Desert Winds Continuation High, CA

location_on  415 E. Kettering St., Lancaster, CA 93535 • language  dwhs.org • workspace_premium  1 star
Public Alternative High

Membership

Enrollment and Staffing

Students 638
Low-Income Students 100%
Teachers 31
Student-Teacher Ratio 21
Enrollment by Gender School State US
Female 		37% 49% 49%
Male 		63% 51% 51%
Enrollment by Grade School State US
Grade 9 		1% 23% 23%
Grade 10 		2% 23% 22%
Grade 11 		38% 22% 21%
Grade 12 		59% 22% 21%
Enrollment by Ethnicity School State US
Asian 		1% 12% 6%
Black 		32% 6% 15%
Caucasian 		7% 25% 49%
Hispanic or Latino 		55% 53% 27%
Native American 		0% 1% 1%
Other 		5% 5% 4%

Academics

Math and Reading Proficiency

Math Proficiency 1%
Reading Proficiency 9%
Average Proficiency 5%
Test Participation 96%
Proficiency by Gender School State US
Female 		8% 47% 51%
Male 		6% 43% 47%
Proficiency by Grade School State US
High School 		5% 45% 51%
Proficiency by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		5% 38% 39%
Caucasian 		25% 55% 57%
Other 		50% 57% 53%
Proficiency by Disadvantaged Group School State US
Homeless 		50% 38% 42%
Limited English 		5% 31% 32%
Low-Income 		6% 37% 40%
With Disabilities 		20% 19% 26%

Outcomes

Graduation Rates

Overall Rate 29%
Low-Income 27%
Limited English 24%
With Disabilities 24%
Graduation by Ethnicity School State US
Black 		32% 70% 75%
Caucasian 		50% 84% 86%
Other 		50% 68% 64%

Nearby Public Schools

Linda Verde Elementary
<1 miles, SE • 1 star
Antelope Valley High
<1 miles, W • 1.9 star
Piute Middle
<1 miles, NE • 1 star
El Dorado Elementary
<1 miles, SW • 1.4 star

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