Antelope Valley High School

44900 North Division Street, Lancaster, CA 93535View on map

  • Public
  • Lancaster
  • 369 seniors
  • 1,378 students

Antelope Valley High School is a public high school in Lancaster (Antelope Valley Union High) with 369 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 38 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 23% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

33 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

33 of 369 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

10%

38 of 369 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

3 of 29 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

3 of 14 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Antelope Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    3 of 29 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    21%

    3 of 14 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)

  • Irvine13 pts higher

    35%

    6 of 17 admitted

    This school35%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego35 pts higher

    60%

    12 of 20 admitted

    This school60%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara15 pts higher

    48%

    10 of 21 admitted

    This school48%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.81)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    23 of 26 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.78)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.76)

  • ~67% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied

  • ~50% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Antelope Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    49%

    18 of 37 admitted

    This school49%Overall47%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    90%

    9 of 10 admitted

    This school90%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles6 pts lower

    86%

    31 of 36 admitted

    This school86%Overall92%

  • Northridge5 pts lower

    88%

    37 of 42 admitted

    This school88%Overall93%

  • ~51% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (334 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

44%

147 of 334 graduates

UC or CSU

8%

27 graduates

Community college

34%

114 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC93%
CSU185%
CA private college1<1%
Out of state52%
Community college11434%
Not enrolled18756%
Enrolled in college14744%
Total334100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Foster youth
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Advanced Placement

15

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

27

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

25%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

92 of 364 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

3%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

11 of 390 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 11 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 31%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 6%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 76%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 23%County median 64%

Across California

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