Palmdale High School - Palmdale, California/CA

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Palmdale High School

2137 East Avenue R, Palmdale, CA, 93550-5415 -

tel: (661)273-3181
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Definition of Terms

Palmdale High School

School Level

High school

Grades Offered

Grades 9 - 12

County

Los Angeles County, CA

Students & Faculty

Total Students

3407 students

% Male / % Female

49% / 51%

Total Classroom Teachers

134 teachers

Students by Grade

Grade 9 - 982 students

Grade 10 - 946 students

Grade 11 - 709 students

Grade 12 - 770 students

This School

(CA) School Average

Teacher : Student Ratio

1:25

1:20

Students by Ethnicity

This School

(CA) School Average

% American Indian	n/a	n/a
% Asian	3%	11%
% Hispanic	57%	50%
% Black	22%	7%
% White	18%	28%

Additional Student Information

This School

(CA) School Average

% Eligible for Free Lunch

44%

44%

% Eligible for Reduced Lunch

11%

10%

% Migrant Students Enrolled

(CA) Statewide Testing Performance

School Statewide Performance

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School District Name

Antelope Valley Union High School District

This School's Agency

(CA) District Average

Number of Schools Managed	14	4
Number of Students Managed	25,357 students	1,760 students
District Total Revenue	$183,299,000	$14,612,000
District Expenditure	$218,375,000	$15,326,000
District Revenue / Student	$7,229	$7,880
District Expenditure / Student	$8,612	$7,807
District Graduation Rates	n/a	n/a

Palmdale High School is located in Palmdale, Californiaand is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. Palmdale High School was founded in 1956 in response to help students from traveling to the farther Antelope Valley High School.
The school's website defines its mission as follows: "Our mission is to provide a safe and secure learning environment that promotes a rigorous curriculum and enables our students to develop the necessary academic, technical, and work-related skills of the 21st century. Every student who graduates will be prepared to pursue college or any career to which he/she aspires."
Academics: Palmdale High is suffering from declining test scores and are getting worse.
Band: Palmdale High School's music department was once known for it's high achieving scores and placements however it has done poorly since the 80's and has slowly been decreasing in size.
Palmdale High School's marching band is the Falcon Pagentry Corps.
Choir: Palmdale High School is known for it's world renown choir, usually scoring in the high 90's and typically always receiving Superior. The program is directed by Mike McCullough and travels every year to festivals around the world. In 2006 they received 3rd overall in the world in Verona, Italy. The choir will be schedualed to compete in Ireland, 2008.
Notable alumni: Afroman Famous rapper.
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About This Zip Code (93550)

School Zip (93550)

(CA) State Average

Population (Approximate)

67,213 people

33,115,272 people

% (age 25+) w/College Degree

15%

32%

Population Average Age

26 years old

32 years old

Average Household size

3.4 persons

2.9 persons

Median Household Income

$37,484

$48,909

Avg. # of Rooms in Household

5 rooms

4.8 rooms

Median Age of Housing Structure

25 years old

39 years old

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Zipcode (93550)

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% Owning / % Renting

59% / 41%

58% / 42%

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Nearby Schools:


1. Antelope Valley Rop - n/a - view location
2. Desert Sands Charter School - 1073 students - view location
3. R. Rex Parris High School - 558 students - view location
4. Highland High School - 3840 students - view location
5. Littlerock High School - 2431 students - view location
View all schools in: Palmdale Town, Los Angeles County, Zip 93550

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