George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle

George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle is one of the medium-sized elementary-level communitys in Adelanto, California, operated by Adelanto Elementary, with 685 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 47% larger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 465 students.

George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle is one of 15 schools operated by Adelanto Elementary, a district that caters to 7,660 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle shows that 84% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school logs 8% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle has 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 24.4:1. The state averages around 22.3:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 78% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 33.1%; this one delivers 32.2%.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (San Bernardino County) logs that median household earnings sit near $85,478, about 23% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. Across San Bernardino County's 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: Westside Park Elementary, around 0.6 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle at 2nd of 7; the average score across the group is 19.5%.

The campus sits in a bedroom-community setting.

Five-year trend. George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle's enrollment has decreased 4% since 2018, when it stood at 713 (now 685). Hispanic enrollment moved from 79% to 84% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 26.2:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.