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Vasquez High

Public Grades 9-12

1640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Vasquez High is a small public high school serving about 394 students in grades 9-12 in the rural community of Acton, CA, within the Acton-Agua Dulce Unified school district.

The school presents a mixed picture with some notable strengths and significant challenges. A key strength is its remarkably high graduation rate of 96.7%, which far exceeds the state average and the very low 41.6% rate for its district. It also benefits from a low student-teacher ratio and high per-student spending. However, academic performance, especially in mathematics where only 2.53% of students met standards in 2024-2025, is a serious concern and has shown extreme volatility year-to-year. Chronic absenteeism is also high at 31.8%, which likely impacts learning.

Interesting comparisons emerge with nearby schools. For instance, SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) achieves much higher academic results with lower per-student spending and a larger average class size, suggesting factors beyond resources are at play. While Vasquez High dramatically outperforms its own struggling district, its academic outcomes generally rank below other area schools like Quartz Hill High and Palmdale High, highlighting an inconsistency between its investment, graduation success, and standardized test scores.

394

Students ?

17.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

33630 Red Rover Mine Rd.
Acton, CA 93510-1641

(661) 269-0451

District: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified

Feeder schools for Vasquez High:

Elementary:	Meadowlark Elementary
Middle:	High Desert

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.9%

White:

34.5%

Two or more races:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (15% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (32% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school15%

District avg25%

California avg41%

1,640^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 31 pts since 2015

From top 45% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1640 of 2162	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1320 of 2159	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.9	743 of 2170	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.4	1083 of 2123	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.1	1101 of 2133	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.8	952 of 2017	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	53.1	955 of 2021	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2016	46.2	1087 of 2039	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	54.2	895 of 1994	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	43.0	981 of 2426	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	31.9	1256 of 2354	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	34.1	1203 of 2367	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	28.0	1334 of 2281	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	39.0	1057 of 2238	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2008	38.9	940 of 2117	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	44.3	769 of 2063	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	33.6	1010 of 1968	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	40.9	779 of 1901	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.9	706 of 1653	57.3%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	36.0	624 of 1117	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.7	820 of 1052	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1388 of 1906	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.4	1353 of 1915	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	65.7	578 of 1915	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	840 of 1858	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.5	1023 of 1833	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.6	656 of 1760	62.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1433 of 1900	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.2	1129 of 1902	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	56.0	767 of 1917	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.1	1071 of 1861	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1188 of 1814	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	56.8	759 of 1742	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1541 of 2013	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1199 of 2026	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	58.8	735 of 2030	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.0	1127 of 1943	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.9	1053 of 1937	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1304 of 1862	30.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	1552 of 1942	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.3	1130 of 1948	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	818 of 1963	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.8	1143 of 1916	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.4	1044 of 1880	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	1115 of 1834	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	865 of 1252	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.7	175 of 1197	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	1032 of 1155	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.7	960 of 1173	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	53.6	563 of 1193	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.3	843 of 1204	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	902 of 1222	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	854 of 1173	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2019)44th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)31st percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)11th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy29%-20 vs state

