High Desert Premier Academy

High Desert Premier Academy is a multi-level school of one-room-style scale in Apple Valley, California, part of Apple Valley Unified, hosting 208 students in grades K through 12. Enrollment runs roughly 65% below the state mean of about 602.

Apple Valley Unified runs 14 schools in total, collectively educating 13,613 students. High Desert Premier Academy is one of those campuses.

On demographics, High Desert Premier Academy records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest breaks down as 24% White, 5% Black, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the resource side, High Desert Premier Academy shows 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.6:1, putting High Desert Premier Academy tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 81% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

In the area at large, census data for San Bernardino County shows the typical household earns roughly $85,478 per year, 23% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 11%. In all, San Bernardino County runs 583 public schools (combined enrollment of about 393,648 students), of which High Desert Premier Academy is one.

Apple Valley Virtual Academy is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

High Desert Premier Academy operates from a suburban location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at High Desert Premier Academy has expanded 10%, going from 189 students in 2018 to 208 in 2025. The White share of enrollment climbed from 2% to 24% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 21.0:1 in 2018 to 15.0:1 in 2025.

On this page, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.