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Antelope Valley Union High schools

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2025 · school stage

Middle schools

Antelope Valley Union High has one public middle school we score, Academies of the Antelope Valley, at the 29th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Antelope Valley Union High’s 1 public middle schools · 1 dot each

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Antelope Valley Union High’s 1 public middle schools · 1 dot each

California’s public middle schools · 1 dot = 1 in 100

Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

0Needs Support

1Developing

0Solid

0Strong

Top row: one dot per Antelope Valley Union High school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 2,177 California public middle schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

Middle schools in Antelope Valley Union High

Statewide percentile

Academies of the Antelope ValleyCharter school. Check how it admits students.29thDeveloping

Each percentile compares a school with California schools at its own level.

2025 · school stage

High schools

Antelope Valley Union High’s 10 public high schools run from the 3rd to the 92nd percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests).

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Antelope Valley Union High’s 10 public high schools · 1 dot each

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

Antelope Valley Union High’s 10 public high schools · 1 dot each

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Needs Support25 in 100Developing25 in 100Solid25 in 100Strong25 in 100

8Needs Support

1Developing

0Solid

1Strong

Top row: one dot per Antelope Valley Union High school, in its band colour. Bottom: each dot is 1 in 100 of the 1,500 California public high schools we score. All placed by Scope Score on spring 2025 tests.

High schools in Antelope Valley Union High

Statewide percentile

SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)Solid Base92ndStrong
Quartz Hill High33rdDeveloping
Academies of the Antelope ValleyCharter school. Check how it admits students.22ndNeeds Support
Highland High16thNeeds Support
William J. (Pete) Knight High12thNeeds Support
Eastside High9thNeeds Support
Lancaster High7thNeeds Support
Littlerock High6thNeeds Support
Antelope Valley High4thNeeds Support
Palmdale High3rdNeeds Support

Context

The average Antelope Valley Union High high school had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California high school had 23 in 100.

Also in Antelope Valley Union High, not ranked with these schools

Desert Sands CharterAlternative school: compared only with other alternative schools
R. Rex Parris HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools
Desert Winds Continuation HighContinuation high school: compared only with other continuation schools

District context

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The district behind the schools

Spending, FY 2024–25

District finance · FY 2024–25

Where the district's dollars go.

Antelope Valley Union High spent $19,987 per student in FY 2024–25 — close to the median California district ($20,491). About 59 cents of every dollar goes to classroom instruction.

Current expense per student

Antelope Valley Union High$19,987

Median California district$20,491

Current expense of education per unit of average daily attendance, from the district's annual SACS filing to the California Department of Education. District-wide: it includes central administration and costs never assigned to one campus. Spending is context, not a measure of school quality.

Share by function

Instruction59%
Instruction support12%
Student services12%
Administration5%
Buildings & maintenance11%
Other1%

Shares of the same current-expense total, by SACS function. Names are simplified from the filing's own categories.

Students, staff and money

The system behind the schools

The people behind the classrooms — district-grain context that never enters a school's score.

People

Teacher salary range$50,398–$133,882

Teaching staff843 · FTE

District enrollment21,991 · students

Who attends

Hispanic 66.2% · White 7.7% · Black 18.4% · Asian 0.9% · Other 6.8%

Free/reduced lunch66% · economic need indicator

CDE Form J-90 salary schedule 2024–25 · CDE enrollment (district averages)

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Common questions

Are the public schools in Antelope Valley Union High good?

Antelope Valley Union High has one public middle school we score, Academies of the Antelope Valley, at the 29th percentile among the 2,177 California middle schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Developing. Antelope Valley Union High’s 10 public high schools run from the 3rd to the 92nd percentile among the 1,500 California high schools we score (spring 2025 tests). By band: 1 Strong, 1 Developing and 8 Needs Support. A percentile compares a school with California public schools at the same level that we score; it isn’t a grade. How we score schools.

Which public schools in Antelope Valley Union High rank highest?

Middle: Academies of the Antelope Valley, 29th percentile statewide (Developing). High: SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise), 92nd percentile statewide (Strong). Each level is ranked separately, and a few percentiles apart is a tie. A rank doesn’t decide fit or whether a child can enroll.

How does chronic absence in Antelope Valley Union High compare with California?

The average Antelope Valley Union High high school had 24 in 100 students chronically absent (missed 10% or more of school days) in 2024–25; the average California high school had 23 in 100. These are averages of school rates: each school counts once, whatever its size.

Does living in Antelope Valley Union High decide which school my child attends?

Not by itself. Attendance boundaries, programs, transfers and space all matter. Confirm the school for your address, grade and program with the district.

Where do these results come from?

California’s state tests (CAASPP) from spring 2025 and chronic-absence rates for 2024–25, both published by the California Department of Education. Percentiles, bands and Scope Scores are SchoolScope’s calculations, not official state ratings. Private schools don’t take the state tests, so we don’t score them. Methodology and limitations.

Sources & methodology

Data source: California Department of Education · CAASPP 2024-25

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