Mission Academy
Lancaster · CA · Mission Academy District · Public charter · K-12 combined
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Desert Winds Continuation High → SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) → Desert Sands Charter → R. Rex Parris High → Palmdale Aerospace Academy → Antelope Valley Learning Academy → Palmdale Academy Charter → Antelope Valley High →At a glance
- 7 AP courses offered — Strong
- Dual-enrollment program (college credit while in HS)
- AP rigor: 58th percentile nationally
- 4-yr grad rate: 12% in 2019 (Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate)
Composed from federal CRDC offerings, EDFacts graduation data, and other public data. Full breakdowns below.
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How Mission Academy compares for families
Solid mid-tier academic profile.
- ▸ StatewideAP rigor at the 58th percentile nationally with 7 AP courses.
- ▸ LocallyCA trails the US average on NAEP 8th-grade math (−4 points). Stronger local schools matter even more.
- ▸ vs Similar SchoolsThe closest comparables nearby: Desert Winds Continuation High, SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise), Desert Sands Charter and 5 more. See the sidebar to compare side-by-side.
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Academic rigor
AP + advanced-course offerings
Strong — solid AP program + advanced courses
58th percentile nationally
Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). CRDC reports what's offered + enrolled — it doesn't collect AP exam pass rates (College Board owns that data and doesn't release it school-level).
SAT / ACT participation
CRDC federal data · 2020-21Source: federal Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC 2020-21). Volume — not score — is what's reported here. A higher count means more students at this school are entering the college admissions pipeline. Note: 2020-21 was COVID-disrupted; some districts (especially those that stayed remote longer) report unusually low or zero takers.
4-year graduation rate · federal EDFacts
What % of students graduate on time?
Bottom 2% of US high schools by 4-yr grad rate
Source: federal EDFacts ACGR (Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate), 2019 vintage via Urban Institute. EDFacts publishes a range (low-high) to preserve privacy on small cohorts; we display the midpoint.
Federal Title I context
High-poverty school
Title I Schoolwide eligible
≥75% of students qualify for free/reduced lunch. These schools qualify for the highest tier of federal Title I funding and typically receive extra wraparound services. Academic outcomes vary widely — check the state assessment + grad-rate tiles.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data, free/reduced-price lunch eligibility. The actual Title I designation is a district decision and may differ from eligibility — but the federal eligibility math is what we show here. We don't claim to assert whether the district formally chose to enroll this school in Title I.
Counselor capacity
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2020-2021. Counselor ratio = the school's most recent total enrollment ÷ counselor FTE. The American School Counselor Association (ASCA) recommends a 250:1 maximum; the US national median across schools with on-staff counselors is roughly 430:1.
Enrollment trend & projection
Total enrollment + grade 12, NCES Common Core of Data (2021–2024).
Most similar nearby high schools
The schools most like this one — same type, blended on distance and size — and where their enrollment is heading. These are the schools families here weigh against each other.
| School | Type | Miles | HS enrollment | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desert Winds Continuation High Lancaster |
Public | 2.4 | 605 | -15.3% |
| SOAR High (Students On Academic Rise) Lancaster |
Public | 3.4 | 670 | +44.4% |
| Desert Sands Charter Lancaster |
Public · charter | 2.3 | 727 | +3.1% |
| R. Rex Parris High Palmdale |
Public | 5.4 | 469 | -26.1% |
| Palmdale Aerospace Academy Palmdale |
Public · charter | 6.9 | 982 | -2.7% |
| Antelope Valley Learning Academy Palmdale |
Public · charter | 8.9 | 898 | -3.9% |
| Palmdale Academy Charter Palmdale |
Public · charter | 7.6 | 989 | +274.6% |
| Antelope Valley High Lancaster |
Public | 2.3 | 1,498 | +2.7% |
At a glance
JSON · Using this page with an AI assistantMission Academy is a public high school in Lancaster, CA, enrolling 694 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
It offers 7 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 58% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
Its federal four-year graduation rate was about 12% in the latest EDFacts release.
It has about 77 students per school counselor.
Sources: National Center for Education Statistics (enrollment), the federal Civil Rights Data Collection and EDFacts, state education agencies where named, and the school's own published documents where named.
Questions families ask
How many AP courses does Mission Academy offer? Mission Academy offers 7 AP courses, a course-rigor profile stronger than 58% of U.S. high schools, and has a dual-enrollment program (federal Civil Rights Data Collection).
What is Mission Academy's graduation rate? Mission Academy's federal four-year graduation rate was about 12% in the latest EDFacts release.
How many students attend Mission Academy? Mission Academy is a public high school in Lancaster, CA, enrolling 694 students in grades 9-12 in 2024.
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