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Littlerock High

Public Grades 9-12

1653^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 24% of California high schools

Summary

Littlerock High is a public high school serving grades 9-12 to approximately 1,507 students in the Antelope Valley Union High district, where a significant majority of students come from economically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Academically, the school faces considerable challenges, ranking in the bottom quarter of California high schools with particularly low proficiency rates in mathematics (8.77%) and science (9.57%). Chronic absenteeism, at 31.3%, is notably higher than the state average. While the school's graduation rate of 85.9% is close to the state average, its performance for special education students ranks very low statewide. Interestingly, Littlerock High spends more per student ($19,290) than any other school in its district, yet these resources have not translated into stronger academic outcomes, representing a significant spending-performance gap.

Comparisons with nearby schools highlight both district-wide challenges and specific opportunities. All traditional high schools in the Antelope Valley Union High district rank below the 35th percentile, with William J. (Pete) Knight High—located just a few miles away—serving as a notable contrast by achieving higher rankings and graduation rates with slightly less funding. Littlerock's academic results, especially in math, are closer to those of continuation schools like Desert Winds Continuation High than to its traditional peers, underscoring the severity of its core subject struggles. The school has also shown a pattern of volatile year-to-year results in graduation and dropout rates, suggesting potential instability in programs or supports.

1,507

Students ?

22.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$19,290

Per pupil spending ?

66.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

10833 East Avenue R
Littlerock, CA 93543-4106

(661) 944-5209

District: Antelope Valley Union High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.5%

White:

6.4%

African American:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 42nd percentile in 2013 → 24th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the California average (16% vs 41% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (31% vs 19% California)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school16%

District avg23%

California avg41%

1,653^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 34% (2015) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	21.9	1653 of 2162	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1612 of 2159	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1569 of 2170	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1629 of 2123	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1602 of 2133	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	1452 of 2017	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.8	1227 of 2021	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	35.3	1271 of 2039	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.4	1319 of 1994	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	26.8	1419 of 2426	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2012	25.7	1424 of 2354	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1533 of 2367	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2010	23.4	1483 of 2281	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	33.5	1246 of 2238	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2008	32.8	1100 of 2117	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.8	1113 of 2063	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	32.7	1029 of 1968	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2005	35.3	914 of 1901	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2004	36.9	768 of 1653	53.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.1	452 of 523	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	485 of 517	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	420 of 522	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	482 of 592	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.3	463 of 582	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	29.2	844 of 1161	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	843 of 1117	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	970 of 1052	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	29.4	859 of 1085	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.3	709 of 1064	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	496 of 1044	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.7	610 of 941	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.7	280 of 938	70.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.0	1551 of 1906	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.2	1524 of 1915	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1440 of 1915	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1508 of 1858	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1447 of 1833	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	1419 of 1760	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	25.1	1428 of 1900	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.2	1365 of 1902	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.3	1319 of 1917	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.1	1370 of 1861	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	1347 of 1814	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1269 of 1742	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	23.9	1525 of 2013	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.1	1471 of 2026	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.3	1468 of 2030	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1460 of 1943	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1458 of 1937	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1357 of 1862	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	24.0	1449 of 1942	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1453 of 1948	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.2	1458 of 1963	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.3	1451 of 1916	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.0	1446 of 1880	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1278 of 1834	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	17.2	491 of 577	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1151 of 1252	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	935 of 1216	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	926 of 1197	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	985 of 1155	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	1029 of 1173	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	998 of 1193	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	1087 of 1204	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.3	1033 of 1222	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	987 of 1173	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Disabled (2022)27th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)25th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)21st percentile-5 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

White (2025)15th percentile-9 vs school

African American (2025)14th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)8th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy31%-18 vs state

Science10%-23 vs state

Mathematics9%-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 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
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%)	21.9	1653^rd of 2162 public high schools	23.5%		23.5	1612^th of 2159 public high schools	25.3%	41		9.9	4.2	9.6				31.1	31.1				8.8	8.8	$19,290	$2,148	$17,142
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%)	32.8	1430^th of 2162 public high schools	33.9%		36.4	1332^nd of 2159 public high schools	38.3%	98		16.6	8.1	16.1				41.9	41.9				11.8	11.8	$18,375	$2,028	$16,347
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%)	21.3	1667^th of 2162 public high schools	22.9%		22.8	1634^th of 2159 public high schools	24.3%	33		6.7	6.7	6.7				35.0	35.0				7.1	7.1	$18,170	$2,786	$15,384
Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program	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)
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%)	11.3	1952^nd of 2162 public high schools	9.7%		11.1	1997^th of 2159 public high schools	7.5%	45		2.1	0.0	1.4				16.1	16.1				1.6	1.6	$14,064	$1,657	$12,407
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
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
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%)	32.4	1439^th of 2162 public high schools	33.4%		33.9	1394^th of 2159 public high schools	35.4%	45		16.2	8.2	15.6				40.8	40.8				12.9	12.9	$17,120	$2,601	$14,519
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Littlerock High

What schools feed into Littlerock High?

Littlerock High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Antelope Elementary
Elementary : Daisy Gibson Elementary
Elementary : Lake Los Angeles Elementary
Elementary : Pearblossom Elementary
Elementary : Vista San Gabriel Elementary
Middle : Challenger Middle

What is the racial makeup of Littlerock High?

Students at Littlerock High are 87% Hispanic, 6% White, 4% African American, 3% Two or more races.

How many students attend Littlerock High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,507 students attended Littlerock High.

What district is Littlerock High in?

Antelope Valley Union High

Is Littlerock High a good school?

Littlerock High ranks in the bottom 23.5% of California high schools.

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