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Quartz Hill High

Q: Is Quartz Hill High a good school?

Quartz Hill High ranks 1004 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1004^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 54% of California high schools

Summary

Quartz Hill High is a large, 3-star public high school serving about 3,175 students in grades 9-12 within the Antelope Valley Union High district, ranking solidly in the middle of all California high schools.

The school demonstrates clear strengths in getting students to graduation day, with a 93.1% graduation rate that beats both the district and state averages, and it has a much lower rate of chronic student absences than most neighboring schools like Antelope Valley High and Lancaster High. Academically, it consistently outperforms other traditional high schools in its district, especially in mathematics where its proficiency rate is nearly double the district average. However, proficiency in math and science remains a significant challenge, lagging behind state standards.

An interesting point of comparison is SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise), a top-performing 5-star school in the same district that far exceeds Quartz Hill's test scores and attendance. Quartz Hill achieves its relatively strong outcomes despite having the largest class sizes in the district, serving over 3,000 students. While the school's performance has gradually declined over the past decade, it remains a stable, mid-tier option in the area, showing particular effectiveness in supporting English Language Learner and homeless student populations.

3,175

Students ?

27.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,319

Per pupil spending ?

42.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6040 West Avenue L
Quartz Hill, CA 93536-4501

(661) 718-3100

District: Antelope Valley Union High

Feeder schools for Quartz Hill High:

Elementary:	Del Sur Senior Elementary
	Gorman Elementary
	Gregg Anderson Academy
	Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes
	More...
	Leona Valley Elementary
	Quartz Hill Elementary
	Rancho Vista Elementary
	Sundown Elementary
Middle:	Joe Walker Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

51.6%

White:

25.8%

African American:

11.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 47th percentile in 2023 → 54th in 2025

Strengths

✓93% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 54th (2025) from a 47th-percentile low (2023)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in Antelope Valley Union High

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (33% vs 41% meeting standards)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Mathematics scores 11 pts below the California average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,004^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 46%▼ down 17 pts since 2015

From top 30% (2015) to top 46% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 12High Schools in the Antelope Valley Union High

1078^th of 1,543Antelope Valley Union High among California districts

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	51.6	1004 of 2162	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.4	989 of 2159	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.0	1149 of 2170	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.2	1123 of 2123	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.1	1075 of 2133	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.9	934 of 2017	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	57.4	851 of 2021	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.2	733 of 2039	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2015	67.6	596 of 1994	70.1%	★★★★☆
2013	52.2	732 of 2426	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2012	52.9	717 of 2354	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.9	689 of 2367	70.9%	★★★★☆
2010	52.4	690 of 2281	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	59.6	481 of 2238	78.5%	★★★★☆
2008	58.5	499 of 2117	76.4%	★★★★☆
2007	57.6	504 of 2063	75.6%	★★★★☆
2006	57.7	512 of 1968	74.0%	★★★★☆
2005	61.0	394 of 1901	79.3%	★★★★☆
2004	61.1	325 of 1653	80.3%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	369 of 523	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	342 of 517	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.4	374 of 521	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.4	335 of 522	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.9	336 of 592	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	358 of 582	38.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	354 of 585	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.4	387 of 573	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	372 of 591	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	66.5	218 of 581	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.3	353 of 582	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	72.0	185 of 581	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.3	789 of 1161	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.0	642 of 1117	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	44.0	468 of 1052	55.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	50.9	333 of 1085	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	329 of 1064	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.6	398 of 1044	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.4	678 of 941	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.2	446 of 938	52.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	899 of 1906	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.3	979 of 1915	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1170 of 1915	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.0	1152 of 1858	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	922 of 1833	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.4	868 of 1760	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	855 of 1900	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.1	725 of 1902	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	1007 of 1917	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.9	987 of 1861	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.9	953 of 1814	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	850 of 1742	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	142 of 410	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	101 of 328	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	1176 of 2013	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.4	1062 of 2026	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.4	1248 of 2030	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.3	1260 of 1943	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1196 of 1937	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.0	1011 of 1862	45.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	920 of 1942	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.4	855 of 1948	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	1038 of 1963	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.5	921 of 1916	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.7	896 of 1880	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.8	896 of 1834	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	37.3	120 of 190	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	274 of 577	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.6	413 of 574	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	432 of 541	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.8	394 of 515	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	322 of 422	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	313 of 366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	577 of 1252	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.9	636 of 1216	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.8	786 of 1197	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	694 of 1155	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.9	775 of 1173	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	927 of 1193	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.7	918 of 1204	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	810 of 1222	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.6	782 of 1173	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)69th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2025)53rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)42nd percentile-12 vs school

