3% | 37.5% |
| 2023-24 | 62.6% | 42.2% |
| 2022-23 | 62.7% | 40.9% |
| 2021-22 | 63.0% | 33.9% |
| 2018-19 | 85.5% | 55.9% |
| 2017-18 | 85.2% | 51.1% |
| 2016-17 | 80.1% | 53.3% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
50.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
34.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 35% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 15 points, placing it in California's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering's state test result (50.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering this school | 414 | 76.6% | 50.0% |
| Bret Harte Middle Hayward | 465 | 76.6% | 28.3% |
| Charles W. Eliot Middle Altadena | 407 | 74.4% | 19.6% |
| Daniel Webster Middle Los Angeles | 438 | 87.4% | 27.6% |
| Lovonya DeJean Middle Richmond | 381 | 81.9% | 7.3% |
| Lemon Grove Academy for the Sciences and Humanities Lemon Grove | 516 | 80.4% | 29.1% |
Matched among California middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #352 of 1,224 | #74 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 37.5% | #448 of 1,227 ▼ 94 | #104 of 248 ▼ 33 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.3% | #364 of 1,227 ▼ 109 | #80 of 248 ▼ 27 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -1.0pp | #274 of 1,214 | #37 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 414 | #1,066 of 1,377 | #245 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 31.9:1 | #1,277 of 1,279 | #301 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.4% | #617 of 1,278 | #87 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.6% | #611 of 1,329 | #202 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -0.7% | #924 of 930 | #212 of 213 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
414
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
31.9:1
was 30.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 414 | 13 | 31.9:1 | 77% (317) |
| 2023-24 | 419 | 12 | 35.0:1 | 71% (297) |
| 2022-23 | 419 | 13 | 32.2:1 | 79% (333) |
| 2020-21 | 420 | 14 | 30.0:1 | 73% (307) |
| 2017-18 | 417 | 14 | 29.8:1 | 78% (327) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering.
Since 2017-18: students down 1% (417 to 414); teachers down 7% (14 to 13).
About Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering is a small middle school with an address in Lancaster, California. The school's enrollment of 414 students covers grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 37% lower than the average for middle schools in California, which is about 659.
Lancaster Elementary has a total of 23 schools and 13,765 students, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering among them.
At 66%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering combined. Smaller groups are 17% Black, 10% White, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. The chance that two students picked at random at Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 52%.
The school reported 13 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 31.9:1. The 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California is lower than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 77% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against California public middle schools, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering would score about 34.7%. It scores 50.0%, a top-10% result among California schools on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and median household income is about $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Los Angeles County number 2,244 and enroll about 1,265,907.
The school nearest to Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering is Jack Northrop Elementary, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering ranks 1st in a group of 5 nearby schools.
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels Suburb: Large.
The student count changed little between 2020-21 (420) and 2024-25 (414). There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (31.9:1) than in 2020-21 (30.0:1).
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
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- Lincoln Elementary0.8 mi · 738
- Joshua Elementary1.0 mi · 688
Frequently asked questions
About Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and EngineeringWhat is the total enrollment at Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering?
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering enrolls approximately 414 students in grades 06-08.
Is Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering an elementary, middle, or high school?
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
How many students per teacher at Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering?
Approximately 31.9:1 students per teacher at Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering.
What is the student diversity at Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering?
Student demographics at Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering are roughly 10% White, 66% Hispanic, 17% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering public or private?
Fulton and Alsbury Academy of Arts and Engineering is a public K-12 school, overseen by Lancaster Elementary.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.