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Enrollment
2,631
High
DISTRICT 1,631 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH·NCES 060282010823
Eastside High
3200 East Ave. J-8, Lancaster, CA 93535 · (661) 946-3800 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,631 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
105 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
1,801 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 9 | 723 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 653 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 580 | 22% |
| Grade 12 | 675 | 26% |
Student demographics
48%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
43.8%
CA avg 49.1% . -8.2pp since 2014
Math
8.4%
CA avg 37.7% . -11.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 8 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 8 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 12 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 14.5% | 29.3% | 26.0% | 30.2% |
| Math | 1.7% | 6.7% | 19.2% | 72.4% |
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 | 43.8% | 8.4% |
| 2023-24 | 35.3% | 5.4% |
| 2022-23 | 34.7% | 4.9% |
| 2021-22 | 30.2% | 7.3% |
| 2018-19 | 36.5% | 6.5% |
| 2017-18 | 29.7% | 5.1% |
| 2016-17 | 42.5% | 7.9% |
| 2015-16 | 43.0% | 9.0% |
| 2014-15 | 52.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
23.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% 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 Eastside High
Eastside High's state test result (23.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastside High this school | 2,631 | 68.5% | 23.2% |
| Lancaster High Lancaster | 2,688 | 66.5% | 22.9% |
| Highland High Palmdale | 2,706 | 63.9% | 27.1% |
| Alexander Hamilton Senior High Los Angeles | 2,055 | 76.1% | 41.7% |
| University High School Charter Los Angeles | 1,385 | 72.3% | 40.8% |
| Lawndale High Lawndale | 1,403 | 78.3% | 34.1% |
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 Eastside High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.2% | #956 of 1,052 | #206 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 8.4% | #1,002 of 1,056 ▲ 22 | #223 of 229 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.8% | #826 of 1,056 ▲ 111 | #179 of 229 ▲ 21 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +7.3pp | #252 of 1,044 | #80 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,631 | #76 of 2,093 | #18 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #1,219 of 1,352 | #329 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 47.5% | #727 of 1,351 | #129 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 68.5% | #898 of 1,575 | #296 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +12.3% | #97 of 327 | #18 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
2,631
-43 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 2,543
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.8:1
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 | 2,631 | 104.8 | 25.1:1 | 68% (1,801) |
| 2023-24 | 2,592 | 105.8 | 24.5:1 | 71% (1,836) |
| 2022-23 | 2,650 | 104.2 | 25.4:1 | 61% (1,606) |
| 2020-21 | 2,674 | 108 | 24.8:1 | 78% (2,090) |
| 2017-18 | 2,342 | 99.2 | 23.6:1 | 84% (1,960) |
| 2015-16 | 2,347 | 94 | 25.0:1 | 80% (1,868) |
| 2010-11 | 2,543 | N/A | N/A | 78% (1,994) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Eastside High.
Since 2017-18: students up 12% (2,342 to 2,631); teachers up 6% (99.2 to 104.8).
About Eastside High
Eastside High is a high-enrollment high school serving families in Lancaster, California. It offers grades 9 through 12 and has 2,631 students enrolled. High schools in California have about 838 students on average; enrollment here is 214% higher.
Eastside High is one of 13 schools in Antelope Valley Union High, which enrolls 21,202 students in total.
The largest group at Eastside High is Hispanic students, at 69%. Other groups make up 22% Black, 4% multiracial, and 4% White. County-wide, 48% of Los Angeles County residents are Hispanic. The diversity index for Eastside High is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 25.1:1. The school has 104.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. The school's 25.1:1 compares with an average of 18.2:1 for high schools in California. Federal data show 68% of students (1,801) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Los Angeles County average a similar 70%.
On BeatsExpectations, which compares test results with what a school's student poverty level would predict, Eastside High ranks in the bottom 10% in California. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 23.2%, against a prediction of 39.4%.
For Los Angeles County, Census Bureau data 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 Eastside High, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools.
Enterprise Elementary is about 0.5 miles from Eastside High, the shortest distance to any other public school. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, Eastside High ranks 2nd on average proficiency.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is Suburb: Large: in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at Eastside High was 2,674 in 2020-21 and 2,631 in 2024-25, a change of less than 3%.
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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
- William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · 2,349 students
- Palmdale HighHigh · 2,208 students
- Littlerock HighHigh · 1,507 students
Other schools in Lancaster
- Assurance Learning AcademyHigh · 3,014 students
- Lancaster HighHigh · 2,688 students
- Antelope Valley HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
- New Vista MiddleMiddle · 835 students
Other Eastside High schools
6 other US public schools in 6 states are named Eastside High. Eastside High is the largest of the 7.
- Eastside High SchoolPATERSON, NJ · 2,073 students
- Eastside High SchoolCovington, GA · 1,590 students
- Eastside HighTaylors, SC · 1,490 students
- EASTSIDE HIGH SCHOOLGAINESVILLE, FL · 1,291 students
- Eastside High SchoolCAMDEN, NJ · 512 students
Nearby schools
- Enterprise Elementary0.5 mi · 646
- Columbia Elementary0.8 mi · 620
- Tierra Bonita Elementary1.3 mi · 636
- Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center1.4 mi · 10
- Gifford C. Cole Middle1.5 mi · 697
- Lincoln Elementary1.9 mi · 738
Frequently asked questions
About Eastside HighHow large is Eastside High?
Eastside High enrolls approximately 2,631 students in grades 09-12.
What grades does Eastside High serve?
Eastside High serves grades 09-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Eastside High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Eastside High is approximately 25.1:1 (105 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at Eastside High?
At Eastside High, the student body is approximately 4% White, 69% Hispanic, 22% Black, 1% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees Eastside High?
Eastside High is overseen by Antelope Valley Union High in Los Angeles County.
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