Science15%-18 vs state

Mathematics3%-35 vs state

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Schools Near Vasquez High

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 10th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Vasquez High	Public	9-12	33630 Red Rover Mine Rd.	Acton	93510	Los Angeles County	Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 269-0451	394	22	17.8	68.3%	136 (34.5%)	8 (2.0%)	224 (56.9%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (5.1%)	22.5	1640^th of 2162 public high schools	24.1%		36.7	1320^th of 2159 public high schools	38.9%	320		15.5	7.7	14.7				29.1	29.1				2.5	2.5
Highland High	Public	9-12	39055 25th St. West	Palmdale	93551	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 538-0304	2,706	107	25.2	63.9%	196 (7.2%)	443 (16.4%)	1,837 (67.9%)	89 (3.3%)	9 (0.3%)	8 (0.3%)	124 (4.6%)	32.4	1439^th of 2162 public high schools	33.4%		33.9	1394^th of 2159 public high schools	35.4%	45		16.2	8.2	15.6				40.8	40.8				12.9	12.9	$17,120	$2,601	$14,519
Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	1156 East Ave. S	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 575-1026	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
R. Rex Parris High	Public	9-12	38801 Clock Tower Plaza Dr.	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 274-1230	469	21	21.9	83.6%	14 (3.0%)	67 (14.3%)	369 (78.7%)	6 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	11 (2.3%)	11.3	1952^nd of 2162 public high schools	9.7%		11.1	1997^th of 2159 public high schools	7.5%	45		2.1	0.0	1.4				16.1	16.1				1.6	1.6	$14,064	$1,657	$12,407
Palmdale High	Public	9-12	2137 East Avenue R	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 273-3181	2,208	101	21.8	68.5%	64 (2.9%)	317 (14.4%)	1,766 (80.0%)	22 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	39 (1.8%)	21.3	1667^th of 2162 public high schools	22.9%		22.8	1634^th of 2159 public high schools	24.3%	33		6.7	6.7	6.7				35.0	35.0				7.1	7.1	$18,170	$2,786	$15,384
Quartz Hill High	Public	9-12	6040 West Avenue L	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 718-3100	3,175	115	27.6	42.2%	820 (25.8%)	357 (11.2%)	1,639 (51.6%)	123 (3.9%)	10 (0.3%)	6 (0.2%)	220 (6.9%)	51.6	1004^th of 2162 public high schools	53.6%		50.4	989^th of 2159 public high schools	54.2%	15		23.3	17.0	22.9				51.4	51.4				25.8	25.8	$16,319	$1,778	$14,541
Academies of the Antelope Valley	Public, Charter	6-12	6300 West Avenue L	Quartz Hill	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 943-3031	677	33	20.4	54.1%	88 (13.0%)	74 (10.9%)	457 (67.5%)	19 (2.8%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (5.3%)	42	1214^th of 2162 public high schools	43.8%		35.9	1341^st of 2159 public high schools	37.9%	127	33.3	24.4		32.0	29.6	42.5	46.5	51.8	42.9	14.8	20.3	25.9	9.1	20.5	$18,292	$1,591	$16,701
William J. (Pete) Knight High	Public	9-12	37423 70th St. East	Palmdale	93552	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 533-9000	2,349	102	23.0	58.1%	76 (3.2%)	309 (13.2%)	1,854 (78.9%)	41 (1.7%)	3 (0.1%)	1 (0.0%)	65 (2.8%)	32.8	1430^th of 2162 public high schools	33.9%		36.4	1332^nd of 2159 public high schools	38.3%	98		16.6	8.1	16.1				41.9	41.9				11.8	11.8	$18,375	$2,028	$16,347
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	Public	9-12	3041 West Avenue K	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 722-6509	670	25	26.6	57.9%	88 (13.1%)	79 (11.8%)	409 (61.0%)	47 (7.0%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	43 (6.4%)	93.5	130^th of 2162 public high schools	94.0%		94.9	115^th of 2159 public high schools	94.7%	15		53.1		52.8				83.2	83.2				53.4	53.4	$14,793	$1,689	$13,104
Mission Academy	Public, Virtual, Charter	6-12	43141 Business Center Pkwy Ste	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Mission Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(844) 788-3965	694	34	20.2	78.2%	142 (20.5%)	51 (7.3%)	420 (60.5%)	17 (2.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	48 (6.9%)	54	948^th of 2162 public high schools	56.2%		32.6	1433^rd of 2159 public high schools	33.6%	485	15.9		46.2	19.2	40.0	36.7	23.4	41.5	34.8	32.0	36.0	20.6	31.1	28.5

Frequently Asked Questions about Vasquez High

Is Vasquez High a good school?

Vasquez High ranks in the bottom 24.1% of California high schools.

How many students attend Vasquez High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Vasquez High.

What is the racial makeup of Vasquez High?

Students at Vasquez High are 57% Hispanic, 35% White, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% Asian.

What district is Vasquez High in?

Acton-Agua Dulce Unified

What schools feed into Vasquez High?

Vasquez High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Meadowlark Elementary
Middle : High Desert

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