Schools in Zip Code 93536

ZIP code 93536 has 14 schools: seven elementary, three middle and four high schools, with proficiency results that vary widely from one school to another. In 2025–26, the schools averaged 41% in English language arts (ELA), 25% in math and 20% in science, compared with California rates of 49%, 38% and 36%. The area’s clearest overall concern is that math and science results lag the state more than ELA does, even as a few schools post standout scores.

SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) is the strongest reported all-grades performer, with 94% in ELA and 67% in math; its science result is state-suppressed and unknown. Quartz Hill Elementary and Quartz Hill High also stand out in ELA, at 50% and 53%, respectively. West Wind Elementary leads the reported science results at 29%, though that remains below the state’s 36%. At the other end, Endeavour Middle is lowest in ELA and math, at 19% and 9%; Lancaster High has the lowest reported science result, at 12%. SOAR’s science figure is suppressed, so the science average and range include 13 schools.

Recent area-wide movement is mixed: average ELA was essentially flat from 2024–25 to 2025–26 while the state improved; math rose about 1 point, roughly matching the state’s gain; and science fell about 1 point as the state rose, widening the area’s shortfall from 12 to 16 points. SchoolDigger’s statewide percentile rankings also show different school trajectories: SOAR rose from 95 to 98, and Academies of the Antelope Valley from 38 to 49, while John and Jacquelyn Miller K-8 fell 28 percentile points and Joe Walker Middle fell 17. All schools report the same low-income measure—free/reduced lunch eligible, sy 2024–25—with figures ranging from 42% at Quartz Hill High to 86% at Amargosa Creek Middle; this is context, not an explanation for results. School size and staffing also do not sort neatly with achievement: enrollment ranges from 670 at SOAR to 3,175 at Quartz Hill High, and student-teacher ratios range from 18.4 to 27.6.