Phoenix High Community Day

Phoenix High Community Day is a minimally staffed 9-12 campus in Lancaster, California, operated by Antelope Valley Union High. The school caters to 19 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 98% below typical.

Phoenix High Community Day is one of 13 schools operated by Antelope Valley Union High, a district that works with 21,202 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, Phoenix High Community Day reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 42% Black, 11% multiracial. Compared to Los Angeles County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Phoenix High Community Day shows 6 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 3.3:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Los Angeles County indicate median household earnings sit near $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 Phoenix High Community Day is one.

Nearest neighbor: Piute Middle, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The school occupies an outer-ring site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Phoenix High Community Day's enrollment has decreased 72% since 2018, when it stood at 68 (now 19). The White share of enrollment contracted from 4% to 0% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 8.1:1 in 2018 to 3.3:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, members of the Phoenix High Community Day community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.