High Schools in Helendale Elementary

High schools in Helendale Elementary are represented by one school, Academy of Careers and Exploration, which serves grades 7–12 and enrolls 285 students. With only one school in the list, families can compare its results with state and district figures, but not with other local high schools. Its clearest academic story is a sharp split: ELA proficiency is above the state result, while mathematics proficiency is well below it.

Academy of Careers and Exploration stands out positively in ELA and, more modestly, in science: in 2025–2026, 58% were proficient in ELA versus 49% statewide, an 8-point advantage; science was 37% versus 36%, about 1 point higher. Mathematics is the weakest result: 20% were proficient, compared with 38% statewide, a 19-point shortfall. Other outcomes are mixed: the school’s graduation rate was 97%, 9 points above the state, and its dropout rate was 2%, 7 points below; chronic absenteeism, however, was 32%, 14 points above the state.

Results improved overall from 2024–2025 to 2025–2026, but not in every subject: ELA rose from 32% to 58% and science from 22% to 37%, while mathematics slipped from 21% to 20%. The school’s SchoolDigger ranking also rebounded after a dip: it moved from 1,235th of 2,162 schools, in the 43rd percentile with 2 stars, in 2024–2025 to 898th of 2,137, in the 58th percentile with 3 stars, in 2025–2026; it ranked 865th in 2023–2024. As context, the school’s 2024–2025 student–teacher ratio was 19.4, and 45% of students were free/reduced lunch eligible that year. These figures describe the school, not the reasons for its results.