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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the Academies of the Antelope Valley administration to hear?
Community prompt from u/allk12. Replies below.
Enrollment
677
High
DISTRICT 1,631 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH·NCES 060282013154
Academies of the Antelope Valley
6300 West Avenue L, Quartz Hill, CA 93536 · (661) 943-3031 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 06–12HIGH21-SUBURBCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL677 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 12% of California public high schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
366 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 89 | 13% |
| Grade 7 | 206 | 30% |
| Grade 8 | 215 | 32% |
| Grade 9 | 33 | 5% |
| Grade 10 | 41 | 6% |
| Grade 11 | 56 | 8% |
| Grade 12 | 37 | 5% |
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 51% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
42.9%
CA avg 49.1% . -20.1pp since 2014
Math
20.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -15.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 20 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 11.3% | 31.6% | 31.1% | 26.0% |
| Math | 7.0% | 13.4% | 30.0% | 49.6% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.9% | 20.5% |
| 2023-24 | 42.1% | 20.9% |
| 2022-23 | 41.6% | 20.8% |
| 2021-22 | 44.4% | 15.8% |
| 2018-19 | 48.2% | 23.6% |
| 2017-18 | 57.1% | 31.9% |
| 2016-17 | 60.5% | 37.9% |
| 2015-16 | 63.0% | 31.0% |
| 2014-15 | 63.0% | 36.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of CA schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-18.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 48% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Academies of the Antelope Valley
Academies of the Antelope Valley's state test result (29.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academies of the Antelope Valley this school | 677 | 54.1% | 29.7% |
| Blair High Pasadena | 1,053 | 55.5% | 35.9% |
| Mission High San Francisco | 993 | 62.5% | 10.9% |
| Da Vinci Design El Segundo | 536 | 52.8% | N/A |
| John F. Kennedy High Richmond | 740 | 59.9% | 11.3% |
| Gunderson High San Jose | 744 | 54.6% | 29.8% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Academies of the Antelope Valley ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.7% | #813 of 1,052 | #170 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 20.5% | #660 of 1,056 ▼ 74 | #154 of 229 ▼ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.9% | #843 of 1,056 ▼ 17 | #187 of 229 ▼ 16 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #554 of 1,044 | #164 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 677 | #900 of 2,093 | #202 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 20.5:1 | #616 of 1,352 | #210 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.2% | #652 of 1,351 | #114 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 54.1% | #1,126 of 1,575 | #331 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +40.7% | #18 of 327 | #9 of 41 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
677
+145 (+27%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
20.5:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 677 | 33.1 | 20.5:1 | 54% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 668 | 31 | 21.6:1 | 58% (389) |
| 2022-23 | 665 | 30.7 | 21.6:1 | 65% (435) |
| 2020-21 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 56% (299) |
| 2017-18 | 481 | 29.6 | 16.3:1 | 57% (275) |
| 2015-16 | 331 | 19 | 17.4:1 | 58% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Academies of the Antelope Valley.
Since 2017-18: students up 41% (481 to 677); teachers up 12% (29.6 to 33.1).
About Academies of the Antelope Valley
In Quartz Hill, California, Academies of the Antelope Valley is a low-enrollment high school. School enrollment was 677 students in 2024-25, in grades 6 through 12.
Antelope Valley Union High counts 21,202 students in its 13 schools, and Academies of the Antelope Valley is one of them.
By race and ethnicity, Academies of the Antelope Valley is 68% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 13% White, 11% Black, 5% multiracial, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. The chance that two students picked at random at Academies of the Antelope Valley belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 51%.
Its 33.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 20.5:1. The average ratio among high schools in California is 18.2:1, lower than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 54% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 16 points below the 70% average for public schools in Los Angeles County.
Measured against California public high schools, Academies of the Antelope Valley receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests, 29.7%, is 18.2 points below the 47.9% the model predicts from its free or reduced-price lunch share. That result is in the bottom 10% of California schools.
Recent Census Bureau figures for Los Angeles County show that median household income is about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Academies of the Antelope Valley is one of 2,244 public schools in Los Angeles County, which together enroll about 1,265,907 students.
The nearest public school is Quartz Hill High, at about 0.3 miles. Academies of the Antelope Valley has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Among 9 nearby schools that report test results, Academies of the Antelope Valley ranks 6th on proficiency.
Its location is classified as Suburb: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics. Academies of the Antelope Valley is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
The number of students grew from 532 to 677 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 20.5 students per teacher, compared with 16.1 in 2020-21.
The discussion area below is open to posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Antelope Valley Union High
- Quartz Hill HighHigh · 3,175 students
- Highland HighHigh · 2,706 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 2,688 students
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 students
- William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · 2,349 students
- Palmdale HighHigh · 2,208 students
Other schools in Quartz Hill
- Quartz Hill HighHigh · 3,175 students
- Quartz Hill ElementaryElementary · 845 students
Nearby schools
- Quartz Hill High0.3 mi · 3,175
- Joe Walker Middle0.9 mi · 781
- Sundown Elementary1.7 mi · 941
- Quartz Hill Elementary1.9 mi · 845
- Endeavour Middle2.2 mi · 805
- Gregg Anderson Academy2.6 mi · 893
Frequently asked questions
About Academies of the Antelope ValleyHow large is Academies of the Antelope Valley?
Academies of the Antelope Valley enrolls approximately 677 students in grades 06-12.
Is Academies of the Antelope Valley an elementary, middle, or high school?
Academies of the Antelope Valley is a high school covering grades 06-12.
How many teachers does Academies of the Antelope Valley have?
Academies of the Antelope Valley employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 20.5:1.
How diverse is Academies of the Antelope Valley?
Academies of the Antelope Valley reports a student body of 13% White, 68% Hispanic, 11% Black, 3% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is Academies of the Antelope Valley public or private?
Academies of the Antelope Valley is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by Antelope Valley Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.