Antelope Valley Indian Museum · Photo: Junkyardsparkle · CC0Lake Los Angeles’s public schools score below 80% of California districts on tests and graduation
Math proficiency in Lake Los Angeles’s districts is 10%, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Lake Los Angeles, 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 95% 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.
Lake Los Angeles’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 388 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lake Los Angeles’s, its schools beat 7%, lower than their 20% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 30% of tested students were proficient in reading and 10% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 95% 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 Wilsona Elementary $20,673, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Six elementary schools, then eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at every step. See the path ↓
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 Lake Los Angeles’s grade
C−: better than 20% of California school districts, #828 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 Lake Los Angeles, with each school’s own grade.
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Lake Los Angeles
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
Lake Los Angeles vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Lake Los Angeles’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Los Angeles | C− | Wilsona Elementary K–8 · Keppel Union Elementary K–8 · Antelope Valley Union Joint High 6–12 |
Every school in Lake Los Angeles
14 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 Lake Los Angeles’s schools
Are Lake Los Angeles’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Lake Los Angeles children attend score below 80% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #828 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 7%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lake Los Angeles in?
Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, which runs grades 6–12 and enrolls 21,202 students in 13 schools (2024–25).
Where do Lake Los Angeles 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 Lake Los Angeles’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 Lake Los Angeles spend per student?
$17,509 in Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, $20,673 in Wilsona Elementary School District and $19,820 in Keppel Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lake Los Angeles families are saying about school.
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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.