Photo: ShticktatorTal · CC BY-SA 4.0Quartz Hill’s public schools score below 76% of California districts on tests and graduation
On the state math tests, 16% of Quartz Hill’s students scored proficient, below the California average (33%). The grade covers the three public school districts serving Quartz Hill, 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.
Quartz Hill’s schools, in brief
Against towns with similar incomes
Among the 560 California towns with household incomes within a quarter of Quartz Hill’s, its schools beat 3%, lower than their 24% against all the state’s districts. The grade ↓
Results trail the state
In spring 2022, 33% of tested students were proficient in reading and 16% 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 one 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 Quartz Hill’s grade
C−: better than 24% of California school districts, #801 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 Quartz Hill, with each school’s own grade.
Kindergarten in Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill Elementary
Grades K–6 · 845 students · 26:1 students per teacher
1st grade in Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill Elementary
Grades K–6 · 845 students · 26:1 students per teacher
2nd grade in Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill Elementary
Grades K–6 · 845 students · 26:1 students per teacher
3rd grade in Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill Elementary
Grades K–6 · 845 students · 26:1 students per teacher
4th grade in Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill Elementary
Grades K–6 · 845 students · 26:1 students per teacher
5th grade in Quartz Hill
Quartz Hill Elementary
Grades K–6 · 845 students · 26:1 students per teacher
6th grade in Quartz Hill · depends on your address
Quartz Hill Elementary
Grades K–6 · 845 students · 26:1 students per teacher
Joe Walker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Lancaster
7th grade in Quartz Hill
Joe Walker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Lancaster
8th grade in Quartz Hill
Joe Walker Middle
Grades 6–8 · 781 students · 24:1 students per teacher · in Lancaster
To confirm the school for a specific address, ask the district.
Three districts serve Quartz Hill
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
Quartz Hill vs. its neighbors
Schools grades for the California towns that share Quartz Hill’s borders.
| Town | Schools | Main districts |
|---|---|---|
| Quartz Hill | C− | Westside Union Elementary K–8 · Lancaster 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 |
| Palmdale | C | Palmdale Elementary K–12 · Westside Union Elementary K–8 · Antelope Valley Union Joint High 6–12 |
All 2 neighbors share Westside Union Elementary with Quartz Hill for grades K–8, so their letters differ mainly through the lower grades.
Every school in Quartz Hill
10 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 Quartz Hill’s schools
Are Quartz Hill’s schools good?
On California’s tests they score below most of the state: the public schools Quartz Hill children attend score below 76% of California’s school districts on tests and graduation, a C− Schools grade, #801 of 847 California towns. Among towns with similar incomes they beat 3%. Tests are from 2021–22, graduation from the class of 2023.
What school district is Quartz Hill 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 Quartz Hill 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 Quartz Hill’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 Quartz Hill spend per student?
$17,509 in Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, $14,593 in Westside Union Elementary School District and $21,234 in Lancaster Elementary School District (FY2024), against $21,206 across California. Spending doesn’t count toward the grade.
Parents talk
What Quartz Hill 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.