HITTING THE BOOKS NEW SCHOOLS SPROUT UP IN A.V.Byline: - Daily News As home building fuels growth in student enrollment, Antelope Valley This article is about the Los Angeles County region. For the census-designated place in Wyoming, see Antelope Valley-Crestview, Wyoming. The Antelope Valley school districts are building new schools with money approved by local voters. Palmdale School District The Palmdale School District is a school district that serves a major part of the city of Palmdale, California (USA). The Palmdale School District was first formed in 1888. Approximately 28,000 students are enrolled in the Palmdale School District. in November 2001 approved a $25 million bond measure to pay to build schools on the east and west sides. Last March, voters in the Antelope Valley Union High School District 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 district includes eight public high schools, one trade school, and two continuation high schools in the cities of Palmdale approved a $103.6 million bond measure to build William J. ``Pete'' Knight High School and three smaller campuses. In November, Rosamond voters passed a Southern Kern Kern, river, 155 mi (249 km) long, rising in the S Sierra Nevada Mts., E Calif., and flowing south, then southwest to a reservoir in the extreme southern part of the San Joaquin valley. The river has Isabella Dam as its chief facility. Unified School District A unified school district is a school district which includes both primary school (kindergarten through middle school or junior high) and high school (grades 9-12). In Illinois, these districts are called unit school districts. bond measure to build an elementary school elementary school: see school. and pay off high-interest loans. Also in November, Mojave Unified School District voters approved a $25.50 annual parcel tax to modernize schools, and California City voters approved a $16 million bond to build a high school and an elementary school. Westside Union School District is finishing up construction on the $10 million Esperanza School. ACTON-AGUA DULCE UNIFIED Schools: Five for K-12 in Acton and Agua Dulce Agua Dulce is Spanish for "sweet water". It also refers to various locations: In Mexico:
Traditional calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 22.1 Credentialed teachers: 84 percent One-year dropout (1) On magnetic media, a bit that has lost its strength due to a surface defect or recording malfunction. If the bit is in an audio or video file, it might be detected by the error correction circuitry and either corrected or not, but if not, it is often not noticed by the human rate: 0.6 percent Average SAT scores: 495 verbal, 469 math Web site: aadusd.k12.ca.us ANTELOPE VALLEY UNION HIGH Schools: Eight for 9-12 in Palmdale, Lancaster, Quartz Hill and Littlerock Traditional calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 26.4 Credentialed teachers: 66.8 percent One-year dropout rate: 2 percent Average SAT scores: 482 verbal, 478 math Web site: avdistrict.org EASTSIDE UNION ELEMENTARY Schools: Four K-8 schools in east Lancaster Year-round calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 22.9 Credentialed teachers: 90.1 percent Web site: None HUGHES-ELIZABETH LAKES UNION Schools: One K-8 school in Lake Hughes Traditional calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 19.7 Credentialed teachers: 91.3 percent Web site: None KEPPEL UNION ELEMENTARY Schools: Six for K-8 in Littlerock, Pearblossom, Sun Village and Lake Los Angeles Los Angeles (lôs ăn`jələs, lŏs, ăn`jəlēz'), city (1990 pop. 3,485,398), seat of Los Angeles co., S Calif.; inc. 1850. Year-round calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 21.2 Credentialed teachers: 85.2 percent Web site: www.keppel.k12.ca.us LANCASTER ELEMENTARY Schools: Seventeen for K-8 in Lancaster Traditional and year-round calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 21.1 Credentialed teachers: 84.9 percent Web site: www.lancaster.k12.ca.us/schools.htm MOJAVE UNIFIED Schools: Seven K-12 in Mojave, Cantil and California City Traditional calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 21.5 Credentialed teachers: 82.6 percent One-year dropout rate: 1.1 percent SAT scores: 484 verbal, 490 math Web site: www.kern.org/schools/mojusd.html MUROC JOINT UNIFIED Schools: Seven for K-12 at Edwards Air Force Base Edwards Air Force Base, U.S. military installation, 301,000 acres (121,805 hectares), S Calif., NE of Lancaster; est. 1933. It is one of the largest air force bases in the United States and has the world's longest runway. , Boron boron (bōr`ŏn) [New