Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Summary:

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High is a public middle school located in Victorville, California, serving around 1,000 students in grades 7-8. The school is part of the Victor Valley Union High School District, which is ranked 975 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High has consistently ranked in the bottom 10% of California middle schools over the past decade, with rankings ranging from 2,068 out of 2,379 schools in 2012-2013 to 2,494 out of 2,777 schools in the most recent 2023-2024 school year. The school has received a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of this period, indicating poor performance compared to other schools in the state. Academically, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Mathematics are around 20-22% and 8-12%, respectively, compared to the state averages of 45-47% and 31-36%. The school also struggles with high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 14.3% in 2020-2021 to 38.6% in 2021-2022, which are significantly higher than the state average.

While Imogene Garner Hook Junior High performs poorly overall, its English Language Learner (ELL) students are a relative bright spot, ranking in the top 40% of California middle schools for this subgroup in the 2023-2024 school year. Additionally, the school ranks at the top of California middle schools for its foster care student population, indicating that it is providing effective support for this vulnerable group. However, the school's performance lags significantly behind its nearby counterparts, such as Riverview Middle, Pinon Mesa Middle, and Melva Davis Academy of Excellence, which generally have higher academic proficiency rates, lower chronic absenteeism, and serve more advantaged student populations.


Detail:

Public 7-8

 15000 Hook Blvd.
       Victorville, CA  92394-2121


(760) 955-3360

District: Victor Valley Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
2494th of 2,777 California Middle Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $5,880 Help


Students who attend Imogene Garner Hook Junior High usually attend:

High:    Adelanto High

Feeder schools for Imogene Garner Hook Junior High:

Elementary:    Brentwood Elementary
    Challenger School of Sports and Fitness
    Dr. Ralph H. Baker 21st Century Learning Center
    Helendale Elementary
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Student/teacher ratio:  18.8 Help
Number of students:  891

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
69.5%
African American:
21.2%
White:
4.8%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  83.1% Help


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Compare Details Imogene Garner Hook Junior High ranks worse than 89.8% of middle schools in California. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.3. (See more...)
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (69.5%), African American (21.2%), White (4.8%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 83.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High is 18.8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High is $5,880.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High:

SchoolDigger ranks Imogene Garner Hook Junior High 2494th of 2777 California public middle schools. (See Imogene Garner Hook Junior High in the ranking list.)

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Victor Valley Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks Victor Valley Union High 975th of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

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Rank History for all students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 39.92 989th 1769 44.1%
2005 41.38 971st 1777 45.4%
2006 42.24 963rd 1804 46.6%
2007 31.75 1344th 1999 32.8%
2008 33.20 1341st 2005 33.1%
2009 26.69 1556th 2063 24.6%
2010 27.96 1633rd 2179 25.1%
2011 25.81 1756th 2236 21.5%
2012 19.58 1921st 2259 15.0%
2013 17.58 2068th 2379 13.1%
2015 10.59 2335th 2477 5.7%
2016 9.37 2358th 2497 5.6%
2017 8.68 2414th 2508 3.7%
2018 7.77 2406th 2480 3.0%
2019 9.22 2576th 2715 5.1%
2022 9.55 2648th 2740 3.4%
2023 11.94 2630th 2802 6.1%
2024 14.30 2494th 2777 10.2%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 1.18 460th 462 0.4%
2019 2.50 546th 554 1.4%
2022 5.47 642nd 665 3.5%
2023 3.67 670th 678 1.2%
2024 4.72 678th 699 3.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 32.32 885th 1364 35.1%
2019 37.09 787th 1442 45.4%
2022 37.25 880th 1540 42.9%
2023 38.07 844th 1529 44.8%
2024 45.64 552nd 1477 62.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 22.82 1359th 1538 11.6%
2024 20.47 1447th 1550 6.6%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.84 2151st 2230 3.5%
2019 10.49 2250th 2369 5.0%
2022 11.40 2359th 2458 4.0%
2023 13.23 2400th 2549 5.8%
2024 16.48 2306th 2575 10.4%
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Rank History for Female students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 6.76 2221st 2262 1.8%
2019 8.63 2298th 2380 3.4%
2022 7.87 2478th 2509 1.2%
2023 10.90 2455th 2547 3.6%
2024 13.51 2342nd 2546 8.0%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 21.51 1263rd 1369 7.7%
2019 26.21 1160th 1491 22.2%
2022 22.21 1377th 1531 10.1%
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Rank History for Foster Care students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.15 2nd 4 50.0%
2024 52.18 1st 4 75.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 8.69 2213th 2273 2.6%
2019 9.29 2314th 2407 3.9%
2022 11.47 2422nd 2527 4.2%
2023 13.28 2370th 2558 7.3%
2024 15.09 2285th 2547 10.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 14.66 569th 600 5.2%
2019 19.13 578th 643 10.1%
2022 15.75 596th 637 6.4%
2023 21.29 532nd 614 13.4%
2024 26.33 480th 626 23.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.14 1982nd 2072 4.3%
2019 11.16 2100th 2213 5.1%
2022 11.55 2276th 2359 3.5%
2023 16.30 2157th 2391 9.8%
2024 18.60 2063rd 2383 13.4%
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Rank History for White students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Middle Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 2.21 1488th 1496 0.5%
2019 3.62 1580th 1602 1.4%
2022 7.15 1480th 1555 4.8%
2023 2.94 1541st 1552 0.7%
2024 8.71 1432nd 1535 6.7%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Thursday, February 18, 2010

