Use my locationShowing schools within 20 miles of Lake Hughes. Distances are measured from the middle of the schools in Lake Hughes.
Lake Hughes
7 scored schools near Lake Hughes
Each school level has its own list. Scores use California’s state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26 elementary and middle; 2024–25 high school.
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These come from each charter’s own website. We have read 0 of the 0 charters here. A school we have not read is never counted as a “no”.
We hold no program detail for magnets yet, only how they admit.
These are the nearest schools of every kind. Choose a kind of school to see that kind across the whole 20 miles.
0 schools take students by address. Your home address decides which one your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your street.
No charter schools are within 20 miles of Lake Hughes.
7 magnets and schools of choice. You apply through the district, not the school.
Elementary
Which elementary schools are near Lake Hughes?
2 scored elementary schools are within 20 miles of Lake Hughes. The closest is Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies, 15.3 miles away.
Distance 15.3mi
Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
122167% below the standard
Scope Score 75Solid · 50th percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Dos Caminos Dual Immersion
Palmdale Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
122266% below the standard
Scope Score 73Developing · 37th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Lake Hughes, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
Middle
Which middle schools are near Lake Hughes?
5 scored middle schools are within 20 miles of Lake Hughes. The closest is Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies, 15.3 miles away.
Distance 15.3mi
Lancaster Alternative and Virtual Academies
Lancaster Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
162163% below the standard
Scope Score 78Solid · 66th percentile
Distance 15.4mi
David G. Millen Law and Government Magnet AcademyMagnet
Palmdale Elementary · Grades 6–8 · Check how it admits students.
1679% below the standard
Scope Score 70Needs Support · 17th percentile
Distance 16.3mi
Dos Caminos Dual Immersion
Palmdale Elementary · Grades K–8 · Check how it admits students.
1776% below the standard
Scope Score 72Developing · 30th percentile
Distance 19.2mi
Abraham Lincoln Alternative
Southern Kern Unified · Grades 4–12 · Check how it admits students.
97% below the standard
Scope Score 66Needs Support · 1st percentile
Distance 19.9mi
Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet AcademyMagnet
Palmdale Elementary · Grades 6–8 · Check how it admits students.
1580% below the standard
Scope Score 69Needs Support · 16th percentile
Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Lake Hughes, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2025–26.
High school
Which high schools are near Lake Hughes?
2 scored high schools are within 20 miles of Lake Hughes. The closest is SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise), 13.6 miles away.
These results are from spring 2025, when the state called its top two levels Exceeded and Met. The state now calls the same levels Advanced and Proficient.
Distance 13.6mi
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)
Antelope Valley Union High · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
333532% below the standard
Scope Score 89Strong · 92nd percentile
Distance 19.0mi
Rosamond High Early College Campus
Southern Kern Unified · Grades 9–12 · Check how it admits students.
1479% below the standard
Scope Score 67Needs Support · 12th percentile
Distance 19.2mi
Abraham Lincoln Alternative
Southern Kern Unified · Grades 4–12 · Check how it admits students.
1185% below the standard
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Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level. Distances are straight lines from the middle of the schools in Lake Hughes, not driving routes. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP), 2024–25. High school Scope Scores use spring 2025 tests. They include graduation and college-readiness records, which the state publishes a year after the tests.
Private schools
Which private schools are near Lake Hughes?
Private schools don’t take California’s state tests, so there is no state testing data for them. We list them and never score them.
- Hope Christian AcademyGrades 1–5 · 46 students10.6 mi
- Noah's Ark - Hope Chapel Christian AcademyGrades K–5 · 66 students10.7 mi
- Cain SovereignGrades K–12 · 273 students12.7 mi
- Paraclete High SchoolGrades 9–12 · 548 students13.7 mi
- Calvary Chapel Christian SchoolGrades K–11 · 27 students14.8 mi
- Eminence Prep Academy Advanced School of Business and EngineeringGrades K–12 · 65 students14.9 mi
- Desert Christian SchoolsGrades K–12 · 1,306 students15.3 mi
- Desert Montessori AcademyGrades Pre-K–K · 2 students15.7 mi
- Lancaster-Montessori Pre School Inc.Grades Pre-K–K · 5 students15.8 mi
- Grace Lutheran Christian SchoolGrades Pre-K–8 · 124 students15.9 mi
- Crosswind Comm Church-Adventureland PreschoolGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 11 students15.9 mi
- Montessori on Copper HillGrades Pre-K–K · 9 students15.9 mi
- Antelope Valley Adventist SchoolGrades K–8 · 61 students16.0 mi
- Westside ChristianGrades K–8 · 89 students16.1 mi
- Seton, Inc.Grades K–12 · 993 students16.2 mi
- Sacred Heart ElementaryGrades K–8 · 206 students16.2 mi
- Palmdale United Methodist Preschool-KindergartenGrades Pre-K–K · 14 students16.6 mi
- Stanza International AcademyGrades 9–12 · 11 students16.8 mi
- Stanza International AcademyGrades 9–12 · 9 students16.8 mi
- Elm/kwa Private Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 42 students17.2 mi
- Sloan Canyon Christian AcademyGrades K–2 · 9 students17.3 mi
- Empowered Church International/ Learning AcademyGrades K–6 · 25 students17.5 mi
- Trinity Classical AcademyGrades K–12 · 636 students17.7 mi
- Lighthouse Christian AcademyGrades 1–12 · 35 students17.7 mi
- Legacy Christian AcademyGrades K–9 · 435 students17.9 mi
- Alpha-Kidz InternationalGrades K–6 · 85 students18.0 mi
- Santa Clarita Christian SchoolGrades K–12 · 560 students18.0 mi
- Montessori of ValenciaGrades Pre-K to transitional year after K · 72 students18.3 mi
- Ca Kids Learning AcademyGrades 1–6 · 16 students18.7 mi
- St. Mary Elementary CatholicGrades K–8 · 229 students19.7 mi
30 private schools are within 20 miles of Lake Hughes, nearest first. Source: the federal private-school survey and private schools’ filings with the state. Tuition is the lowest and highest yearly price on the school’s own site, where we have read it.
Districts nearby
Which districts run the schools near Lake Hughes?
Your address decides which school your child is assigned to. Ask the district which school serves your address.
- Palmdale Elementary3 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Southern Kern Unified2 public and charter schools in the lists above
- Antelope Valley Union High1 public or charter school in the lists above
- Lancaster Elementary1 public or charter school in the lists above