Desert Winds Continuation High

Desert Winds Continuation High, located in Lancaster, California, is a small high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 605 students. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 28% lower.

Antelope Valley Union High enrolls 21,202 students in 13 schools, including Desert Winds Continuation High.

More than half of enrollment at Desert Winds Continuation High is Hispanic: 57%. The remaining shares are 32% Black, 5% White, and 5% multiracial. Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 57%.

Desert Winds Continuation High has 27.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 21.8:1. By comparison, the average for high schools in California is 18.2:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 74% at Desert Winds Continuation High.

Census data for Los Angeles County show the median household earns about $90,112 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting Desert Winds Continuation High, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.

Desert Winds Continuation High's nearest public school is Linda Verde Elementary (about 0.2 miles). There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles.

The school's federal locale classification is Suburb: Large.

The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 12% decline, from 690 to 605. The ratio was 23.8:1 in 2020-21 and 21.8:1 in 2024-25.

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