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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at R. Rex Parris High?
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Enrollment
469
High
DISTRICT 1,631 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH·NCES 060282010514
R. Rex Parris High
38801 Clock Tower Plaza Dr., Palmdale, CA 93550 · (661) 274-1230 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBTITLE IALTERNATIVE EDUCATION SCHOOL469 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.0:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
392 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 65%
Community
2
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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What's the one class at R. Rex Parris High every student should take?
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Test scores
CAASPP 2023-24 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
11.4%
own-school result
Math
0.4%
own-school result
State assessment results for this school reflect a specialized student population. The figures above are the school's own reported scores; they are not directly comparable to state averages or to general-enrollment schools, so the usual state-average comparison line is suppressed here.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Not computed for this schoolBeatsExpectations is not computed for specialized-population schools (schools for the deaf or blind, therapeutic and behavioral-health placements, juvenile-justice and alternative-education settings, and similar). State ELA/Math proficiency rates are not a comparable metric for these populations, so a demographically-adjusted residual against general-enrollment peers would be misleading. About the methodology →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
469
-168 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
21.9:1
was 25.7:1
% White
3%
was 5%
% Hispanic
79%
was 79%
% Black
14%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About R. Rex Parris High
Set in Palmdale, California, R. Rex Parris High is a low-enrollment four-year high school, operated by Antelope Valley Union High. It works with 469 students across grades 9 through 12. That puts it 44% smaller than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.
R. Rex Parris High is one of 13 schools operated by Antelope Valley Union High, a district that caters to 21,202 students overall.
In terms of who attends, R. Rex Parris High lists that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 14% Black, 3% White, 2% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.
On the income-and-resources front, R. Rex Parris High logs 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 21.9:1. The state averages around 18.2:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 84% of students at R. Rex Parris High qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Los Angeles County's rate of about 70%.
Around the school, census data for Los Angeles County shows the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), R. Rex Parris High is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is Yucca Elementary, roughly 0.6 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.
The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at R. Rex Parris High has fell 26%, going from 637 students in 2018 to 469 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 25.7:1 in 2018 to 21.9:1 in 2025.
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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
- Eastside HighHigh · 2,631 students
- William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · 2,349 students
- Palmdale HighHigh · 2,208 students
Other schools in Palmdale
- Highland HighHigh · 2,706 students
- William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · 2,349 students
- Palmdale Aerospace AcademyCombined · 2,259 students
- Palmdale HighHigh · 2,208 students
- Hillview MiddleMiddle · 1,100 students
- Antelope Valley Learning AcademyCombined · 1,059 students
Nearby schools
- Yucca Elementary0.6 mi · 495
- Palm Tree Elementary1.2 mi · 564
- Palmdale Learning Plaza1.2 mi · 800
- Tamarisk Elementary1.4 mi · 664
- Tumbleweed Elementary1.5 mi · 502
- Space Aeronautics Gateway to Exploration Magnet Academy1.9 mi · 747
Frequently asked questions
About R. Rex Parris HighWhat is the total enrollment at R. Rex Parris High?
R. Rex Parris High enrolls approximately 469 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does R. Rex Parris High serve?
R. Rex Parris High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at R. Rex Parris High?
Approximately 21.9:1 students per teacher at R. Rex Parris High.
How diverse is R. Rex Parris High?
R. Rex Parris High reports a student body of 3% White, 79% Hispanic, 14% Black, 1% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees R. Rex Parris High?
R. Rex Parris High is overseen by Antelope Valley Union High in Los Angeles County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.