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Eastside High

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Eastside High ranks 1534 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

1534^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 29% of California high schools

Summary

Eastside High is a large public high school serving grades 9-12 and approximately 2,631 students in Lancaster, CA, operating within the Antelope Valley Union High district, which ranks in the bottom 30% of California districts.

Academically, the school faces significant challenges, with particularly low proficiency in mathematics (8.38%) and science (9.59%), placing it in the bottom quartile of state high schools. However, it maintains a relative strength in its 89.0% graduation rate, which is above both district and state averages. A striking comparison is with nearby SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise), which serves a similar student population but achieves dramatically higher academic results, a perfect graduation rate, and much lower chronic absenteeism, demonstrating that different approaches within the same district can yield vastly different outcomes.

The school's performance varies for different student groups, showing particular strength with foster youth but significant challenges in supporting multi-racial students and those in special education. While per-student spending is in line with similar schools, the district-wide struggle with high chronic absenteeism and the very poor outcomes at local continuation schools like Desert Winds Continuation High and R. Rex Parris High point to broader systemic challenges in the area's educational landscape.

2,631

Students ?

25.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$17,368

Per pupil spending ?

68.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

3200 East Ave. J-8
Lancaster, CA 93535-5827

(661) 946-3800

District: Antelope Valley Union High

Feeder schools for Eastside High:

Elementary:	Columbia Elementary
	Eastside Elementary
	Enterprise Elementary
	Jack Northrop Elementary
	More...
	Lincoln Elementary
	Tierra Bonita Elementary
Middle:	Gifford C. Cole Middle

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.8%

African American:

22.1%

Two or more races:

3.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 22nd percentile in 2022 → 29th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 29th (2025) from a 22nd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

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

!High chronic absenteeism (30% vs 19% California)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school20%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,534^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 29%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 44% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	27.7	1534 of 2162	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1581 of 2159	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1583 of 2170	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1650 of 2123	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.1	1595 of 2133	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1460 of 2017	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	1352 of 2021	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.4	1368 of 2039	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.3	1124 of 1994	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2013	24.6	1486 of 2426	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	24.3	1465 of 2354	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.9	1290 of 2367	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2010	26.3	1386 of 2281	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	29.6	1411 of 2238	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	26.5	1275 of 2117	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	28.2	1180 of 2063	42.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	403 of 523	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	389 of 517	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	385 of 521	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	430 of 522	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	489 of 592	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	472 of 582	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	26.1	951 of 1161	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.1	921 of 1117	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.3	920 of 1052	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.5	813 of 1085	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.8	562 of 1064	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	793 of 1044	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.0	599 of 941	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.5	733 of 938	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1461 of 1906	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1464 of 1915	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.0	1429 of 1915	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.3	1485 of 1858	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1441 of 1833	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	1404 of 1760	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Foster Care

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	2 of 8	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	26.5	3 of 8	62.5%	★★★★☆
2023	21.4	7 of 8	12.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.8	1 of 5	80.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1267 of 1900	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1331 of 1902	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	1286 of 1917	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1380 of 1861	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	1287 of 1814	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	1257 of 1742	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	215 of 410	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	14.6	294 of 328	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	1444 of 2013	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1479 of 2026	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.1	1475 of 2030	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1504 of 1943	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.0	1429 of 1937	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1339 of 1862	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1348 of 1942	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.6	1468 of 1948	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	1512 of 1963	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.9	1530 of 1916	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.3	1441 of 1880	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	1305 of 1834	28.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	508 of 577	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.3	507 of 574	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	6.0	513 of 541	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.5	490 of 515	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	8.0	392 of 422	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	346 of 366	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1044 of 1252	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.1	1022 of 1216	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.3	968 of 1197	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	879 of 1155	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	849 of 1173	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	987 of 1193	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.1	1037 of 1204	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1061 of 1222	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.1	921 of 1173	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+46 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)31st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)28th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)25th percentile~ school

White (2025)24th percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile-6 vs school

Disabled (2022)18th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)17th percentile-12 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)12th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy44%-5 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

Mathematics8%-29 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
Eastside High	Public	9-12	3200 East Ave. J-8	Lancaster	93535	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 946-3800	2,631	105	25.1	68.5%	98 (3.7%)	582 (22.1%)	1,809 (68.8%)	32 (1.2%)	3 (0.1%)	4 (0.2%)	103 (3.9%)	27.7	1534^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%		25.1	1581^st of 2159 public high schools	26.8%	47		10.0		5.4	9.6				43.8	43.8				8.4	8.4	$17,368	$1,929	$15,439
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	$14,018	$1,610	$12,408
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
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
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
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)																$59,494	$1,536	$57,958
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Eastside High

What is the racial makeup of Eastside High?

Students at Eastside High are 69% Hispanic, 22% African American, 4% Two or more races, 4% White, 1% Asian.

Is Eastside High a good school?

Eastside High ranks 1534^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What schools feed into Eastside High?

Eastside High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Columbia Elementary
Elementary : Eastside Elementary
Elementary : Enterprise Elementary
Elementary : Jack Northrop Elementary
Elementary : Lincoln Elementary
Elementary : Tierra Bonita Elementary
Middle : Gifford C. Cole Middle

How many students attend Eastside High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,631 students attended Eastside High.

What district is Eastside High in?

Antelope Valley Union High

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