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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 2025 school year, there is 1 public middle school serving 668 students in Antelope Valley Union High School District. This district's average middle testing ranking is 4/10, 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 16% (versus the California public middle school average of 31%), and reading proficiency score of 44% (versus the 46% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 86% 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
3,501 Schools
# Students
21,716 Students
1,854,363 Students
# Teachers
909 Teachers
87,821 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
24:1
24:1
District Rank
Antelope Valley Union High School District, which is ranked #1652 of all 1,925 school districts in California (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2021-2022 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 84% has increased from 83% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#1646 out of 1941 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)

Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
8%
33%

Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
33%
47%

Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
14%
29%
Graduation Rate
84%
87%

Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.51
0.64
# American Indian Students
52 Students
9,887 Students
% American Indian Students
n/a
1%
# Asian Students
516 Students
201,760 Students
% Asian Students
3%
11%
# Hispanic Students
14,687 Students
1,009,980 Students
% Hispanic Students
68%
55%
# Black Students
3,533 Students
97,908 Students
% Black Students
16%
5%
# White Students
1,951 Students
413,325 Students
% White Students
9%
22%
# Hawaiian Students
34 Students
7,600 Students
% Hawaiian Students
n/a
n/a
# Two or more races Students
942 Students
109,003 Students
% of Two or more races Students
4%
6%
Students by Grade:
# Students in PK Grade:
-
83
# Students in K Grade:
-
90,358
# Students in 1st Grade:
-
70,728
# Students in 2nd Grade:
-
73,359
# Students in 3rd Grade:
-
73,090
# Students in 4th Grade:
-
76,068
# Students in 5th Grade:
-
82,191
# Students in 6th Grade:
59
289,122
# Students in 7th Grade:
203
439,549
# Students in 8th Grade:
230
441,705
# Students in 9th Grade:
4,995
59,696
# Students in 10th Grade:
5,124
51,846
# Students in 11th Grade:
5,098
51,149
# Students in 12th Grade:
6,007
55,419
# Ungraded Students:
-
-
District Revenue and Spending
The revenue/student of $16,208 in this school district is less than the state median of $19,974. The school district revenue/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
The school district's spending/student of $14,517 is less than the state median of $18,396. The school district spending/student has stayed relatively flat over four school years.
Total Revenue
$352 MM
$116,387 MM

Spending
$315 MM
$107,188 MM

Revenue / Student
$16,208
$19,974

Spending / Student
$14,517
$18,396

Best Antelope Valley Union High School District Public Middle Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Academies Of The Antelope Valley
Charter School
(Math: 16% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
6300 West Avenue L
Lancaster, CA 93536
(661) 943-3031
Lancaster, CA 93536
(661) 943-3031
Grades: 6-12
| 668 students
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