Photo: Lost_Hills,_California_western_city_limit_sign_(2011).jpg: Amin Eshaiker derivative work: Amineshaker · CC BY-SA 3.0Lost Hills’s public schools outscore 50% of California districts
The grade covers the two public school districts serving Lost Hills, from kindergarten through graduation, on state tests and graduation. In Lost Hills, 20% of tested students are proficient in math, below the California average (33%). 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.
Lost Hills’s schools, in brief
Better than its incomes would predict
Among the 217 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Lost Hills’s, its schools beat 78%, higher than their 50% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Lost Hills runs its own schools through grade 8, then shares
Lost Hills Elementary (K–5) and A. M. Thomas Middle (6–8) are Lost Hills’s own. From grade 9, students attend the Wasco Union High School District with Wasco: Wasco High in Wasco. The high school’s own results earn a B−, the highest on the path. See the path ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 46% of tested students were proficient in reading and 20% in math, against 47% and 33% statewide; 96% of students in the tested grades sat the tests. The grade ↓
Graduation
91% of the class of 2023 graduated in four years, against 86% across California. Districts ↓
Spending and class size
Wasco Union High spends $19,295 per student and Lost Hills Union Elementary $30,487, against $21,206 across California (FY2024). Neither counts toward the grade. Districts ↓
Choice beyond the district
Wonderful College Prep Academy - Lost Hills is in town. 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 Lost Hills’s grade
B−: better than 50% of California school districts. Graduation is above the California average; test scores are below it.
Where will my kid go?
Pick a grade. These are the public schools that serve Lost Hills, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Lost Hills
Lost Hills Elementary
Grades K–5 · 201 students · 18:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Lost Hills
Lost Hills Elementary
Grades K–5 · 201 students · 18:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Lost Hills
Lost Hills Elementary
Grades K–5 · 201 students · 18:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Lost Hills
Lost Hills Elementary
Grades K–5 · 201 students · 18:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Lost Hills
Lost Hills Elementary
Grades K–5 · 201 students · 18:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Lost Hills
Lost Hills Elementary
Grades K–5 · 201 students · 18:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Lost Hills
A. M. Thomas Middle
Grades 6–8 · 90 students · 29:1 students per teacher
7th grade in Lost Hills
A. M. Thomas Middle
Grades 6–8 · 90 students · 29:1 students per teacher
8th grade in Lost Hills
A. M. Thomas Middle
Grades 6–8 · 90 students · 29:1 students per teacher
9th grade in Lost Hills
Wasco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,672 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Wasco
10th grade in Lost Hills
Wasco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,672 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Wasco
11th grade in Lost Hills
Wasco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,672 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Wasco
12th grade in Lost Hills
Wasco High
Grades 9–12 · 1,672 students · 21:1 students per teacher · in Wasco
Lost Hills runs its own schools through grade 8 (Lost Hills Union Elementary School District). From grade 9, students attend the Wasco Union High School District, shared with Wasco. Its elementary school is in Lost Hills. To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Two districts serve Lost Hills
Spending and class size are shown but don’t count toward the grade. Each district’s own page has every school.
Close to the state in reading
Lost Hills vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Lost Hills’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Lost Hills | B− | Lost Hills Union Elementary K–8 · Wasco Union High 9–12 |
Every school in Lost Hills
4 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 Lost Hills’s schools
Are Lost Hills’s schools good?
They sit near the middle of California: the public schools Lost Hills children attend outscore 50% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a B− Schools grade. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 78%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Lost Hills in?
Two districts: Lost Hills Union Elementary School District runs grades K–8, and Wasco Union High School District runs grades 9–12, shared with Wasco.
Where do Lost Hills kids go to high school?
Wasco High in Wasco, with 1,672 students; its own test results earn a B−.
What is Lost Hills’s graduation rate?
91% of the class of 2023 in Wasco Union High School District graduated in four years, against 86% across California.
How much does Lost Hills spend per student?
$19,295 in Wasco Union High School District and $30,487 in Lost Hills Union Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Lost Hills families are saying about school.
Looking for colleges? Colleges near Lost Hills → 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.