Quartz Hill Elementary, Quartz Hill CA

Original Research by School Decision on Quartz Hill Elementary

Quartz Hill Elementary serves kindergarten through grade six in a suburban-to-semi-rural Antelope Valley community northwest of Los Angeles, part of Westside Union Elementary District. The school's enrollment is moderate for its grade span, with a student body that is roughly two-thirds Hispanic, one-quarter white, and the remainder Black, Asian, and multiracial. About two-thirds of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting an economically working-class population in an area of modest, single-family homes and custom builds on larger lots.

Academic performance shows a mixed picture across subjects and grades. In English language arts, the school's overall proficiency sits just above half. Performance ranges from lower reading results in third grade to stronger results in upper elementary, with sixth graders showing a meaningful advantage over earlier grades. Math proficiency is lower overall and more uneven, ranging from about one in three third graders meeting proficiency to fewer than half in fourth and fifth grades, with a recovery in sixth grade. Science proficiency in fifth grade sits well below both reading and math. Across tested grades and subjects, the school sits below the midpoint among elementary schools in Los Angeles County.

The school does not report separate data on English learners or students receiving special education services. State testing data did not capture kindergarten through second grade, as those grades fall outside California's state assessment window. A parent may want to ask the school directly about its approach to primary-grade literacy and numeracy, early intervention supports, and how it serves English learners, to understand the full picture of academic support available before state testing begins.

Quartz Hill Elementary operates within Westside Union Elementary District, which in 2024 established a Mello-Roos Community Facilities District to finance new school sites and facilities. This means that families buying property in newly developed areas of the district will pay a special property tax on top of regular taxes, set at a fixed amount per parcel rather than a percentage of home value, and this tax will remain in place for decades until bond debt is satisfied. A parent or prospective homebuyer in Quartz Hill should understand this as an ongoing cost when considering a move to newer subdivisions within the district boundary.

The community itself is a quiet, family-oriented area with tree-lined streets, parks like George Lane with hiking trails, and a farmers market. The newer Quartz Hill Library provides a campus-like civic gathering space. Daily life is car-dependent; walkability varies by neighborhood, and some areas lack sidewalks entirely. The regional economy is driven by aerospace and defense contractors in adjacent Palmdale and Lancaster, and the area is valued for affordability relative to coastal Los Angeles and for its schools. New residential construction continues steady, with builders adding one- and two-story homes across a range of sizes.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 41% · ▼ 11 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

Grade 441%

School 41% · District 38% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 4 pts above state median · even with county median

Grade 531%

School 31% · District 29% · ▲ 2 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▼ 2 pts below county median

Grade 649%

School 49% · District 34% · ▲ 15 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 340%

School 40% · District 45% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 1 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

Grade 448%

School 48% · District 45% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 51% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Grade 662%

School 62% · District 48% · ▲ 13 pts above district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 17 pts above county median

Science

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 31% · ▼ 2 pts below district

even with state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

This schoolWestside Union Elementary, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income35%Higher-income53%19 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income38%Higher-income67%28 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income44%Higher-income74%31 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income63%Higher-income58%6 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income26%Higher-income40%14 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income37%Higher-income49%12 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income14%Higher-income62%47 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income47%Higher-income55%8 pp gap