📍 425 E. Ave. H-11, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, 93535
Piute Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 731 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Joseph Lomonaco. It is part of the Lancaster Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a rural setting. The school employs 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
Piute Middle enrolls 731 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 52% male and 48% female. A teaching staff of 42.4 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 17.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 32% Black or African American and 4.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 433 | 59% |
| Black or African American | 235 | 32% |
| White | 34 | 4.7% |
| Two or more races | 19 | 2.6% |
| Asian | 6 | <1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
705 of the school's 731 students (96%) 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.
Piute 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.
Piute Middle is one of 24 schools in Lancaster Elementary, based in Lancaster, California. The district serves 13,769 students district-wide and employs 574 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 731 students, Piute Middle is larger than the district average of about 574 students per school.