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Antelope Valley Union High

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At a glance

657^thof 968 California districts▲ 421

Better than 32% of California districts

High 13Grades 6-12

176 Holston Dr.
Lancaster, CA 93535-4531·(661) 948-7655·All California district rankings →

Statewide performance 2017–2026

2026: better than 32.2% of districts

Schools

21,202

Students

5-star school

Top rankedSOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)37^th of 2,137 California high schools

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Biggest riser

Highland High up 264 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Academies of the Antelope Valley 20.4 students per teacher

SchoolDigger ratings

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1 school without a SchoolDigger rating (too few tested students)

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Summary:

The 13 high schools in Antelope Valley Union High are in California’s Antelope Valley; most serve grades 9–12, while Academies of the Antelope Valley serves grades 6–12. In 2025–26, the unweighted school averages were 41% proficient in English language arts (ELA), 17% in math and 11% in science, compared with state rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The clearest takeaway is that district-wide averages hide very different school experiences: SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) stands far above its peers, while the group’s average results—especially in math and science—fall below state rates.

SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) led reported ELA and math results, with 94% and 67% proficient—about 44 and 28 percentage points above state rates. The next-highest results among grades 9–12 schools came from Quartz Hill High, at 53% in ELA and 26% in math. At the other end, R. Rex Parris High had the lowest reported rates in all three subjects: 10% in ELA, 3% in math and 3% in science. Science has a different leader: Academies reported the highest all-grades result, 25%, while William J. (Pete) Knight High led among grades 9–12 schools with a reported result, at 17%; Academies’ broader grade span means its result is not a like-for-like high-school comparison.

Recent trends are mixed: among schools with results in both years, average ELA proficiency rose by 2 percentage points and math by 2 points from 2024–25 to 2025–26, while science fell by 1 point. ELA and math moved closer to state benchmarks, but science fell further behind. SOAR also stands out in SchoolDigger’s rankings: it was 37th of 2,137 schools, at the 98th percentile. School characteristics do not neatly predict results: in 2024–25, Highland High and Lancaster High had similar enrollments and student-teacher ratios, yet Highland’s 2025–26 results were higher by 14 points in ELA, 7 in math and 2 in science. Their free/reduced lunch eligible shares were 64% and 67%, respectively, in 2024–25; these figures are context, not an explanation for results.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)					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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th 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
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%)	21.9	1621^st of 2137 public high schools	24.1%		22.2	1649^th of 2162 public high schools	23.7%	28		11.1	2.9	5.8				31.2	31.2				8.9	8.9	$27,306	$25,558	$1,748
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%)	11.9	1852^nd of 2137 public high schools	13.3%		11.7	1929^th of 2162 public high schools	10.8%	77		8.1	9.7	8.8				13.3	13.3				3.9	3.9	$16,943	$16,006	$937
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%)	28	1526^th of 2137 public high schools	28.6%		21.3	1667^th of 2162 public high schools	22.9%	141		11.1	16.7	13.6				41.5	41.5				6.3	6.3	$25,251	$23,390	$1,861
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%)	53.7	958^th of 2137 public high schools	55.2%		51.6	1004^th of 2162 public high schools	53.6%	46		16.7	11.4	13.8				53.5	53.5				26.2	26.2	$20,386	$19,632	$754
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%)	27.1	1542^nd of 2137 public high schools	27.8%		27.9	1529^th of 2162 public high schools	29.3%	13		7.7	15.4	12.0				34.4	34.4				12.4	12.4	$22,389	$21,536	$853
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)
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%)	43.8	1175^th of 2137 public high schools	45.0%		32.4	1439^th of 2162 public high schools	33.4%	264		18.9	9.1	13.6				48.9	48.9				19.6	19.6	$21,703	$20,218	$1,485
Littlerock High	Public	9-12	10833 East Avenue R	Littlerock	93543	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 944-5209	1,507	68	22.2	66.3%	97 (6.4%)	56 (3.7%)	1,304 (86.5%)	4 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	44 (2.9%)	32.2	1442^nd of 2137 public high schools	32.5%		21.9	1653^rd of 2162 public high schools	23.5%	211		8.3	0.0	4.2				41.4	41.4				13.8	13.8	$27,177	$26,366	$811
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%)	9.9	1959^th of 2137 public high schools	8.3%		11.3	1952^nd of 2162 public high schools	9.7%	7		2.7	2.9	2.8				10.1	10.1				3.0	3.0	$20,674	$19,680	$994
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%)	24.1	1594^th of 2137 public high schools	25.4%		27.7	1534^th of 2162 public high schools	29.0%	60		14.3	5.0	9.3				35.6	35.6				7.5	7.5	$22,271	$21,454	$817
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%)	34.9	1375^th of 2137 public high schools	35.7%		32.8	1430^th of 2162 public high schools	33.9%	55		20.6	14.6	17.1				39.9	39.9				16.8	16.8	$24,711	$23,742	$969
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%)	97.5	37^th of 2137 public high schools	98.3%		93.5	130^th of 2162 public high schools	94.0%	93								93.8	93.8				66.7	66.7	$18,582	$17,728	$854
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%)	47.7	1086^th of 2137 public high schools	49.2%		42	1214^th of 2162 public high schools	43.8%	128	23.9			24.6	29.4	46.1	48.9	61.0	46.2	20.2	25.6	17.2	11.9	20.2	$27,135	$26,202	$933

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Lancaster Elementary	0.49 mi	25	898^th
Empower Generations District	1.27 mi	1
iLEAD Lancaster Charter District	1.96 mi	1
Assurance Learning Academy District	2.2 mi	1
Acton-Agua Dulce Unified	2.21 mi	20	432^nd

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the California Department of Education.

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