Total enrollment
13,613
+750 (+6%) vs SY 2020-21
15 schools in Apple Valley Unified
California · 13,613 students · 1 city
Public-school families inside Apple Valley Unified pick from 15 schools serving the district's roughly 13,613 K-12 students (12 elementary and 2 high).
4-year change in Apple Valley Unified
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25School count
14
+1 (+8%) vs SY 2020-21
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, enrollment-weighted demographic averages
How Apple Valley Unified ranks
Among districts| Measure | This district | In California | In the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 24.2% | #475 of 534 | N/A |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 13,613 | #107 of 587 | #635 of 9,234 |
| Number of schools ranked most first | 14 | #161 of 587 | N/A |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 22.9:1 | #450 of 587 | #8,830 of 9,044 |
| Free or reduced-price lunch share ranked highest first | 74.5% | #208 of 587 | #1,583 of 8,164 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.1% | #262 of 530 | #2,313 of 6,853 |
Districts need at least 2 schools and 500 students to be ranked. Test proficiency is ranked within the state only, since each state gives a different test. Each rank links to the full list.
Inside Apple Valley Unified
State test results across the district's 12 scored schools run from Sitting Bull Academy at 31.7% proficient to Phoenix Academy at 10.8%, a gap of 20.9 points. That is the 313th widest gap among 458 California districts with four or more scored schools.
Since 2017-18, the 13 district schools that reported both years went from 12,968 to 13,440 students (up 4%) and from 529 to 585 full-time teachers (up 11%), as of 2024-25.
Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across each school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25; schools with fewer than 100 students and schools serving specialized populations are left out. Staffing figures come from the NCES Common Core of Data and count only schools that reported students and teachers in both years.
| Name | City | Level | Grades | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley High | Apple Valley | High | 09-12 | 2,211 |
| Granite Hills High | Apple Valley | High | 09-12 | 1,791 |
| Sitting Bull Academy | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,695 |
| Phoenix Academy | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,213 |
| Vanguard Preparatory | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-08 | 1,153 |
| Rio Vista School of Applied Learning | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 927 |
| Sandia Academy | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-08 | 848 |
| Mariana Academy | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-08 | 781 |
| Rancho Verde Elementary | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 748 |
| Sycamore Rocks Elementary | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 667 |
| Yucca Loma Elementary | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 616 |
| Desert Knolls Elementary | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-06 | 582 |
| High Desert Premier Academy | Apple Valley | Combined | KG-12 | 208 |
| Apple Valley Virtual Academy | Apple Valley | Elementary | KG-08 | 173 |
| Apple Valley Unified Preschool Special Education | Apple Valley | Elementary | M-M | · |
About Apple Valley Unified
Apple Valley Unified is a compact public-school district in California. The district oversees 15 schools and enrolls approximately 13,613 students.
Looking at the level breakdown, Apple Valley Unified is built around 12 elementary, 2 high schools, and 1 combined or other.
Per-school enrollment averages around 908 in this district, meaningfully above the California typical of 578.
Over the past 4-year window. Across the same 4-year window, public-school enrollment climbed 6%: 12,863 students in SY 2020-21 versus 13,613 in SY 2024-25. Over that span, Apple Valley Unified opened 1 school, going from 13 to 14.
On this page, the community for Apple Valley Unified discusses sports rivalries, cross-district programs, and shared facilities. Anyone with firsthand knowledge of these schools is welcome to weigh in.