Antelope Valley Union High School District
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The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the Antelope Valley
area of California, in northern Los Angeles County
.
The union high school district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale
and Lancaster
and their immediate suburbs. The main district office is located in Lancaster. The Superintendent of the A.V.U.H.S.D. is David Vierra.
The A.V.U.H.S.D. cares for all high school level education in the metropolitan area. The elementary and junior high education is cared for by the Palmdale School District
, Lancaster School District
, Westside Union School District
, Keppel Union School District
, or Eastside Union School District
depending on where the student lives.
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley in California, United States, is located in northern Los Angeles County and the southeastern portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert...
area of California, in northern Los Angeles County
Los Angeles County, California
Los Angeles County is a county in the U.S. state of California. As of 2010 U.S. Census, the county had a population of 9,818,605, making it the most populous county in the United States. Los Angeles County alone is more populous than 42 individual U.S. states...
.
The union high school district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale
Palmdale, California
Palmdale is a city located in the center of northern Los Angeles County, California, United States.Palmdale was the first community within the Antelope Valley to incorporate as a city on August 24, 1962; 47 years later, voters approved creating a charter city in November, 2009. Palmdale is...
and Lancaster
Lancaster, California
Lancaster is a charter city in northern Los Angeles County, in the high desert, near the Kern County line. Lancaster currently ranks as the 30th largest city in California, and the 148th largest city in the United States. Lancaster is the principal city within the Antelope Valley...
and their immediate suburbs. The main district office is located in Lancaster. The Superintendent of the A.V.U.H.S.D. is David Vierra.
The A.V.U.H.S.D. cares for all high school level education in the metropolitan area. The elementary and junior high education is cared for by the Palmdale School District
Palmdale School District
The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California .The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District...
, Lancaster School District
Lancaster School District (California)
The Lancaster School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Lancaster, California .The Lancaster School District was first formed in 1885. Approximately 15,500 students are enrolled in the Lancaster School District...
, Westside Union School District
Westside Union School District
The Westside Union School District in Southern California serves the western parts of Palmdale and Lancaster and their immediate suburbs, including Quartz Hill, Del Sur, Leona Valley, Antelope Acres, and Neenach.It enrolls kindergarten through eighth grade...
, Keppel Union School District
Keppel Union School District
The Keppel Union School District is a school district that serves the far eastern parts of the city of Palmdale, California, USA, and its immediate suburbs including Littlerock, Pearblossom, Sun Village, Llano, and Lake Los Angeles....
, or Eastside Union School District
Eastside Union School District
The Eastside Union School District is a school district that serves the eastern part of the city of Lancaster, California .The Eastside Union School District has approximately 3,500 students enrolled in three elementary schools and one junior high school....
depending on where the student lives.
Regular High Schools in Palmdale
- Highland High SchoolHighland High School (Palmdale, California)Highland High School is located in Palmdale, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. About 4,000 students attend Highland High School in grades 9 through 12. It received a California Distinguished School award in 2005....
- Palmdale High SchoolPalmdale High SchoolPalmdale High School is located in Palmdale, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. About 4,000 students attend Palmdale High School in grades 9 through 12. Palmdale High School was founded in 1956.-Automotive:...
- Pete Knight High SchoolPete Knight High SchoolKnight High School is located in Palmdale, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. Knight High was the 7th general education school to join the district. The high school opened its doors to freshmen in August 2003 and these same freshmen were the first class to...
Regular High Schools in Lancaster
- Antelope Valley High SchoolAntelope Valley High SchoolAntelope Valley High School is located in Lancaster, California, and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District, in northernmost Los Angeles County, California. It was founded in 1912. It is located near the western edge of the Mojave Desert...
- Eastside High SchoolEastside High School (Lancaster, California)Eastside High School is located in Lancaster, California and is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District. Eastside is the 8th and newest school in the district. The school opened its doors to freshmen in August 2005, with the first class graduating in May 2009. Until May 2009, the...
- Lancaster High SchoolLancaster High School (Lancaster, California)Lancaster High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Lancaster, California. Founded in 1995, it is the sixth oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley Union High School District.-External links:*...
- Quartz Hill High SchoolQuartz Hill High SchoolQuartz Hill High School is a public, co-educational high school located in Quartz Hill, California. Founded in 1964, it is the third oldest comprehensive high school in the Antelope Valley Union High School District.-Campus:...
- SOAR High School
Continuation Schools
- R. Rex Parris Continuation High School in Palmdale
- Desert Winds Continuation High School in Lancaster
See also
- List of school districts in California
- Palmdale School DistrictPalmdale School DistrictThe Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California .The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District...
- Lancaster School District (California)Lancaster School District (California)The Lancaster School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Lancaster, California .The Lancaster School District was first formed in 1885. Approximately 15,500 students are enrolled in the Lancaster School District...
- Westside Union School DistrictWestside Union School DistrictThe Westside Union School District in Southern California serves the western parts of Palmdale and Lancaster and their immediate suburbs, including Quartz Hill, Del Sur, Leona Valley, Antelope Acres, and Neenach.It enrolls kindergarten through eighth grade...
- Keppel Union School DistrictKeppel Union School DistrictThe Keppel Union School District is a school district that serves the far eastern parts of the city of Palmdale, California, USA, and its immediate suburbs including Littlerock, Pearblossom, Sun Village, Llano, and Lake Los Angeles....
- Eastside Union School DistrictEastside Union School DistrictThe Eastside Union School District is a school district that serves the eastern part of the city of Lancaster, California .The Eastside Union School District has approximately 3,500 students enrolled in three elementary schools and one junior high school....