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Lancaster High School

44701 32nd Street West, Lancaster, CA 93536View on map

  • Public
  • Lancaster
  • 638 seniors
  • 2,871 students

Lancaster High School is a public high school in Lancaster (Antelope Valley Union High) with 638 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 71 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 34% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

68%

48 of 71 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

8%

48 of 638 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

11%

71 of 638 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

5.5%

3 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

4 of 27 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

Lancaster High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    5%

    3 of 55 admitted

    This school5%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.66)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    4 of 27 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.66)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    26%

    12 of 47 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.65)

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    29%

    10 of 35 admitted

    This school29%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    15 of 37 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    29%

    4 of 14 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts lower

    59%

    10 of 17 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.51)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    26 of 33 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Merced10 pts lower

    86%

    25 of 29 admitted

    This school86%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.76)

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

Lancaster High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Long Beach17 pts lower

    30%

    13 of 43 admitted

    This school30%Overall47%

  • Pomona17 pts lower

    57%

    12 of 21 admitted

    This school57%Overall74%

  • BakersfieldAbout the same

    85%

    23 of 27 admitted

    This school85%Overall88%

  • Northridge13 pts lower

    80%

    55 of 69 admitted

    This school80%Overall93%

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

Any college

60%

300 of 498 graduates

UC or CSU

8%

42 graduates

Community college

47%

236 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC163%
CSU265%
CA private college61%
Out of state163%
Community college23647%
Not enrolled19840%
Enrolled in college30060%
Total498100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

22

AP courses offered

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

37

AP class sections

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

22% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

31%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

219 of 712 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)

11%

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

73 of 645 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 34%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 65%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 34%County median 64%

Across California

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