William J. (Pete) Knight High (Antelope Valley Union High SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

William J. (Pete) Knight High is a High in Palmdale, CA. It currently serves 2520 students (grades 09-12). The school is part of the Antelope Valley Union High School District.

Below, we provide details about the school including the population per grade, the racial demography of the student population, the racial demography of the student population per gender/sex, and the racial demography per grade level.

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Other Details

School Type: Regular School

School Level: High

Number of Students:2520

Number of Teachers: 114

Student/Teacher Ratio: 22.02

Location Info

Location: 37423 70th St. East, Palmdale, CA 93552

Mailing Address: 37423 70th St. East, Palmdale, CA 93552-4800

Phone: (661)533-9000

Website: http://www.knightpalmdalehs.org/

Data Source: NCES.

Student Population Per Grade

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Grade	Population
Grade 10	619
Grade 11	569
Grade 12	728
Grade 9	604

Gender/Sex of William J. (Pete) Knight High Student Population

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Gender	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Male	1330	52.78
Female	1190	47.22

Race/Ethnicity Demography of William J. (Pete) Knight High Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	4	0.16
Asian	42	1.67
Black or African American	332	13.18
Hispanic/Latino	1997	79.25
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.08
Two or more races	64	2.54
White	79	3.14

Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	3	0.23
Asian	23	1.73
Black or African American	175	13.16
Hispanic/Latino	1061	79.77
Two or more races	31	2.33
White	37	2.78

Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.08
Asian	19	1.60
Black or African American	157	13.19
Hispanic/Latino	936	78.66
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	2	0.17
Two or more races	33	2.77
White	42	3.53

Race Demography Per Grade

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Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.16
Asian	10	1.62
Black or African American	93	15.02
Hispanic/Latino	475	76.74
Two or more races	17	2.75
White	23	3.72

Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
Asian	8	1.41
Black or African American	73	12.83
Hispanic/Latino	458	80.49
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.18
Two or more races	10	1.76
White	19	3.34

Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	1	0.14
Asian	15	2.06
Black or African American	89	12.23
Hispanic/Latino	586	80.50
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	1	0.14
Two or more races	17	2.34
White	19	2.61

Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders

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Race/Ethnicity	Population	Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native	2	0.33
Asian	9	1.49
Black or African American	77	12.75
Hispanic/Latino	478	79.14
Two or more races	20	3.31
White	18	2.98