Westside Union Elementary School District

Public Regional · 2 towns Grades K–8 DSchool Grade

Elementary and middle schools for Lancaster and Palmdale.

At a glance

9,078Students enrolled

12Schools

2Towns served

$14,593Spent per student

26:1Student–teacher ratio

55%Free / reduced lunch

School path

Where would my kid go?

LancasterPalmdale

Grades K–8

17 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

8 middle schoolsDepends on your address · see the listLancaster Elementary School District

Grades 9–12

4 high schoolsDepends on your address · see the listAntelope Valley Union Joint High School District

Grades K–8

21 schoolsDepends on your address · see the listThis district

Grades 8

Hillview Middle or Palmdale Learning Plaza or Desert Rose ElementaryDepends on your addressThis district

Grades 9–12

Highland High or William J. (Pete) Knight High or Palmdale HighDepends on your addressAntelope Valley Union Joint High School District

Based on district boundaries from the U.S. Department of Education. Where a town has more than one school at a grade, your street decides; check with the district before you enroll.

Academic performanceDistrict vs CA

Math proficiency15%

State average 33.4%

Reading / language arts15%

State average 48.5%

Graduation rate 79% at Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District, which runs the high school (state 87.6%) · class of 2020

EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (tests 2020–21). The tick marks the state average.

Where the money goes

$14,593

per student each year · 31% below the CA average

Spending

Classroom instruction61%

Support & administration36%

Other3%

Paid for by

Local (mostly property tax)28%

State65%

Federal6%

U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances (fiscal 2024).

Enrollment · last 5 years

9,172’20

8,906’21

8,910’22

9,138’23

9,078’24

Students

Hispanic · 57%5,155

White · 21%1,902

Black · 11%1,013

Two or more races · 7%613

Asian · 4%361

American Indian/Alaska Native · 0%22

Across the district's schools, as reported to NCES.

Towns served

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Lancaster169,169 people

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Palmdale164,634 people

Schools12 in district · 7 next

This district · grades K–8

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Esperanza ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 962 students · Palmdale

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Sundown ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 941 students · Lancaster

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Gregg Anderson AcademyElementary · Grades K–6 · 893 students · Palmdale

CPublic 📚

Rancho Vista ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 886 students · Palmdale

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Quartz Hill ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 845 students · Quartz Hill

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Del Sur Senior ElementaryElementary · Grades K–8 · 763 students · Lancaster

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Valley View ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 659 students · Lancaster

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Cottonwood ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 652 students · Palmdale

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Anaverde HillsElementary · Grades K–6 · 517 students · Palmdale

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Leona Valley ElementaryElementary · Grades K–6 · 79 students · Leona Valley

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Hillview MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 1,100 students · Palmdale

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Joe Walker MiddleMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 781 students · Lancaster

Public

Where students go next · Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District

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Antelope Valley HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 1,498 students · Lancaster

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Eastside HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,631 students · Lancaster

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Highland HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,706 students · Palmdale

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Lancaster HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,688 students · Lancaster

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Palmdale HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,208 students · Palmdale

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Quartz Hill HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 3,175 students · Quartz Hill

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William J. (Pete) Knight HighHigh · Grades 9–12 · 2,349 students · Palmdale

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

District facts from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES school directory and school district boundaries) and the U.S. Census Bureau's school finance survey. Test scores and graduation rates from EDFacts via the Urban Institute Education Data Portal. Neighbor ratings reflect opinions, not an official measure of school quality.