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Apple Valley Unified School District
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District details
School board members: 5
Students: 13,603 (2022-2023)
Schools: 15 (2022-2023)
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Apple Valley Unified School District is a school district in California (San Bernardino County). During the 2023 school year, 13,603 students attended one of the district's 15 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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Apple Valley Unified School District school board Area 1

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General election for Apple Valley Unified School District school board Area 1

Incumbent Gary Arce and Anita Tucker ran in the general election for Apple Valley Unified School District school board Area 1 on November 5, 2024.

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Apple Valley Unified School District school board Area 3

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Gary Childress and Renee Longshore ran in the general election for Apple Valley Unified School District school board Area 3 on November 5, 2024.

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Apple Valley Unified Board of Trustees At-large

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Incumbent Dennis Bender and incumbent Donna Davis won election in the general election for Apple Valley Unified Board of Trustees At-large on November 8, 2016.

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Apple Valley Unified Board of Trustees At-large

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Incumbent Richard L. Sauers and incumbent Wilson F. So won election in the general election for Apple Valley Unified Board of Trustees At-large on November 4, 2014.

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About the district

School board

The Apple Valley Unified School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members
NameSeatYear assumed officeYear term ends
Amanda BuchananArea 2
Maria OkparaArea 4
Rick RoelleArea 5
Renee LongshoreArea 320242028
Anita TuckerArea 120242028

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Apple Valley Unified School District
Office NameCurrent OfficeholderParty% School District Covered% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 34Tom LackeyRepublican Party 100% 2%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[1]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $27,512,000 $2,134 14%
Local: $27,181,000 $2,108 14%
State: $144,811,000 $11,233 73%
Total: $199,504,000 $15,475
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $164,298,000 $12,744
Total Current Expenditures: $150,231,000 $11,653
Instructional Expenditures: $89,579,000 $6,948 55%
Student and Staff Support: $8,023,000 $622 5%
Administration: $27,406,000 $2,125 17%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $25,223,000 $1,956 15%
Total Capital Outlay: $4,036,000 $313
Construction: $1,359,000 $105
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $3,669,000 $284
Interest on Debt: $1,247,000 $96

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."[2]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 <=10 PS <=20 <50
2018-2019 25 45-49 10 20 21-39 25-29 34
2017-2018 25 50-54 13 20 21-39 25-29 33
2016-2017 25 50-54 11 19 20-29 30-34 33
2015-2016 25 50-54 13 20 21-39 25-29 32
2014-2015 23 50-54 12 18 <=20 25-29 28
2013-2014 54 >=80 25-29 51 <50 >=50 61
2012-2013 52 70-74 35 46 40-49 50-54 62
2011-2012 53 70-74 37 46 40-49 55-59 61
2010-2011 53 70-74 37 47 40-59 50-54 60

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 20-29 <50 21-39 <50
2018-2019 40 60-64 26 36 40-59 40-44 51
2017-2018 40 60-64 26 36 40-59 45-49 48
2016-2017 41 60-64 24 36 21-39 50-54 49
2015-2016 41 60-64 29 35 21-39 50-54 49
2014-2015 39 60-64 26 33 <=20 45-49 46
2013-2014 57 60-79 35-39 54 <50 <50 63
2012-2013 56 75-79 39 49 50-59 55-59 65
2011-2012 58 70-74 42 52 50-59 65-69 66
2010-2011 56 65-69 40 49 40-59 55-59 64

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2019-2020 88 >=90 75-79 89 PS >=50 91
2018-2019 90 >=90 85-89 89 PS 80-84 >=95
2017-2018 87 80-89 75-79 87 >=50 >=80 89
2016-2017 90 >=90 80-84 90 >=50 >=50 91
2015-2016 88 >=80 75-79 85 PS >=50 91
2014-2015 87 >=90 75-79 85 PS >=50 90
2013-2014 79 >=90 65-69 78 PS >=50 81
2012-2013 84 >=90 70-74 81 >=50 >=50 87
2011-2012 80 80-89 65-69 76 PS >=50 85
2010-2011 77 >=90 70-74 75 >=50 PS 78

Students

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[3]

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 13,603 2.2
2021-2022 13,306 3.1
2020-2021 12,892 -3.2
2019-2020 13,303 0.8
2018-2019 13,196 -9.2
2017-2018 14,415 0.3
2016-2017 14,370 0.9
2015-2016 14,238 -1.1
2014-2015 14,401 -0.6
2013-2014 14,490 -1.5
2012-2013 14,701 0.2
2011-2012 14,676 -1.0
2010-2011 14,823 -1.8
2009-2010 15,097 -0.4
2008-2009 15,150 -4.2
2007-2008 15,789 0.3
2006-2007 15,741 0.2
2005-2006 15,716 3.5
2004-2005 15,166 4.6
2003-2004 14,475 4.3
2002-2003 13,850 1.2
2001-2002 13,683 2.9
2000-2001 13,292 1.1
1999-2000 13,142 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Apple Valley Unified School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.4 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 1.6 0.0
Black 7.9 0.0
Hispanic 57.7 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.4 0.0
Two or More Races 3.1 0.0
White 29.0 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Staff

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[4]

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Apple Valley Unified School District had 573.64 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 23.71.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 54.82
Elementary: 339.16
Secondary: 179.66
Total: 573.64

Apple Valley Unified School District employed 7.00 district administrators and 37.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 7.00
District Administrative Support: 39.63
School Administrators: 37.00
School Administrative Support: 52.63
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 219.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 25.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 26.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 12.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 27.00
Other Support Services: 166.11

Schools

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[5]

The Apple Valley Unified School District operates 15 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Apple Valley High2,2069-12
Apple Valley Unified Preschool Special Education0
Apple Valley Virtual Academy234KG-8
Desert Knolls Elementary610KG-6
Granite Hills High1,7599-12
High Desert Premier Academy271KG-12
Mariana Academy748KG-8
Phoenix Academy1,093KG-8
Rancho Verde Elementary712KG-6
Rio Vista School Of Applied Learning942KG-6
Sandia Elementary874KG-8
Sitting Bull Academy1,618KG-8
Sycamore Rocks Elementary705KG-6
Vanguard Preparatory1,135KG-8
Yucca Loma Elementary674KG-6

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    • Footnotes

    1. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    2. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
    3. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    4. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
    5. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
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