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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	Distance	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
Highland High	0.0mi	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
R. Rex Parris High	3.2mi	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
Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program	4.6mi	Public	9-12	1156 East Ave. S	Palmdale	93550	Los Angeles County	Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 575-1026	0			—	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Palmdale High	5.1mi	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
Mission Academy	5.8mi	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%)	56.9	884^th of 2137 public high schools	58.6%		54	948^th of 2162 public high schools	56.2%	64	24.4		38.9	28.6	27.3	24.2	20.9	40.6	32.5	22.7	24.2	31.9	37.0	32.8	$42,536	$42,464	$72
Quartz Hill High	5.8mi	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
Assurance Learning Academy	5.8mi	Public, Charter	9-12	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%)								(n/a)
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)	5.9mi	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	6.0mi	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
Desert Sands Charter	6.4mi	Public, Charter	8-12	44130 20th St. West	Lancaster	93535	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%)								(n/a)

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