Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy
Palmdale, CA · Middle School · Grades 6-8
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy is a middle school in Palmdale, CA with 865 students enrolled and a 40% proficiency rate. Part of Palmdale Elementary. NCES data from the U.S. Department of Education.
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About This School
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy is a middle school located in Palmdale, California. The school serves 865 students in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.6:1.
According to EDFacts assessment data, 40% of students meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading.
92% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating the school serves a predominantly low-income community.
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy is part of the Palmdale Elementary in California. It is designated as a magnet school. The school receives Title I federal funding.
How This School Compares
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy has 865 students enrolled, making it larger than the average school in Palmdale Elementary (613 students). Its 40% proficiency rate is 3 percentage points above the district average of 37%. Compared to the California state average of 45%, the school performs 5 points lower. The 21.6:1 student-teacher ratio is above the national average of 16:1.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy has 865 students enrolled in grades 6-8. The student-to-teacher ratio is 21.6:1.
According to EDFacts data, 40% of students at Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy meet grade-level proficiency standards in combined math and reading assessments.
Cactus Medical Health and Technology Magnet Academy is part of the Palmdale Elementary in Palmdale, California. You can view all schools in this district on the district page.
All data on this page comes from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDFacts assessment results. These are official federal datasets published by the U.S. Department of Education.
School profiles are built from NCES directory data and EDFacts assessment results. Proficiency rates reflect combined math and reading performance. Graduation rates are reported for high schools with available data.
The this entity record above pulls directly from NCES Common Core of Data and EDFacts. What follows is the per-entity context — how this entity sits in the broader U.S. K-12 school outcomes and enrollment distribution and which underlying factors drive the headline numbers.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data, 2026.