Open Quote I attended Hook in 1970, forty years ago. It was a tough school, and the curriculum wasn't bad. Even then, there was too much emphasis on sports, and not on "learning." I drove past the facility the other day and it looks like a prison. Too many fences now to regulate the students....Logic, love and fences? Close Quote



Enrollment information for Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 421 107 41 105 10 n/a n/a 0 684
1989 457 116 43 115 10 n/a n/a 0 741
1990 479 142 62 164 12 n/a n/a 0 859
1991 492 170 52 219 20 n/a n/a 0 953
1992 519 172 48 247 15 n/a n/a 0 1001
1993 507 150 40 294 19 n/a n/a 0 1010
1994 515 139 67 293 24 n/a n/a 0 1038
1995 527 173 63 408 25 n/a n/a 0 1196
1996 527 173 63 408 25 n/a n/a 0 1196
1997 502 194 70 417 20 n/a n/a 0 1203
1998 289 125 39 291 12 n/a n/a 0 756
1999 221 100 22 227 13 n/a n/a 0 583
2000 237 118 31 250 6 n/a n/a 0 642
2001 247 180 43 285 6 n/a n/a 0 761
2002 225 179 36 365 7 n/a n/a 0 812
2003 225 179 36 365 7 n/a n/a 0 812
2004 276 190 40 438 9 n/a n/a 1 954
2005 305 229 59 518 4 n/a n/a 16 1131
2006 233 243 54 507 5 n/a n/a 26 1068
2007 226 282 38 532 3 n/a n/a 18 1099
2008 174 300 34 613 3 n/a n/a 0 1124
2009 146 263 17 544 4 5 24 0 1003
2010 126 222 22 524 2 5 3 0 904
2011 97 245 18 505 8 4 4 0 881
2012 83 263 15 468 6 6 7 0 848
2013 77 214 17 471 6 4 1 0 790
2014 74 273 16 496 4 7 5 0 875
2015 58 294 9 444 10 5 10 0 830
2016 59 238 9 467 2 6 27 0 808
2017 52 209 12 492 4 5 36 0 810
2018 51 195 8 525 7 5 51 0 842
2019 70 187 7 598 4 3 44 0 913
2020 66 215 10 637 6 5 43 0 982
2021 47 196 16 598 5 5 41 0 908
2022 57 201 12 632 3 7 48 0 960
2023 47 208 8 679 3 5 49 1 1000
2024 43 189 8 619 2 2 28 0 891

