Leona Valley’s public schools score below 65% of California districts on tests and graduation
In Leona Valley, 19% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Leona Valley, 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 96% 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.
Leona Valley’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 414 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Leona Valley’s, its schools beat 12%, lower than their 35% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 39% of tested students were proficient in reading and 19% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% 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 Westside Union Elementary $14,593, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
One elementary school, then four middle and eight high schools
Which school depends on the address at the later steps. 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 Leona Valley’s grade
C+: better than 35% of California school districts. Both inputs trail the California average; test scores are the closer of the two to typical.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Leona Valley, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Leona Valley
Leona Valley Elementary
Grades K–6 · 79 students · 20:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Leona Valley
Leona Valley Elementary
Grades K–6 · 79 students · 20:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Leona Valley
Leona Valley Elementary
Grades K–6 · 79 students · 20:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Leona Valley
Leona Valley Elementary
Grades K–6 · 79 students · 20:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Leona Valley
Leona Valley Elementary
Grades K–6 · 79 students · 20:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Leona Valley
Leona Valley Elementary
Grades K–6 · 79 students · 20:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Leona Valley
Leona Valley Elementary
Grades K–6 · 79 students · 20:1 students per teacher
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Leona Valley
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
Leona Valley vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Leona Valley’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Leona Valley | C+ | Westside Union Elementary K–8 · Hughes-Elizabeth Lakes Union Elementary K–8 · Antelope Valley Union Joint High 6–12 |
| Palmdale | C | Palmdale Elementary K–12 · Westside Union Elementary K–8 · Antelope Valley Union Joint High 6–12 |
| Lancaster | C− | Westside Union Elementary K–8 · Lancaster Elementary K–8 · Antelope Valley Union Joint High 6–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Westside Union Elementary with Leona Valley for grades K–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Leona Valley
13 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 Leona Valley’s schools
Are Leona Valley’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Leona Valley children attend score below 65% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C+ Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 12%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Leona Valley 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 Leona Valley 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 Leona Valley’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 Leona Valley spend per student?
$17,509 in Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, $14,593 in Westside Union Elementary 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.
Parents talk
What Leona Valley 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.