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Enrollment
1,100
Middle
DISTRICT 941 · STATE 659
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WESTSIDE UNION ELEMENTARY·NCES 064212002217
Hillview Middle
40525 Peonza Ln., Palmdale, CA 93551 · (661) 722-9993 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,100 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 24.2:1 · STATE 20.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
53%
583 students
DISTRICT 55% · 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 | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 572 | 52% |
| Grade 8 | 430 | 39% |
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 61% · 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
52.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -5.6pp since 2014
Math
36.1%
CA avg 37.7% . -2.9pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 6 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 3 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 20.9% | 31.5% | 21.3% | 26.3% |
| Math | 19.3% | 16.8% | 26.5% | 37.3% |
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 | 52.4% | 36.1% |
| 2023-24 | 50.8% | 34.1% |
| 2022-23 | 52.9% | 32.3% |
| 2021-22 | 54.1% | 32.1% |
| 2018-19 | 56.9% | 41.9% |
| 2017-18 | 52.7% | 39.9% |
| 2016-17 | 58.4% | 40.5% |
| 2015-16 | 62.0% | 44.0% |
| 2014-15 | 58.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
51.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 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 Hillview Middle
Hillview Middle's state test result (51.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillview Middle this school | 1,100 | 53.0% | 51.1% |
| Mark Twain Middle Los Angeles | 974 | 57.6% | 49.3% |
| La Mesa Junior High Santa Clarita | 1,017 | 47.8% | 46.5% |
| Kastner Intermediate Fresno | 1,155 | 52.4% | 57.0% |
| Marshall Academy of the Arts Long Beach | 940 | 45.0% | 54.6% |
| Cedar Middle Hesperia | 1,061 | 56.9% | 23.0% |
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 Hillview Middle ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 51.1% | #335 of 1,224 | #73 of 248 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 36.1% | #476 of 1,227 ▼ 7 | #109 of 248 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.4% | #442 of 1,227 ▼ 16 | #99 of 248 ▼ 5 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.2pp | #729 of 1,214 | #180 of 247 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,100 | #121 of 1,377 | #39 of 317 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 24.6:1 | #1,146 of 1,279 | #256 of 301 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.9% | #435 of 1,278 | #58 of 301 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.0% | #913 of 1,329 | #250 of 312 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +20.0% | #47 of 257 | #10 of 38 |
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
1,100
+89 (+9%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 1,097
Student : Teacher
24.6:1
was 25.3:1
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 | 1,100 | 44.6 | 24.6:1 | 53% (583) |
| 2023-24 | 1,029 | 42.8 | 24.1:1 | 55% (566) |
| 2022-23 | 907 | 40.6 | 22.3:1 | 53% (478) |
| 2020-21 | 1,011 | 40 | 25.3:1 | 47% (471) |
| 2017-18 | 917 | 37.9 | 24.2:1 | 42% (381) |
| 2015-16 | 966 | 37 | 26.1:1 | 38% (366) |
| 2010-11 | 1,048 | N/A | N/A | 33% (348) |
| 2000-01 | 1,097 | 39 | 28.1:1 | 12% (130) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Hillview Middle.
Since 2017-18: students up 20% (917 to 1,100); teachers up 18% (37.9 to 44.6).
About Hillview Middle
As a large middle-grades school, Hillview Middle serves students in Palmdale, California. Its 1,100 students are spread across grades 6 through 8. The school's enrollment is 67% larger than the 659 average for middle schools in California.
Westside Union Elementary has a total of 12 schools and 9,078 students, Hillview Middle among them.
Hillview Middle is 59% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% White, 10% Black, 6% multiracial, and 5% Asian. In Los Angeles County overall, about 48% of residents are Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 60% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Federal staffing data show 44.6 full-time-equivalent teachers at Hillview Middle and a ratio of 24.6:1. The school has more students per teacher than the 20.7:1 average for middle schools in California. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 53% of enrollment. For comparison, public schools in Los Angeles County average 70%.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, Hillview Middle is 2.6 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 51.1% actual, 48.5% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in California.
Census estimates describe Los Angeles County this way: the median household income is $90,112, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Besides Hillview Middle, Los Angeles County has 2,243 other public schools.
The closest public school, Rancho Vista Elementary, is about 0.1 miles from Hillview Middle. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, Hillview Middle is 3rd among 9 schools close by.
Hillview Middle falls in the Suburb: Large locale category, used for schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, Hillview Middle's enrollment climbed 9%, to 1,100.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in Westside Union Elementary
- Esperanza ElementaryElementary · 962 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Gregg Anderson AcademyElementary · 893 students
- Rancho Vista ElementaryElementary · 886 students
- Quartz Hill ElementaryElementary · 845 students
- Joe Walker MiddleMiddle · 781 students
Other schools in Palmdale
- Highland HighHigh · 2,706 students
- William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · 2,349 students
- Palmdale Aerospace AcademyCombined · 2,259 students
- Palmdale HighHigh · 2,208 students
- Antelope Valley Learning AcademyCombined · 1,059 students
- Los Amigos - Dual ImmersionElementary · 1,027 students
Other Hillview Middle schools
2 other US public schools in 1 state are named Hillview Middle. Hillview Middle is the largest of the 3.
- Hillview MiddleMenlo Park, CA · 846 students
- Hillview MiddleWhittier, CA · 643 students
Nearby schools
- Rancho Vista Elementary0.1 mi · 886
- Gregg Anderson Academy0.8 mi · 893
- Esperanza Elementary0.9 mi · 962
- Quartz Hill Elementary1.6 mi · 845
- Cottonwood Elementary2.5 mi · 652
- Joe Walker Middle2.5 mi · 781
Frequently asked questions
About Hillview MiddleWhat is the total enrollment at Hillview Middle?
Hillview Middle enrolls approximately 1,100 students in grades 06-08.
What age range does Hillview Middle serve?
Hillview Middle serves students from grade 06 through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at Hillview Middle?
Approximately 24.6:1 students per teacher at Hillview Middle.
How diverse is Hillview Middle?
Hillview Middle reports a student body of 19% White, 59% Hispanic, 10% Black, 5% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Who oversees Hillview Middle?
Hillview Middle is overseen by Westside Union Elementary in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.