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What's the most underrated thing about Lancaster High that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
2,688
High
DISTRICT 1,631 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH·NCES 060282004582
Lancaster High
44701 32nd St. West, Lancaster, CA 93536 · (661) 726-7649 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL2,688 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of California public high schools
- DTest 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
25.1:1
107 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
1,787 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 | 733 | 27% |
| Grade 10 | 624 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 693 | 26% |
| Grade 12 | 638 | 24% |
Student demographics
60%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
35.4%
CA avg 49.1% . -15.6pp since 2014
Math
11.6%
CA avg 37.7% . -6.4pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 35 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 12 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 16 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 | 9.8% | 25.6% | 24.1% | 40.5% |
| Math | 3.6% | 7.9% | 19.7% | 68.7% |
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 | 35.4% | 11.6% |
| 2023-24 | 36.6% | 8.2% |
| 2022-23 | 34.9% | 10.2% |
| 2021-22 | 37.3% | 6.6% |
| 2018-19 | 43.8% | 12.9% |
| 2017-18 | 50.5% | 13.3% |
| 2016-17 | 54.0% | 14.1% |
| 2015-16 | 53.0% | 14.0% |
| 2014-15 | 51.0% | 18.0% |
% 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
22.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 41% 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 Lancaster High
Lancaster High's state test result (22.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lancaster High this school | 2,688 | 66.5% | 22.9% |
| Eastside High Lancaster | 2,631 | 68.5% | 23.2% |
| Alexander Hamilton Senior High Los Angeles | 2,055 | 76.1% | 41.7% |
| University High School Charter Los Angeles | 1,385 | 72.3% | 40.8% |
| Highland High Palmdale | 2,706 | 63.9% | 27.1% |
| Lakewood High Lakewood | 2,305 | 58.4% | 32.4% |
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 Lancaster High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 22.9% | #960 of 1,052 | #207 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 11.6% | #928 of 1,056 ▲ 42 | #205 of 229 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 35.4% | #951 of 1,056 ▼ 28 | #204 of 229 ▼ 8 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +1.6pp | #553 of 1,044 | #163 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,688 | #68 of 2,093 | #17 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 25.1:1 | #1,218 of 1,352 | #328 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.6% | #419 of 1,351 | #62 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 66.5% | #925 of 1,575 | #302 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.8% | #130 of 327 | #23 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
2,688
+42 (+2%) vs 2020
0% since 2000-01, when it was 2,695
Student : Teacher
25.1:1
was 24.5:1
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 | 2,688 | 107 | 25.1:1 | 66% (1,787) |
| 2023-24 | 2,697 | 108.1 | 25.0:1 | 64% (1,716) |
| 2022-23 | 2,642 | 108.6 | 24.3:1 | 59% (1,549) |
| 2020-21 | 2,646 | 108 | 24.5:1 | 61% (1,626) |
| 2017-18 | 2,447 | 110.4 | 22.2:1 | 65% (1,589) |
| 2015-16 | 2,307 | 102 | 22.6:1 | 61% (1,396) |
| 2010-11 | 2,459 | N/A | N/A | 55% (1,347) |
| 2000-01 | 2,695 | 105 | 25.7:1 | 21% (571) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Lancaster High.
Since 2017-18: students up 10% (2,447 to 2,688); teachers down 3% (110.4 to 107).
About Lancaster High
This page covers Lancaster High, a large high school in Lancaster, California. A federal count lists 2,688 students at the school, in grades 9 through 12. An average school in this group (high schools in California) has about 838 students.
Lancaster High is one school in Antelope Valley Union High, a system of 13 schools with 21,202 students.
Roughly 58% of students at Lancaster High are Hispanic. Other groups include 23% Black, 10% White, 5% multiracial, and 4% Asian. By comparison, Los Angeles County residents are about 48% Hispanic. Lancaster High's diversity index is 60%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 107 full-time-equivalent teachers at Lancaster High in 2024-25, for a ratio of 25.1:1. That is higher than the 18.2:1 average for high schools in California. The lunch program counts 66% of students at Lancaster High as eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
Measured against California public high schools, Lancaster High receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Lancaster High trails its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests by 17.6 points (22.9% versus 40.6%), a bottom-10% result in California on BeatsExpectations.
Los Angeles County has about 9,808,667 residents, and the median household income is $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. In all, Los Angeles County has 2,244 public schools and roughly 1,265,907 students.
Nearby, Amargosa Creek Middle is about 0.7 miles away. Within five miles of Lancaster High, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Lancaster High ranks 4th of 7 on average proficiency.
The NCES locale for Lancaster High is Suburb: Large, which covers schools in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 2,688, starting from 2,646.
The Lancaster High community page is open for posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 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
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 students
- Antelope Valley HighHigh · 1,498 students
- Sundown ElementaryElementary · 941 students
- Amargosa Creek MiddleMiddle · 859 students
- New Vista MiddleMiddle · 835 students
Other Lancaster High schools
6 other US public schools in 7 states are named Lancaster High. Lancaster High is the largest of the 7.
- Lancaster High SchoolLANCASTER, TX · 2,255 students
- Lancaster High SchoolLancaster, OH · 1,995 students
- LANCASTER HIGH SCHOOLLANCASTER, NY · 1,682 students
- Lancaster HighLancaster, SC · 1,390 students
- Lancaster HighLancaster, VA · 402 students
Nearby schools
- Amargosa Creek Middle0.7 mi · 859
- West Wind Elementary0.8 mi · 757
- SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)1.1 mi · 670
- Desert Sands Charter1.6 mi · 727
- Nancy Cory Elementary1.7 mi · 728
- Endeavour Middle1.7 mi · 805
Frequently asked questions
About Lancaster HighHow many students attend Lancaster High?
Lancaster High enrolls approximately 2,688 students in grades 09-12.
Is Lancaster High an elementary, middle, or high school?
Lancaster High is a high school covering grades 09-12.
How many teachers does Lancaster High have?
Lancaster High employs 107 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 25.1:1.
What is the student diversity at Lancaster High?
Student demographics at Lancaster High are roughly 10% White, 58% Hispanic, 23% Black, 4% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is Lancaster High in?
Lancaster High is part of Antelope Valley Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.