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What's the most underrated thing about Apple Valley High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,211
High
DISTRICT 2,001 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·APPLE VALLEY UNIFIED·NCES 060001709098
Apple Valley High
11837 Navajo Rd., Apple Valley, CA 92308 · (760) 247-7206 · San Bernardino County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,211 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 13% 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
23.9:1
93 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 23.1:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,467 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 9 | 606 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 530 | 24% |
| Grade 11 | 517 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 558 | 25% |
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 55% · 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
42.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -9.6pp since 2014
Math
15.5%
CA avg 37.7% . -5.5pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 15 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 10 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 6 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 13.8% | 28.6% | 25.2% | 32.5% |
| Math | 5.0% | 10.5% | 22.6% | 61.9% |
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 | 42.4% | 15.5% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 15.6% |
| 2022-23 | 26.6% | 7.4% |
| 2021-22 | 40.5% | 14.0% |
| 2018-19 | 50.9% | 17.0% |
| 2017-18 | 48.8% | 22.3% |
| 2016-17 | 54.4% | 18.8% |
| 2015-16 | 51.0% | 22.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
28.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
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 Apple Valley High
Apple Valley High's state test result (28.6% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley High this school | 2,211 | 66.4% | 28.6% |
| Temescal Canyon High Lake Elsinore | 2,373 | 67.8% | 44.2% |
| Grossmont High La Mesa | 2,172 | 64.0% | 41.5% |
| Redlands East Valley High Redlands | 1,845 | 60.8% | 50.3% |
| Paso Robles High Paso Robles | 1,986 | 65.0% | 43.2% |
| Fred C. Beyer High Modesto | 1,609 | 62.2% | 44.6% |
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 Apple Valley High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In San Bernardino County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.6% | #836 of 1,052 | #43 of 54 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 15.5% | #817 of 1,056 ▼ 71 | #44 of 56 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.4% | #855 of 1,056 ▼ 10 | #46 of 56 no change |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #551 of 1,044 | #43 of 56 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,211 | #184 of 2,093 | #21 of 102 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,096 of 1,352 | #59 of 78 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.4% | #453 of 1,351 | #16 of 77 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.4% | #927 of 1,575 | #65 of 84 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.3% | #280 of 327 | #17 of 19 |
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
2,211
+95 (+4%) vs 2020
-26% since 1990-91, when it was 2,970
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 24.3:1
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 | 2,211 | 92.6 | 23.9:1 | 66% (1,467) |
| 2023-24 | 2,163 | 87.7 | 24.7:1 | 65% (1,405) |
| 2022-23 | 2,206 | 91.1 | 24.2:1 | 61% (1,356) |
| 2020-21 | 2,116 | 87 | 24.3:1 | 63% (1,342) |
| 2017-18 | 2,183 | 90.2 | 24.2:1 | 56% (1,221) |
| 2015-16 | 2,218 | 89 | 24.9:1 | 57% (1,260) |
| 2010-11 | 2,084 | N/A | N/A | 57% (1,196) |
| 2000-01 | 1,843 | 84 | 21.9:1 | 29% (539) |
| 1990-91 | 2,970 | 126 | 23.6:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Apple Valley High.
Since 2017-18: students up 1% (2,183 to 2,211); teachers up 3% (90.2 to 92.6).
About Apple Valley High
This page covers Apple Valley High, a high-enrollment high school in Apple Valley, California. Its enrollment is 2,211 students, spread over grades 9 through 12. On average, high schools in California enroll around 838, and this school is 164% bigger than that mark.
The district, Apple Valley Unified, operates 14 schools serving 13,613 students.
The student body at Apple Valley High is 55% Hispanic. After that, the student body is 32% White, 6% Black, 4% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Among San Bernardino County residents, the Hispanic share is about 55%. A diversity index of 58% means there is a 58% chance two randomly chosen students at Apple Valley High are from different groups.
Its ratio of 23.9:1 is based on 92.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 66%.
On the allk12 Grade, Apple Valley High lands at D, ahead of 13% of California public high schools.
In California, Apple Valley High is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 28.6% actual against a predicted 40.7%.
The county, San Bernardino County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $85,478 a year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Apple Valley High, San Bernardino County has 583 public schools.
The closest school to Apple Valley High is Sandia Academy, located about 0.5 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Nearby schools average 20.6% on proficiency, and Apple Valley High is above that at 28.6%.
The school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (Suburb: Large).
Enrollment was 2,211 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 2,116.
This page is set up for the Apple Valley High community to discuss homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
San Bernardino County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,197,104
Census ACS
Median income
$85,478
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
23%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
11%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
393,648 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in Apple Valley Unified
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,791 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
- Rio Vista School of Applied LearningElementary · 927 students
- Sandia AcademyElementary · 848 students
Other schools in Apple Valley
- Granite Hills HighHigh · 1,791 students
- Sitting Bull AcademyElementary · 1,695 students
- Academy for Academic ExcellenceCombined · 1,489 students
- Phoenix AcademyElementary · 1,213 students
- Vanguard PreparatoryElementary · 1,153 students
- Rio Vista School of Applied LearningElementary · 927 students
Nearby schools
- Sandia Academy0.5 mi · 848
- Apple Valley Virtual Academy0.9 mi · 173
- High Desert Premier Academy1.4 mi · 208
- Mariana Academy1.6 mi · 781
- Vanguard Preparatory2.0 mi · 1,153
- Yucca Loma Elementary2.3 mi · 616
Frequently asked questions
About Apple Valley HighHow large is Apple Valley High?
Apple Valley High enrolls approximately 2,211 students in grades 09-12.
Is Apple Valley High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Apple Valley High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Apple Valley High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Apple Valley High is approximately 23.9:1 (93 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Apple Valley High?
Apple Valley High reports a student body of 32% White, 55% Hispanic, 6% Black, 2% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Apple Valley High?
Apple Valley High is overseen by Apple Valley Unified in San Bernardino County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.