The Antelope Valley Union High School District (A.V.U.H.S.D.) is located in the
Antelope Valley
The Antelope Valley is located in northern Los Angeles County, California, and the southeast portion of Kern County, California, and constitutes the western tip of the Mojave Desert. It is situated between the Tehachapi, Sierra Pelona, and t ...
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
Palmdale is a city in northern Los Angeles County in the U.S. state of California. The city lies in the Antelope Valley region of Southern California. The San Gabriel Mountains separate Palmdale from the Los Angeles Basin to the south.
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and
Lancaster and their immediate suburbs. The district also recently opened three middle schools (grades 7-8). Two are in Palmdale & one is in Quartz Hill. The district also provides online instruction via their Virtual Academy for grades 7-12. The office of Virtual Academy is in Quartz Hill. The main district office is located in Lancaster. The Superintendent of the A.V.U.H.S.D. is Greg Nehen.
The A.V.U.H.S.D. cares for all high school level education in the metropolitan area. The elementary and
junior high
A middle school (also known as intermediate school, junior high school, junior secondary school, or lower secondary school) is an educational stage which exists in some countries, providing education between primary school and secondary school ...
education is cared for by the
Palmdale School District,
Lancaster School District,
Westside Union School District,
Keppel Union School District,
Wilsona School District, or
Eastside Union School District depending on where the student lives.
List of schools
Comprehensive High School in Littlerock
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Littlerock High School
Comprehensive High Schools in Palmdale
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Highland High School
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Palmdale High School
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Knight High School
Comprehensive High Schools in Lancaster
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Antelope Valley High School
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Eastside High School
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Lancaster High School
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Quartz Hill High School
Early college school
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SOAR High School
Trade School
Antelope Valley Regional Occupational Program (AV ROP) in Palmdale
Continuation Schools
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R. Rex Parris Continuation High School in Palmdale
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Desert Winds Continuation High School
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in Lancaster
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Phoenix Continuation High School in Lancaster
Online School
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Virtual Academy grades 7-12 office is in Quartz Hill
Academy Prep Junior Highs
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Soar Prep Academy in Quartz Hill
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Palmdale Prep in Palmdale
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Knight Prep in Palmdale
See also
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List of school districts in California
This is a list of school districts in California.
California school districts are of several varieties, usually a Unified district, which includes all of the Elementary and High Schools in the same geographic area; Elementary school districts, w ...
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Palmdale School District
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Lancaster School District (California)
The Lancaster School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Lancaster, California (USA).
The Lancaster School District was first formed in 1885. Approximately 15,500 students are enrolled in the Lancaster School ...
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Westside Union School District
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Keppel Union School District
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Eastside Union School District
External links
A.V.U.H.S.D. web siteAntelope Valley ROP website
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Education in Palmdale, California
Education in Lancaster, California
School districts in Los Angeles County, California
Union High School District