# Apple Valley Unified

Apple Valley Unified is a unified district in San Bernardino County, California. Reading proficiency is 29.9%, +3.1 points from 2023 to 2025. Math proficiency is 17.4%, +2.3 points from 2023 to 2025.

## Key Stats

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Canonical URL | https://caschooltrends.com/districts/apple-valley-unified |
| County | San Bernardino |
| District type | Unified |
| Schools | 15 |
| Students | 15,102 |
| Student / teacher ratio | 21:1 |
| Average spending per student | $19,266 |
| Low-Income Students | 10,162 (74.5%) |
| English Learners | 1,442 (10.6%) |

## Reading Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 26.8% | 7,048 |
| 2024 | 27.0% | 7,130 |
| 2025 | 29.9% | 7,096 |

## Math Proficiency History

| Year | Proficient % | Tested Students |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 15.0% | 7,065 |
| 2024 | 16.1% | 7,121 |
| 2025 | 17.4% | 7,090 |

## Reading Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 23.0% | 37.5% |
| 2024 | 23.1% | 40.4% |
| 2025 | 25.8% | 43.8% |

## Math Performance by Income Group

| Year | Low-Income | Non-Low-Income |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 11.7% | 24.6% |
| 2024 | 12.7% | 27.6% |
| 2025 | 13.7% | 29.9% |

## Reading Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 5.7% | 27.5% |
| 2024 | 6.9% | 27.7% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | 30.3% |

## Math Performance by English Learner Status

| Year | English Learners | English Native |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2023 | 2.6% | 15.9% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | 17.0% |
| 2025 | 4.8% | 18.2% |

## Board Members

| Name | Role | Email | First Year | Term Expires |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Amanda Buchanan | President (Area 2) | amanda_buchanan@avusd.org | 2022 | 2026 |
| Anita Tucker | Trustee (Area 1) | anita_tucker@avusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Maria Okpara | Clerk (Area 4) | maria_okpara@avusd.org | N/A | N/A |
| Renee Longshore | Trustee (Area 3) | renee_longshore@avusd.org | 2024 | 2028 |
| Rick Roelle | Trustee (Area 5) | rick_roelle@avusd.org | N/A | N/A |

## Schools

| Rank | School | City | Reading | Math | Combined | Reading 2-Year | Math 2-Year |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | Academy for Academic Excellence | Apple Valley | 58.6% | 45.9% | 52.3% | +4.3 | +6.0 |
| 2 | Rio Vista School of Applied Learning | Apple Valley | 39.3% | 23.8% | 31.5% | -0.4 | -3.6 |
| 3 | Vanguard Preparatory | Apple Valley | 37.9% | 24.1% | 31.0% | +6.4 | +2.0 |
| 4 | Sitting Bull Academy | Apple Valley | 36.4% | 25.1% | 30.8% | -2.5 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Granite Hills High | Apple Valley | 45.1% | 15.2% | 30.1% | -1.4 | +1.9 |
| 6 | Apple Valley High | Apple Valley | 42.4% | 15.5% | 28.9% | +15.7 | +8.1 |
| 7 | Yucca Loma Elementary | Apple Valley | 30.7% | 23.7% | 27.2% | +6.1 | +8.8 |
| 8 | Sycamore Rocks Elementary | Apple Valley | 27.6% | 22.8% | 25.2% | -0.8 | +1.6 |
| 9 | Apple Valley Virtual Academy | Apple Valley | 34.0% | 14.2% | 24.1% | +9.3 | +3.9 |
| 10 | Desert Knolls Elementary | Apple Valley | 25.9% | 15.3% | 20.6% | +2.8 | +0.2 |
| 11 | Mariana Academy | Apple Valley | 18.1% | 11.7% | 14.9% | +1.5 | +2.3 |
| 12 | Sandia Academy | Apple Valley | 19.0% | 9.5% | 14.3% | +9.6 | +3.9 |
| 13 | Phoenix Academy | Apple Valley | 18.7% | 7.7% | 13.2% | +7.2 | +3.7 |
| 14 | Rancho Verde Elementary | Apple Valley | 13.6% | 10.5% | 12.1% | -8.0 | +2.8 |
| 15 | High Desert Premier Academy | Apple Valley | 9.2% | 0.8% | 5.0% | -6.2 | -1.1 |