Gr. from borax], chemical element; symbol B; at. no. 5; at. wt. 10.81; m.p. about 2,300°C;; sublimation point about 2,550°C;; sp. gr. 2.3 at 25°C;; valence +3. and North Edwards Traditional calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 20.8 Credentialed teachers: 85.6 percent One-year dropout rate: 1.1 percent SAT scores: 492 verbal, 512 math Web site: www.muroc.k12.ca.us PALMDALE SCHOOL DISTRICT Also includes Head Start State Preschool, which serves approximately 1,350 children in the Antelope Valley Schools: Twenty-five for K-8 in Palmdale Year-round calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 22.9 Credentialed teachers: 75 percent Web site: www.psd.k12.ca.us SOUTHERN KERN UNIFIED Schools: Six campuses for K-12 in Rosamond Traditional and year-round calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 21.7 Credentialed teachers: 85.7 percent One-year dropout rate: 1.3 percent SAT scores: 469 verbal, 478 math Web site: www.kern.org/schools/skusd.htm WESTSIDE UNION Schools: Nine for K-8 in Quartz Hill, west Lancaster and west Palmdale Year-round calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 20.4 Credentialed teachers: 81.5 percent Web site: www.westside.k12.ca.us WILSONA ELEMENTARY Schools: Three for K-8 in Lake Los Angeles Traditional calendar Pupil-teacher ratio: 19.4 Credentialed teachers: 78.5 percent Web site: www.theav.com/schools/wilsona.htm private schools Accelerated Learning, 1661 W. Lancaster Blvd., Lancaster, (661) 940-1636, Grades K-12. Antelope Valley Adventist School, 45045 Date Ave., Lancaster, (661) 942-6552, Preschool-10. Antelope Valley Christian, 3700 W. Ave. L, Lancaster, (661) 943-0044, Preschool-12, Web site: www.avcs.edu. Bethel Bethel, in the Bible Bethel (bĕth`əl) [Heb.,=house of God]. 1 Ancient city of central Palestine, the modern Baytin, the West Bank, N of Jerusalem. Christian School A Christian School is a school run on Christian principles or by a Christian organization. The nature of Christian schools varies enormously from country to country according to the religious, educational, and political culture. , 3100 W. Ave. K, Lancaster, (661) 943-2224, Preschool-12, Web site: www.bethelchristian.net. Desert Christian Schools, 44648 15th St. W., Lancaster, (661) 948-5071, Preschool-12, Web site: www.desertchristian.com. Desert Vineyard Christian School, 1011 E. Ave. I, Lancaster, (661) 948-3766, Preschool-8. Grace Lutheran School Lutheran schools and education were a priority for Lutherans who emigrated to the United States and Australia from Germany and Scandinavia. One of the first things they did was to create schools for their children. , 856 W. Newgrove St., Lancaster, (661) 948-1652, Preschool-8. Lancaster Christian School, 44339 Beech Ave., Lancaster, (661) 942-2137, Kindergarten-8, Web site: www.lancasterchristianschool.com. Paraclete High School Paraclete High School is a Catholic High School in Lancaster, CA operated independently of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. 186 seniors graduated in the 2006-2007 school year. , 42145 30th St. W., Quartz Hill, (661) 943-3255, 9-12, Web site: www.paraclete.pvt.k12.ca.us. Pearblossom Private School, PO Box 847, Pearblossom, (661) 944-0914, K-12 Pinecrest Schools, 2110 W. Ave. K, Lancaster, (661) 723-0366, Preschool-8, Web site: www.pinecrestschools.com/lancaster. SacredHeart Catholic School, 45002 Date Ave., Lancaster, (661) 948-3613, kindergarten-grade 8, Web site: www.sacredheartlancaster.org. Sonshine Christian School, 8533 E. Ave. T, Littlerock, (661) 944-1331, Preschool-7. St. Mary's Catholic School St. Mary's Catholic School is a K-8 educational institution located in Richmond, Virginia, serving 400 students. In 2004, St. Marys School won the prestigious Blue Ribbon Award. This award is awarded to few schools and only the ones with the highest academic standards. , 1600 E. Ave. R-4, Palmdale, (661) 273-5555, K-8. Westside Christian School, 40027 11th St. W., Palmdale, (661) 947-7000, K-8. charter schools Desert Sands, 701 W. Ave. K, Lancaster, (661) 942-3357; 3030 E. Palmdale Blvd., (661) 272-0044, Grades 9-12. Guidance Charter School, 1125 E. Palmdale Blvd., (661) 272-1701, K-8. Henry Hearns Charter School of Excellence, 37721 100th St. E., Littlerock, (661) 944-9797, kindergarten-grade 8, Web site: avdistrict.org/hearns/default.htm. Opportunities For Learning, 2505 E. Palmdale Blvd., Palmdale, (661) 265-1957; 1160 Commerce Center Drive, (661) 951-3646, 7-12. CAPTION(S): 2 boxes Box: (1) private schools (see text) (2) charter schools (see text) |
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