📍 5632 W. Ave. L-8, Lancaster, Los Angeles County, 93536
Joe Walker Middle is a State/Public serving middle age pupils, located in Lancaster, Los Angeles County. The school has 736 pupils enrolled. The Principal is Casey Boggs. It is part of the Westside Union Elementary school district. It serves grades 6–8 in a suburban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
Joe Walker Middle enrolls 736 students across grades 6–8. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 23.7:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 48% Hispanic or Latino, 33% White and 9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 356 | 48% |
| White | 245 | 33% |
| Black or African American | 66 | 9% |
| Two or more races | 42 | 5.7% |
| Asian | 24 | 3.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
438 of the school's 736 students (60%) 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.
Joe Walker Middle is located in a suburban setting (NCES locale: Suburb, Large). Virtual instruction: Supplemental Virtual. The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families.
Joe Walker Middle is one of 12 schools in Westside Union Elementary, based in Quartz Hill, California. The district serves 9,078 students district-wide and employs 346 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 736 students, Joe Walker Middle is close to the district average of about 757 students per school.