Palmdale High

Palmdale High is a sizable high school in Palmdale, California, operated by Antelope Valley Union High. The school teaches 2,208 students in grades 9 through 12. By comparison, California's public schools average about 838 students each, so Palmdale High sits 163% bigger than that benchmark.

Within Antelope Valley Union High, which oversees 13 schools and 21,202 students, Palmdale High is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, Palmdale High shows that 80% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school reports 14% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 48% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 101 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 21.8:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Roughly 69% of students at Palmdale High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, On a poverty-adjusted basis, Palmdale High sits in the bottom 10% statewide. Predicted proficiency from the FRL regression is roughly 38.7%; actual is 18.2%, a gap of -20.5 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Los Angeles County runs 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), of which Palmdale High is one.

Nearest neighbor: Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Palmdale High ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 16.9%.

Palmdale High operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Palmdale High has decreased 13%, going from 2,531 students in 2018 to 2,208 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the Palmdale High community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.