Schools · Adelanto

Adelanto, CA schools

Adelanto’s public schools score well below California’s averages: 34.5% of students are proficient in reading against 48.5% statewide, and 51% of high schoolers graduate on time against 87.6%. Kids attend one of 5 schools through grade 8, then Columbia Middle or George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle and one of 6 high schools.

Grades, test scores, graduation, spending and every school, from U.S. Department of Education data.

DSchool Grade #542Best schools in CA (of 574)#707Highest graduation rate in CA (of 720)

TownTapestry School GradeNew

D

Adelanto’s School Grade: D

The public schools Adelanto’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 95% of California’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

CTest scoresDGraduation

California school districts we grade (1,139)Better than 5%

Lower resultsHigher results

California towns with similar household incomes (452)Better than 1%

Lower confidence. Built on 44 tested students and a graduating class of 1,899. With numbers this small, one year can move the grade.

How the School Grade works

Results, not inputs. Math and reading proficiency on California’s state tests, each against the state average, plus the four-year graduation rate. Spending and class size are shown below but don’t count toward the grade. Tests: 2020–21; graduation: class of 2020.
The whole path. A town’s grade follows its kids: every district that serves it, weighted by the number of students tested in each. Tests count 60% and graduation 40%.
Graded within the state. Each state writes its own tests, so districts are lined up against the rest of California only. A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Individual schools are graded the same way on their own test results, against every public school in California with 25+ students. Private schools aren’t graded: they don’t take the state tests.
What a grade can’t tell you. Test results track family income closely, so a high grade partly reflects who lives in a town. That’s why we also compare towns with similar incomes. Visit, ask other parents, and read neighbor reviews. It’s our own summary of U.S. Department of Education data, not an official rating.

School path

Where Adelanto kids go to school

Grades K–8

5 schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Adelanto Elementary School District

Grades 8

D-Columbia Middle or George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and Middle Depends on your address Adelanto Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

6 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the list Victor Valley Union High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Check with the district before you enroll.

Test scores · 2020–21

Well below the state in reading

Reading (grades 9–12, Victor Valley Union High)24.5%

State average 48.5% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Reading (grades K–8, Adelanto Elementary)34.5%

State average 48.5%

Math (grades 9–12, Victor Valley Union High)24.5%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–49% (a small group)

Math (grades K–8, Adelanto Elementary)5%

State average 33.4% · reported as a range, 0–10% (a small group)

Graduation · class of 2020

51% graduate on time

Graduation rate

51%

CA: 87.6%

Graduating class

1,899

students

The share of students who started ninth grade together and earned a regular diploma within four years. #707 of 720 CA towns →

Districts

Two districts serve Adelanto

Victor Valley Union High School DistrictGrades 7–12 · 11 schools · 11,532 students

$20,445 per studentCA $21,206D 🏫

Adelanto Elementary School DistrictGrades K–8 · 15 schools · 7,660 students

$19,425 per studentCA $21,206C

Each district’s own page has its spending, test scores, enrollment and every school.

Every school

All 8 schools in Adelanto

Level

All 8 Elementary 6 Middle 1 Other 1

Type

All 8 Public 6 Charter 2

Showing 1–8 of 8 schools

George Visual and Performing Arts Magnet and MiddleElementary · Grades K–8 · 685 students

Victoria Magathan ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 551 students

Theodore Vick ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 494 students

Westside Park ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 481 students

Desert Trails Preparatory AcademyElementary · Grades K–8 · 345 students

Adelanto ElementaryElementary · Grades K–5 · 267 students

Columbia MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 754 students

Taylion High Desert Academy/AdelantoOther · Grades K–12 · 803 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES). Ratings are from neighbors on TownTapestry.

Also serving Adelanto

Schools Adelanto kids attend in other towns

Public schools in Adelanto’s district that are located in Victorville and Adelanto. Which one depends on your address.

Victor Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,255 students · Victorville

Adelanto HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,247 students · Adelanto

Silverado HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,165 students · Victorville

University PreparatoryHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,136 students · Victorville

Cobalt Institute of Math and ScienceHigh · Grades 7–12 · 1,058 students · Victorville

Lakeview Leadership AcademyHigh · Grades 7–12 · 901 students · Victorville