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Lancaster High

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Lancaster High ranks 1529 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

Lancaster High is a large, traditional public high school serving grades 9-12 with 2,688 students in the Antelope Valley Union High school district, serving a community where a significant portion of families face economic challenges.

Academically, the school faces significant hurdles, with its statewide ranking declining over the past decade to the 29th percentile, earning a 1-star rating for the 2024-2025 year. Proficiency rates in core subjects like math (11.6%) and English (35.4%) are well below state averages, and chronic absenteeism at 28.3% is a major concern. However, the school maintains a graduation rate of 88.2%, which is above both district and state averages. When compared to nearby schools, Quartz Hill High performs better academically, while Antelope Valley High faces similar challenges.

The most striking local comparison is with SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise), located just over a mile away. Despite serving a student population with similar economic backgrounds, SOAR High is a consistent top performer with a 100% graduation rate, near-perfect attendance, and academic proficiency more than double that of Lancaster High. This contrast highlights that factors within a school's control, such as culture, instruction, and support systems, can lead to dramatically different outcomes even in the same community.

2,688

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,389

Per pupil spending ?

66.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

44701 32nd St. West
Lancaster, CA 93536-7023

(661) 726-7649

District: Antelope Valley Union High

Feeder schools for Lancaster High:

Elementary:	Desert View Elementary
	John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary
	Monte Vista Elementary
	Nancy Cory Elementary
	More...
	Sunnydale Elementary
	Valley View Elementary
	West Wind Elementary
Middle:	Amargosa Creek Middle
	Endeavour Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.1%

African American:

23.0%

White:

9.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2013 → 29th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (20% vs 41% meeting standards)

!High chronic absenteeism (28% vs 19% California)

!Ranking has slipped — down 31 percentile points since 2013

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,529^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 48% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th 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	27.9	1529 of 2162	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.0	1516 of 2159	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1493 of 2170	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1377 of 2123	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.9	1293 of 2133	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.3	1115 of 2017	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2017	45.5	1115 of 2021	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.3	1139 of 2039	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.0	1042 of 1994	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	43.4	972 of 2426	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	38.9	1080 of 2354	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2011	39.7	1070 of 2367	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.7	976 of 2281	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	46.8	830 of 2238	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2008	41.3	882 of 2117	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	39.1	900 of 2063	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	40.4	829 of 1968	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2005	43.8	723 of 1901	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2004	39.6	713 of 1653	56.9%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	377 of 523	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.6	376 of 517	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	378 of 521	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	356 of 522	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.4	407 of 592	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	333 of 582	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	5.1	553 of 582	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	31.8	776 of 1161	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.6	648 of 1117	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.9	614 of 1052	41.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	43.8	491 of 1085	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	30.5	810 of 1064	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.8	593 of 1044	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.3	657 of 941	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	566 of 938	39.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1386 of 1906	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1450 of 1915	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1442 of 1915	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	1315 of 1858	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.6	1228 of 1833	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.2	991 of 1760	43.7%	★★☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.4	1 of 8	87.5%	★★★★★
2024	9.4	6 of 8	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.4	4 of 8	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	32.8	1305 of 1900	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1281 of 1902	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1238 of 1917	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	43.3	1007 of 1861	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.4	1013 of 1814	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	815 of 1742	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	235 of 410	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.8	105 of 328	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.2	236 of 299	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1504 of 2013	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1452 of 2026	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	1487 of 2030	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1330 of 1943	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1244 of 1937	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	1027 of 1862	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	1404 of 1942	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.3	1299 of 1948	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1356 of 1963	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1186 of 1916	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.6	1129 of 1880	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.6	1118 of 1834	39.0%	★★☆☆☆

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	169 of 175	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	11.1	522 of 577	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.8	525 of 574	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	467 of 541	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.2	468 of 515	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.0	382 of 422	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.4	327 of 366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	31.7	839 of 1252	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.8	702 of 1216	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1003 of 1197	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	911 of 1155	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	896 of 1173	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	1017 of 1193	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.1	938 of 1204	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	811 of 1222	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	859 of 1173	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Foster Care (2025)88th percentile+58 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)55th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)43rd percentile+13 vs school

Disabled (2022)33rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)31st percentile~ school

African American (2025)28th percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile~ school

Female (2025)27th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)21st percentile-8 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)10th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2019)5th percentile-34 vs school

Military Connected (2025)3rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy35%-13 vs state

Science14%-19 vs state

Mathematics12%-26 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 (2025)
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
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	$22,389	$21,536	$853
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	$18,582	$17,728	$854
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
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	$27,306	$25,558	$1,748
Phoenix High Community Day	Public	9-12	228 East Ave. H8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 729-3936	19	6	3.2	68.4%	0 (0.0%)	8 (42.1%)	9 (47.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (10.5%)								(n/a)
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	$20,386	$19,632	$754
Desert Winds Continuation High	Public	9-12	415 East Kettering St.	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 948-7555	605	28	21.8	74.4%	33 (5.5%)	191 (31.6%)	345 (57.0%)	3 (0.5%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	30 (5.0%)	11.7	1929^th of 2162 public high schools	10.8%		10.1	2063^rd of 2159 public high schools	4.4%	134		5.5		6.7	5.8				10.2	10.2				3.8	3.8	$16,943	$16,006	$937
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
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	$27,135	$26,202	$933

Frequently Asked Questions about Lancaster High

What schools feed into Lancaster High?

Lancaster High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Desert View Elementary
Elementary : John and Jacquelyn Miller Elementary
Elementary : Monte Vista Elementary
Elementary : Nancy Cory Elementary
Elementary : Sunnydale Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Elementary
Elementary : West Wind Elementary
Middle : Amargosa Creek Middle
Middle : Endeavour Middle

What district is Lancaster High in?

Antelope Valley Union High

How many students attend Lancaster High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,688 students attended Lancaster High.

Is Lancaster High a good school?

Lancaster High ranks 1529^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Lancaster High?

Students at Lancaster High are 58% Hispanic, 23% African American, 10% White, 5% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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