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 684 26.5 25.8 n/a
1989 741 29.2 25.3 n/a
1990 859 34.2 25.1 n/a
1991 953 45.2 21.0 n/a
1992 1001 45.9 21.8 16.1
1993 1010 42.5 23.8 53.6
1994 1038 41.5 25.0 39.5
1995 1196 45.7 26.2 47.6
1996 1196 45.7 26.2 47.6
1997 1203 49.9 24.1 46.3
1998 756 34.4 22.0 57.8
1999 583 23.1 25.2 63.5
2000 642 24.6 26.1 70.1
2001 761 29.8 25.5 61.5
2002 812 32.7 24.8 63.9
2003 812 32.7 24.8 63.9
2004 954 39.2 24.3 66.4
2005 1131 42.7 26.5 59.1
2006 1068 50.5 21.1 62
2007 1099 47.4 23.2 67
2008 1124 53.1 21.2 69.9
2009 1003 41.7 21.0 79.4
2010 904 39.0 23.1 82.5
2011 881 n/a n/a 83.9
2012 848 34.3 24.7 n/a
2013 790 31.5 25.0 88
2014 875 30.2 28.9 84.9
2015 830 35.0 23.7 93
2016 808 30.0 26.9 91.1
2017 810 27.2 29.7 93.1
2018 842 27.8 30.2 94.5
2019 913 29.8 30.5 87.2
2020 982 n/a n/a 87.4
2021 908 40.0 22.6 93.3
2022 960 40.0 23.9 85.3
2023 1000 41.4 24.1 75.9
2024 891 47.1 18.8 83.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 684 26.5 25.8 n/a
1989 741 29.2 25.3 n/a
1990 859 34.2 25.1 n/a
1991 953 45.2 21.0 n/a
1992 1001 45.9 21.8 16.1
1993 1010 42.5 23.8 53.6
1994 1038 41.5 25.0 39.5
1995 1196 45.7 26.2 47.6
1996 1196 45.7 26.2 47.6
1997 1203 49.9 24.1 46.3
1998 756 34.4 22.0 57.8
1999 583 23.1 25.2 63.5
2000 642 24.6 26.1 70.1
2001 761 29.8 25.5 61.5
2002 812 32.7 24.8 63.9
2003 812 32.7 24.8 63.9
2004 954 39.2 24.3 66.4
2005 1131 42.7 26.5 59.1
2006 1068 50.5 21.1 62
2007 1099 47.4 23.2 67
2008 1124 53.1 21.2 69.9
2009 1003 41.7 21.0 79.4
2010 904 39.0 23.1 82.5
2011 881 n/a n/a 83.9
2012 848 34.3 24.7 n/a
2013 790 31.5 25.0 88
2014 875 30.2 28.9 84.9
2015 830 35.0 23.7 93
2016 808 30.0 26.9 91.1
2017 810 27.2 29.7 93.1
2018 842 27.8 30.2 94.5
2019 913 29.8 30.5 87.2
2020 982 n/a n/a 87.4
2021 908 40.0 22.6 93.3
2022 960 40.0 23.9 85.3
2023 1000 41.4 24.1 75.9
2024 891 47.1 18.8 83.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $5,880

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Imogene Garner Hook Junior High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2576th of 2715 Middle schoolsRanks 2630th of 2802 Middle schools
 1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Imogene Garner Hook Junior High)20.721.2
 0.6%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Victor Valley Union High)3733.2
 3.8%
   7th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)51.447.4
 3.9%
7th Grade Mathematics (Imogene Garner Hook Junior High)8.57.3
 1.3%
   7th Grade Mathematics (Victor Valley Union High)21.217.9
 3.4%
   7th Grade Mathematics (California)37.933.2
 4.7%
8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Imogene Garner Hook Junior High)1720
 3%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Victor Valley Union High)33.533.5
 0%
   8th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)49.445.7
 3.8%
8th Grade Mathematics (Imogene Garner Hook Junior High)7.43.9
 3.5%
   8th Grade Mathematics (Victor Valley Union High)20.215.5
 4.8%
   8th Grade Mathematics (California)36.629.9
 6.7%
8th Grade Science (Imogene Garner Hook Junior High)6.96.6
 0.3%
   8th Grade Science (Victor Valley Union High)16.316.4
 0.2%
   8th Grade Science (California)30.828.8
 2.1%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students9131000
 9.5%
African American187208
 11.2%
American Indian43
 25%
Asian78
 14.3%
Hispanic598679
 13.5%
Pacific Islander35
 66.7%
White7047
 32.9%
Two or More Races4449
 11.4%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients87.2%75.9%
 11.3%


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Students who attend Imogene Garner Hook Junior High usually go on to attend Adelanto High

In the 2023-24 school year, 891 students attended Imogene Garner Hook Junior High.

Students at Imogene Garner Hook Junior High are 69% Hispanic, 21% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Imogene Garner Hook Junior High ranks in the bottom 10.2% of California middle schools.


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