Antelope Valley Learning Academy, Palmdale CA

Original Research by School Decision on Antelope Valley Learning Academy

Antelope Valley Learning Academy is a charter school serving kindergarten through twelfth grade in Palmdale, in the Antelope Valley north of Los Angeles. It is a single school that operates as its own district, enrolling a student body that is substantially Hispanic and Black, with a large majority of students qualifying for free or reduced-price meals.

The school's academic performance, as measured by state testing, is very low across tested subjects and grades. In math, the most recent proficiency results show proficiency rates in the single digits for middle and high school grades, with one tested elementary grade showing a rate just below a fifth. In English language arts, results range from around a third for some middle grades down to under one in ten for a tested sixth-grade cohort. Science proficiency, measured for two grades, is in the range of one in six to one in ten. These figures place the school in the bottom quartile of proficiency across Los Angeles County districts.

The enrollment leans heavily toward high school grades, particularly grade nine, which represents a large share of the total school population. Elementary and early middle-school grades are much smaller. A substantial portion of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's civil-rights demographic data shows no students identified as Native American or Asian, a small share identifying as Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and a very small share identifying as white or multiracial.

Palmdale itself is a suburban city in the high desert with a character shaped by aerospace and defense employment—home to Air Force Plant 42 and major contractors including Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman. The city is car-dependent and primarily single-family residential, with the exception of a developing downtown around the Palmdale Transportation Center, which connects to regional transit including Metrolink service to Los Angeles. Housing values are below the state benchmark. The city has experienced rapid historical growth but population estimates have flattened or declined slightly in recent years, though development remains active with major transit projects planned.

No graduation rate data was available, nor were metrics on school attendance, discipline, staffing, or course offerings beyond the presence of credit recovery and career and technical education pathways. Information about special education and English learner support was not found in the available data. A parent considering this school may want to reach out directly to understand the school's academic support structures, credit recovery program design, and specific offerings in career and technical education, as well as how the school organizes support for students with disabilities and English learners.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

21.0%Cohort of 345 students · Class of 2021

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 517%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 60%

School 0% · district not reported

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 717%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 83%

School 3% · district not reported

▼ 25 pts below state median · ▼ 27 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 533%

School 33% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Grade 68%

School 8% · district not reported

▼ 36 pts below state median · ▼ 37 pts below county median

Grade 733%

School 33% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

Grade 827%

School 27% · district not reported

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

Science

Grade 517%

School 17% · district not reported

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 11 pts below county median

Grade 811%

School 11% · district not reported

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

This schoolDistrict average, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.