Schools & Education — Lancaster, California

Education Attainment (Adults 25+)

High School Diploma28307%
Bachelor's Degree13660%
Master's Degree6577%
Doctorate673%

Public Schools (45)

SchoolGradesEnrollment
Mission Academy6-12384
Desert Sands Charter9-12742
Empower Generations9-1281
iLEAD Lancaster Charter0-8741
Life Source International Charter0-8276
Assurance Learning Academy8-122,915
Antelope Valley High9-121,558
Desert Winds Continuation High9-12635
Lancaster High9-122,642
Phoenix High Community Day9-1225
Eastside High9-122,650
SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise)9-12537
Eastside Elementary0-6428
Tierra Bonita Elementary0-6684
Columbia Elementary0-6644
Gifford C. Cole Middle7-8703
Eastside Academy/Transitional Learning Center0-84
Enterprise Elementary0-6659
Desert View Elementary0-6691
El Dorado Elementary0-5755

Private Schools (12)

School
SACRED HEART ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
PARACLETE HIGH SCHOOL
DESERT CHRISTIAN SCHOOLS
ACADEMY FOR ADVANCEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH AUTISM
ANTELOPE VALLEY ADVENTIST SCHOOL
NOAH'S ARK - HOPE CHAPEL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY
EMPOWERED CHURCH INTERNATIONAL/ LEARNING ACADEMY
STANZA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
STANZA INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY
ANTELOPE VALLEY ADVENTIST SCHOOL

Colleges & Universities

CollegeLevel
Antelope Valley Community College District4
Lancaster Beauty School1
University of Antelope Valley4
Career Care Institute2
San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster2
High Desert Medical College2

College Scorecard

CollegeAdmissionSAT AvgTuition (In-State)Median Earnings (10yr)
Antelope Valley Community College DistrictN/AN/A$1,124$36,526
High Desert Medical CollegeN/AN/AN/AN/A
Career Care InstituteN/AN/AN/A$39,888
San Joaquin Valley College-LancasterN/AN/AN/A$38,317
Lancaster Beauty SchoolN/AN/AN/A$16,220

District Summary

Total Enrollment33,274
Total Teachers1,343
Student-Teacher RatioN/A
Free/Reduced Lunch80.4%
Charter Schools6
Title I Schools0
Sources: NCES CCD 2023 via Education Data Portal; NCES IPEDS 2022 — matched by city+state; Census ACS 5-Year 2023.