📍 3126 E. Ave. I, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, 93535
Gifford C. Cole Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 703 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Michael Richardson. It is part of the Eastside Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 7–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
Gifford C. Cole Middle enrolls 703 students across grades 7–8. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 68% Hispanic or Latino, 21% Black or African American and 6.3% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 478 | 68% |
| Black or African American | 149 | 21% |
| White | 44 | 6.3% |
| Two or more races | 23 | 3.3% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.3% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
649 of the school's 703 students (92%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Gifford C. Cole Middle is located in a rural setting (NCES locale: Rural, Fringe). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Gifford C. Cole Middle is one of 6 schools in Eastside Union Elementary, based in Lancaster, California. The district serves 3,032 students district-wide and employs 134 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 703 students, Gifford C. Cole Middle is larger than the district average of about 505 students per school.
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