Desert Winds High School

    Lancaster, CA · Public · Continuation High School

    District: Antelope Valley Union High School District

    Website: dwhs.org(opens in new tab)CEEB code: 051334

    Fully accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges through June 2029

    468students

    in grades 9-12

    2025-26
    Census Day

    7
    Grade 9
    12
    Grade 10
    178
    Grade 11
    271
    Grade 12
    CourseA-G Area
    Civics
    A · History
    U.S. History
    A · History
    World History
    A · History
    English 10
    B · English
    English 11
    B · English
    English 12
    B · English
    English 12 Ethnic Cultures
    B · English
    English 9
    B · English
    Algebra 1
    C · Math
    Algebra 2
    C · Math
    Geometry
    C · Math
    Intro to Probability and Statistics
    C · Math
    Statistical Reasoning in Sports
    C · Math
    Biology
    D · Science
    Conceptual Physics
    D · Science
    Spanish 1
    E · Language
    Spanish 2
    E · Language
    Art 1
    F · Arts
    Art 1 Ethnic Studies
    F · Arts
    Art 2
    F · Arts
    Drawing 1
    F · Arts
    Music Appreciation
    F · Arts
    Painting 1
    F · Arts
    Creative Writing
    G · Elective
    Economics
    G · Elective
    Introduction to Automotive Technology
    G · Elective
    Psychology
    G · Elective
    Sociology
    G · Elective

    College pathways

    A-G completion

    72.7%

    40 of 55 graduates

    2024-25

    Graduation rate

    29.1%

    55 of 189 cohort students

    2024-25

    College-going within 12 months

    27.2%

    31 of 114 high school completers

    2022-23

    Where students enrolled

    2022-23 high school completers

    University of California
    0(0%)
    California State University
    0(0%)
    California Community Colleges
    29(93.5%)
    In-state private colleges
    0(0%)
    Out-of-state four-year colleges
    1(3.2%)
    Out-of-state two-year colleges
    1(3.2%)

    Percentages are shares of students from this school who enrolled in college within 12 months.

    Nearby schools

    Academies of the Antelope ValleyAntelope Valley High SchoolDesert Christian High SchoolDesert Sands Charter High SchoolEastside High SchoolEmpower GenerationsHolston AcademyLancaster Baptist School

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