White (2025)40th percentile-14 vs school

Asian (2025)39th percentile-14 vs school

Military Connected (2023)37th percentile-10 vs school

Disabled (2022)32nd percentile-15 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-24 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy51%+3 vs state

Mathematics26%-11 vs state

Science23%-10 vs state

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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 11th 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
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
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
Lancaster High	Public	9-12	44701 32nd St. West	Lancaster	93536	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 726-7649	2,688	107	25.1	66.5%	259 (9.6%)	617 (23.0%)	1,562 (58.1%)	95 (3.5%)	8 (0.3%)	3 (0.1%)	144 (5.4%)	27.9	1529^th of 2162 public high schools	29.3%		29	1516^th of 2159 public high schools	29.8%	13		13.8		11.1	13.6				35.4	35.4				11.6	11.6	$17,132	$1,977	$15,155
Desert Sands Charter	Public, Charter	8-12	44130 20th St. West	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Desert Sands Charter District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 942-3357	727	37	18.7	78.7%	80 (11.0%)	98 (13.5%)	432 (59.4%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	106 (14.6%)	33.3	1417^th of 2162 public high schools	34.5%		22.4	1644^th of 2159 public high schools	23.9%	227				32.0	32.0				40.3	40.3				6.7	6.7
Empower Generations	Public, Virtual, Charter	9-12	44236 10th St. W. Ste. 105	Lancaster	93534	Los Angeles County	Empower Generations District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 429-3264	81	2	36.4	85.2%	13 (16.0%)	32 (39.5%)	29 (35.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (7.4%)	21.1	1671^st of 2162 public high schools	22.7%		12.6	1907^th of 2159 public high schools	11.7%	236			9.5		8.0				30.4	30.4				8.7	8.7	$20,083	$924	$19,159
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
Assurance Learning Academy	Public, Charter	8-12	43145 Business Center Ste. 102	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Assurance Learning Academy District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 272-1225	3,014	115	26.1	84.3%	310 (10.3%)	202 (6.7%)	2,308 (76.6%)	27 (0.9%)	10 (0.3%)	4 (0.1%)	139 (4.6%)	18	1726^th of 2162 public high schools	20.2%		18.9	1723^rd of 2159 public high schools	20.2%	3				18.9	18.9				22.7	22.7				3.3	3.3
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
Antelope Valley High	Public	9-12	44900 North Division St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-8552	1,498	69	21.5	77.9%	39 (2.6%)	445 (29.7%)	946 (63.2%)	12 (0.8%)	8 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (3.1%)	22.2	1649^th of 2162 public high schools	23.7%		23	1627^th of 2159 public high schools	24.6%	22		7.0		5.3	6.8				33.6	33.6				10.3	10.3	$20,444	$3,158	$17,286

Frequently Asked Questions about Quartz Hill High

Is Quartz Hill High a good school?

Quartz Hill High ranks 1004^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Quartz Hill High?

Students at Quartz Hill High are 52% Hispanic, 26% White, 11% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

What schools feed into Quartz Hill High?

Quartz Hill High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Del Sur Senior Elementary
Elementary : Gorman Elementary
Elementary : Gregg Anderson Academy
Elementary : Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes
Elementary : Leona Valley Elementary
Elementary : Quartz Hill Elementary
Elementary : Rancho Vista Elementary
Elementary : Sundown Elementary
Middle : Joe Walker Middle

How many students attend Quartz Hill High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 3,175 students attended Quartz Hill High.

What district is Quartz Hill High in?

Antelope Valley Union High

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