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Quartz Hill High School

6040 West Avenue L, Quartz Hill, CA 93536View on map

  • Public
  • Quartz Hill
  • 822 seniors
  • 3,032 students

Quartz Hill High School is a public high school in Quartz Hill (Antelope Valley Union High) with 822 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 149 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 San Diego (UCSD). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

110 of 149 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

110 of 822 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

149 of 822 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.1%

9 of 127 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

12 of 82 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

Quartz Hill High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    9 of 127 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    12 of 82 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    30%

    30 of 100 admitted

    This school30%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.90)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    27 of 100 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    26 of 83 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis12 pts higher

    49%

    29 of 59 admitted

    This school49%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts higher

    82%

    41 of 50 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    43 of 54 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.77)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    41 of 42 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.93)

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

Quartz Hill High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo9 pts lower

    20%

    13 of 64 admitted

    This school20%Overall30%

  • Long Beach12 pts higher

    59%

    60 of 101 admitted

    This school59%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    39 of 51 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Fullerton8 pts higher

    95%

    54 of 57 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    83 of 87 admitted

    This school95%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 (691 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

67%

460 of 691 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

92 graduates

Community college

45%

308 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC497%
CSU436%
CA private college81%
Out of state528%
Community college30845%
Not enrolled23133%
Enrolled in college46067%
Total691100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

27

AP courses offered

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

47

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

252 of 748 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)

13%

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

110 of 817 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 53%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 43%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 64%

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