Quartz Hill High School

6040 W. Ave. L

School District

Antelope Valley Union High
Grade

9-12
Teacher/Student Ratio

1:25
Type

public

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Reviews

Submitted by student on April 15, 2024

This school is great, I have enjoyed attending this school.
Submitted by parent on April 12, 2024

The administration prefer to hire young and inexperienced teachers (often not fully credentialed) instead of older more experienced teachers.Likely because they are cheaper and won’t push back on decisions that are detrimental to their subject. There is total apathy toward the arts.Discipline is a joke with the victim generally receiving the same punishment as the perpetrator. Dress code is simply not enforced. You will regularly see females wearing next to nothing and males with pants slung so low they can’t walk properly and have to shuffle. That this school implemented open enrollment recently is probably no coincidence.This is ‘the best’ of the zoned schools in the AV. I’d recommend you try to get your child into SOAR or pay for Desert Christian or Paraclete. Failing that the Virtual Academy would be preferable to sending a child to this school. The only positive aspect of this school is that it offers the IB. If you have to send your child to this school tell them to keep their head down and try to get through it.
Submitted by parent on March 31, 2023

I am happy with this school. My child is interested in their courses and has had great teachers so far!
Submitted by parent on September 07, 2019

It’s one of the better ones in Lancaster. But that isn’t saying much. We don’t have a lot of options here for quality education where our kids are safe and bullying is stopped. This school does its best and is far better than a few of the others in the area. Still I moved rather than letting my kids go here for high school. The violence and gang activity is not something I’m willing to subject my kids to. I hope they get more funding to clean things up and take issues more seriously so the problems are stopped.
Submitted by student on January 19, 2019

I enjoyed my experience at Quartz Hill High School. I loved attending a great school with great students and teachers!
Submitted by other on June 17, 2016

This school has strong teachers across the core academic elements, including mathematics, English, and science. I was very impressed with their strong social activities as well. Their testing results are average but overall my nieces and their friends did very well individually because, as they explained, they received good mentoring from their teachers.
Submitted by student on May 10, 2016

This schools alright, mostly drama free, although there were about 15 fights this year. It seems like a lot of teachers dont really care about what you learn.
Submitted by parent on April 14, 2014

I had a few children attend this HS. Overall I seen they both enjoyed going to this school; however, their personal motivation was not totally in line with the school's goal. As a parent you try to instill excellence and want your children to always do their best, but it does not always work out that way. I say the school administration has set the right standard for students to achieve. Students have to be taught at an early age to pursue excellence in acamedic achievement. I don't expect the school to make up for what is not developed at home. I do thank for them for trying to encourage the students, but not students get the message. Their job is to educate first and provide them an environment that will allow them to excell. I believe this school has done their job. The parents and students both have to do their part and not expect the school to make up for their short comings. Keep up the good job for setting the standard for the community. I hear constant praise from other parents in the community & workplace how well QHHS is a great school. I second their feedback. What is needed for some children is a course in self respect & motivation for what they lack.
Submitted by parent on September 26, 2013

So far, I have found that they hold their students to a much higher standard than that of the last high school my son attended (KHS). This is definitely a good thing. The bad: the teachers I have been able to meet with, and one of their many Vice Principals, were not so pleasant to talk to and were not interested in working with me to find a solution for our son who is having a hard time keeping up in class (due to 3 years of low expectations at KHS and Desert Willow Elementary). Also, it is 2 months into the school year and they still have no after school tutoring set up for the students, nor are my son's teachers offering any before or after school help. Seeing that it's my son's first year here at QHHS, I will update my review again later, hoping that things improve as the year progresses.
Submitted by parent on February 09, 2013

I went to Quartz Hill High myself and have worked at several other high schools in the district since. Quartz Hill is by far my favorite. As a student, I always had great teachers, who were interested in their subject matter and helpful when I had questions. Office staff was always friendly when I needed them. I never had any problems at the school during the time that I attended. As an employee, I always worked with great staff members who, for the most part, enjoyed their jobs and worked hard at them, always with students in mind. Never had any problems with any other staff members. Most of the students that I worked with were always polite and eager to learn and help when the opportunity arose. When my children get to high school I will gladly enroll them at QHHS. The only other school that I might consider is SOAR, but the rest of the districts high schools are far below even decent standards for a high school.
Submitted by student on June 21, 2012

I went to Quartz Hill High from 2007-2011 and I loved it. I had some of the most amazing teachers ever! Yes we had a lot of student but we definitely did not have a lot of drama. Out of all my four years there I must have seen about 7 physical fights within students(all underclassmen). If you're kids have drama that's their own fault because I never had a problem there. There is almost 4,000 students and of course you are not going to get along with everyone. I Met some great people and made lifetime friends. Graduated with honors, participated in many events and sports and had a lot of fun. A lot of people don't realize how fortunate we are to have gone to a school with some actual school spirit and that offers activities. Absolutely every student I met in high school that had previously gone to another high school in the AV said that Quartz Hill was 100% safer, cleaner, and had way more activities. My experience was amazing and I am a very proud Rebel!!
Submitted by parent on September 18, 2011

First of all, if your child and her friends are failing out of a school, maybe it has more to do with your parenting and who you allow your child to hang out with. Sorry, but that had to be said. As has previously been said, Quartz HIll High School gives you all the tools you need to succeed. My child is in the IB program, and in athletics - doing very well in both. The school has tutoring options if your child is struggling, over 100 clubs for your child to become involved in extracurricular activities, and provides a safe atmosphere for all of it. What more do you want? Well...I give it 4 stars instead of 5 just because it's so crowded. But hey, it's a public school in California, so should I be shocked? I moved to this area so I could provide safety and quality schooling for my children, without having to also pay an extra $15,000/yr for private school. That's exactly what I got, and I couldn't be more satisfied. If you're a parent, and not merely a buddy to your child, Quartz Hill HS will more than fit your needs.