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Desert Sands Charter

Charter

Regular School · Lancaster, CA

Desert Sands Charter is a charter regular school school in Lancaster, California, serving grades 08–12 with 727 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025).

Level
High
Grades
08 – 12
Enrollment
727
Status
Open
Lunch Program Participation
Missing

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity Students Share
Hispanic/Latino 432 59%
Two or more races 106 15%
Black or African American 98 13%
White 80 11%
Not Specified 7 1%
Asian 4 1%
Total enrollment 727 363M / 357F

English Language Learners: 75 (10% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2021-2022)

Metric This School State Avg Tested
Math Proficiency 6-9% 33.9% 154
Reading Proficiency 40-44% 48.7% 153
Science Proficiency 11-19% — 46
4-Year Graduation Rate 15-19% —

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

AP Courses
None offered
1 students enrolled
Gifted & Talented
None offered
SAT/ACT Takers
0
students tested · SY 2021–22
Out-of-School Suspensions
0
Chronically Absent
628
86.4% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category Students % of School
Total enrollment (est.) 727 100%

Contact & Location

177 Holston Dr.

Lancaster, CA 93535

Phone: (661)942-3357

http://www.dschs.org

District

Desert Sands Charter District

Per-pupil expenditure: $43,381

District enrollment: 742

Related Data

NCES ID

060178408714

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD