Middle Schools in Snowline Joint Unified

The Snowline Joint Unified School District in California is home to two middle schools: Quail Valley Middle and Pinon Mesa Middle. Both schools have relatively low rankings within the state, with Quail Valley Middle ranked 2063 out of 2777 California middle schools and Pinon Mesa Middle ranked 2114 out of 2777 for the 2023-2024 school year.

Academically, the two middle schools in the Snowline Joint Unified School District perform significantly below the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as in the California Science Test (CAST). For example, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts/Literacy at Quail Valley Middle ranged from 22.27% to 32.97%, compared to the state average of 45.82% to 47.19%. In Mathematics, the proficiency rates at Quail Valley Middle ranged from 11.33% to 23.26%, compared to the state average of 31.57% to 34.31%.

Additionally, both schools have high chronic absenteeism rates, with Quail Valley Middle at 29.7% and Pinon Mesa Middle at 23.7% in the 2022-2023 school year, significantly higher than the state average. The schools also serve a high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, with Quail Valley Middle at 72.21% and Pinon Mesa Middle at 68.65% in the 2022-2023 school year, indicating significant socioeconomic challenges in the communities they serve.