Photo: Chevy111 · CC BY-SA 4.0Acton’s public schools score below 74% of California districts on tests and graduation
In Acton, 9% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Acton, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. Each state writes its own tests, so this is the one TownRatings grade compared within California, not nationally.
From California state tests taken in spring 2022, when 94% of students in the tested grades sat them, and the class of 2023’s four-year graduation rate, as reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Acton’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 529 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Acton’s, its schools beat 4%, lower than their 26% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 9% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 94% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
78% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Antelope Valley Union Joint High spends $17,509 per student and Acton-Agua Dulce Unified $21,737, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
iLEAD Online Charter and iLEAD Hybrid, online schools, are based here too; they aren’t counted as local schools. Every school ↓
Written from the figures on this page. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023; each school’s own letter uses 2020–21 results.
What’s behind Acton’s grade
C: better than 26% of California school districts, #781 of 847 California towns. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Acton, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Acton
Meadowlark Elementary
Grades K–4 · 352 students · 21:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Acton
Meadowlark Elementary
Grades K–4 · 352 students · 21:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Acton
Meadowlark Elementary
Grades K–4 · 352 students · 21:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Acton
Meadowlark Elementary
Grades K–4 · 352 students · 21:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Acton
Meadowlark Elementary
Grades K–4 · 352 students · 21:1 students per teacher
10th grade in Acton
Vasquez High
Grades 9–12 · 394 students · 18:1 students per teacher
11th grade in Acton
Vasquez High
Grades 9–12 · 394 students · 18:1 students per teacher
12th grade in Acton
Vasquez High
Grades 9–12 · 394 students · 18:1 students per teacher
Acton runs its own schools through grade 12 (Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District). From grade 6, students attend the Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, shared with Lancaster and Palmdale. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Acton
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Well below the state in reading
Acton vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Acton’s borders.
Every school in Acton
5 schools. Each public school’s letter compares its own 2020–21 reading and math results with California’s other public schools (the newest school-level results we have).
Questions about Acton’s schools
Are Acton’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Acton children attend score below 74% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade, #781 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 4%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Acton in?
Two districts: Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District runs grades K–12, and Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District runs grades 6–12, shared with Lancaster and Palmdale.
Where do Acton kids go to high school?
Vasquez High, with 394 students.
What is Acton’s graduation rate?
78% of the class of 2023 in Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Acton spend per student?
$17,509 in Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District and $21,737 in Acton-Agua Dulce Unified School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Acton families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Acton → They have their own page.
School data: state test results (2021–22, with participation) and four-year graduation rates (class of 2023) reported to the U.S. Department of Education (EDFacts via ED Data Express); each school’s own letter uses its 2020–21 results (EDFacts via the Urban Institute); schools and enrollment from NCES (2024–25; private schools 2023–24); spending from the Census Bureau’s school finance survey (FY2024). The School Grade is our own summary, graded within California. Stars are from neighbors.