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Antelope Valley Union High School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in California for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026-27 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 677 students in Antelope Valley Union High School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 5/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public middle schools in California.
Public Middle School in Antelope Valley Union High School District have an average math proficiency score of 21% (versus the California public middle school average of 32%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the California public middle school average of 78% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (CA)
# Schools
13 Schools
3,459 Schools
# Students
21,202 Students
1,857,843 Students
# Teachers
887 Teachers
88,071 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
24:1
24:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
Antelope Valley Union High School District, which is ranked #1620 of all 1,903 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 78% has decreased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1589 out of 1932 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
11%
34%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
47%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
29%
Graduation Rate
78%
86.2%
Chronically Absent Students
(2022-23)33.4%
27.7%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.64
% American Indian
n/a
1%
% Asian
2%
11%
% Hispanic
68%
55%
% Black
17%
5%
% White
9%
22%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
4%
6%
All Ethnic Groups
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $22,660 in this school district is less than the state median of $26,022. The school district revenue/student has grown by 21% over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $17,823 is less than the state median of $22,604. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$480 MM
$150,628 MM
Spending
$378 MM
$130,845 MM
Revenue / Student
$22,660
$26,022
Spending / Student
$17,823
$22,604
Best Antelope Valley Union High School District Public Middle Schools (2026-27)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
Academies Of The Antelope Valley
Charter School
(Math: 21% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
6300 West Avenue L
Lancaster, CA 93536
(661) 943-3031
Lancaster, CA 93536
(661) 943-3031
Gr: 6-12 | 677 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
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