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Apple Valley Unified Schools
Apple Valley Unified is a public school district in California, based in San Bernardino County (Apple Valley). SchoolGrade grades 13 of its schools on actual versus projected test scores; every school below has its own page.
Apple Valley Unified on the map
District boundary from the NCES EDGE composite school district file. Each marker is a graded school; click it for its grade and scores.
SchoolGrade summary for Apple Valley Unified
13 of 13 schools in Apple Valley Unified carry a SchoolGrade. Grade distribution:
C: 5D: 4F: 4
Best schools in Apple Valley Unified
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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.
- C Vanguard Preparatory (Elementary school, meets expectations)
- C Rio Vista School Of Applied Learning (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- C Granite Hills High (High school, meets expectations)
- C Apple Valley High (High school, meets expectations)
- C- Sitting Bull Academy (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D+ Yucca Loma Elementary (Elementary school, exceeds expectations)
- D Sycamore Rocks Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- Desert Knolls Elementary (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
- D- High Desert Premier Academy (K-12 school, underperforms expectations)
- F Phoenix Academy (Elementary school, doesn't meet expectations)
Every school in Apple Valley Unified
High schools (3)
- C Apple Valley High, Apple Valley
- C Granite Hills High, Apple Valley
- D- High Desert Premier Academy, Apple Valley
Elementary and primary schools (5)
- D- Desert Knolls Elementary, Apple Valley
- F Rancho Verde Elementary, Apple Valley
- F Sandia Elementary, Apple Valley
- D Sycamore Rocks Elementary, Apple Valley
- D+ Yucca Loma Elementary, Apple Valley
Other schools and academies (5)
- F Mariana Academy, Apple Valley
- F Phoenix Academy, Apple Valley
- C Rio Vista School Of Applied Learning, Apple Valley
- C- Sitting Bull Academy, Apple Valley
- C Vanguard Preparatory, Apple Valley
Where Apple Valley Unified schools are
Cities and towns served (1)
- Apple Valley (13)
About this district
- State: Best schools in California
- County: San Bernardino County
- Type: regular local school district
- Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
- Enrollment: 13,756 students with 577 full-time-equivalent teachers and 1,316 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
- NCES district ID: 0600017
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works
Nearby school districts
- Victor Elementary (18 schools, 10 mi)
- Hesperia Unified (24 schools, 13 mi)
- Rim of the World Unified (7 schools, 16 mi)
- Lucerne Valley Unified (4 schools, 21 mi)
- Victor Valley Union High (10 schools, 22 mi)
- San Bernardino City Unified (72 schools, 22 mi)
- Helendale Elementary (4 schools, 23 mi)
- Adelanto Elementary (15 schools, 24 mi)
Questions about Apple Valley Unified
How many schools are in Apple Valley Unified?
SchoolGrade grades 13 public schools in Apple Valley Unified, across 1 city or town. Every one of them is listed on this page with a link to its own report.
Which cities does Apple Valley Unified serve?
The largest by graded schools: Apple Valley.
How good are the schools in Apple Valley Unified?
Across the 13 graded schools, the average SchoolGrade is D, with 20.2% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 25.6%. 31% of schools meet or exceed the expectation for their student context.
How many students attend Apple Valley Unified?
13,756 students were enrolled in Apple Valley Unified in the 2023-24 school year, about 23.8 students per full-time teacher (NCES Common Core of Data).
Where is Apple Valley Unified?
Apple Valley Unified is in California, based in San Bernardino County, with its district office in Apple Valley. Its boundary covers about 299 sq mi.