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Schools in Elizabeth Lake · Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District

Elizabeth Lake’s public schools score below 75% of California districts on tests and graduation

On the state math tests, 8% of Elizabeth Lake’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the two public school districts serving Elizabeth Lake, 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.

K–12Where will my kid go?

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.

Reading proficiency
33%
▼ 13 pts vs CA 47%
2021–22
Math proficiency
8%
▼ 25 pts vs CA 33%
2021–22
Graduate on time
78%
▼ 8 pts vs CA 86%
class of 2023
Spent per student
$17.5K
▼ 17% vs CA $21.2K
FY2024 · Antelope Valley Union Joint High
Students per teacher
23.9
CA 21.6 · larger classes
Schools in town
0
18,957 students on the public path
In brief

Elizabeth Lake’s schools, in brief

Against towns with similar incomes

Among the 487 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Elizabeth Lake’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 25% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓

Results trail the state

In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 8% 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 Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary $53,646, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓

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.

The School Grade

What’s behind Elizabeth Lake’s grade

C− Test scoresC− Graduation

C: better than 25% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; graduation is the closer of the two to typical.

California school districts we grade (1,872)Better than 25%
Lower resultsHigher results
California towns with similar household incomes (487)Better than 3%
C−CA fairly firm grade. Ordinary sampling error in 5,523 test results and a graduating class of 5,325 could put Elizabeth Lake anywhere from C− to C. The tests are from spring 2022, when 94% of Elizabeth Lake’s students in the tested grades sat them (5,520 in math, 5,527 in reading).

How TownRatings grades schools →

Where will my kid go?

Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Elizabeth Lake, with each school’s own grade.

The path, start to finish
K–8Hughes-Elizabeth Lakesin Lake HughesB
9–128 high schoolsDepends on your addressNo scores

Elizabeth Lake runs its own schools through grade 8 (Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District). From grade 6, students attend the Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, shared with Lancaster and Palmdale. Its school is in Lake Hughes. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.

Two districts serve Elizabeth Lake

Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.

Antelope Valley Union Joint High School DistrictGrades 6–12 · 13 schools · 21,202 students, down 3% since 2020–21 · 23.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$17,509CA $21,206 · FY2024
C−
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 1 schools · 195 students, up 10% since 2020–21 · 21.9 per teacher (CA 21.6)
$53,646CA $21,206 · FY2024
B+
Test scores · 2021–22

Well below the state in reading

Reading · 6–12, Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District33%
State average 46.7% · 5432 students tested
Math · 6–12, Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District8%
State average 33.1% · 5425 students tested
Reading · K–8, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District52%
State average 46.7% · 95 students tested
Math · K–8, Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District32%
State average 33.1% · 95 students tested

Elizabeth Lake vs. its neighbors

Schools grades for the California towns that share Elizabeth Lake’s borders.

Schools next door
TownSchoolsMain districts
Elizabeth LakeCHughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary K–8 · Antelope Valley Union Joint High 6–12

Every school in Elizabeth Lake

9 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).

Also serving Elizabeth Lakein other towns
Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes
Elementary · Grades K–8 · Lake Hughes
B
195 students22:1Rate it →
Quartz Hill High
High · Grades 9–12 · Quartz Hill
3,175 students28:1Rate it →
Highland High
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmdale
2,706 students25:1Rate it →
Lancaster High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
2,688 students25:1Rate it →
Eastside High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
2,631 students25:1Rate it →
William J. (Pete) Knight High
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmdale
2,349 students23:1Rate it →
Palmdale High
High · Grades 9–12 · Palmdale
2,208 students22:1Rate it →
Littlerock High
High · Grades 9–12 · Littlerock
1,507 students22:1Rate it →
Antelope Valley High
High · Grades 9–12 · Lancaster
1,498 students22:1Rate it →

Questions about Elizabeth Lake’s schools

Are Elizabeth Lake’s schools good?

On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Elizabeth Lake children attend score below 75% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.

What school district is Elizabeth Lake in?

Two districts: Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District runs grades 6–12, shared with Lancaster and Palmdale.

Where do Elizabeth Lake kids go to high school?

One of 8 high schools, depending on your address: Quartz Hill High, Highland High, Lancaster High, Eastside High, William J. (Pete) Knight High, Palmdale High, Littlerock High and Antelope Valley High.

What is Elizabeth Lake’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 Elizabeth Lake spend per student?

$17,509 in Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District and $53,646 in Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.

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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.