Desert Sands Charter (Desert Sands Charter District SCH DIST.), California - School Profile in 2023-2024 School Year

Updated on August 8, 2025.

Desert Sands Charter is a Charter School in Lancaster, CA (authorized by DESERT SANDS CHARTER DISTRICT). It currently serves 690 students (grades 08-12). The school is part of the Desert Sands Charter District 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:690
Number of Teachers: 37
Student/Teacher Ratio: 18.78

Location Info

Location: 44130 20th St. West, Lancaster, CA 93534
Mailing Address: 177 Holston Dr., Lancaster, CA 93535
Phone: (661)942-3357
Data Source: NCES.
Student Population Per Grade
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Grade Population
Grade 10 233
Grade 11 152
Grade 12 31
Grade 8 0
Grade 9 274
Gender/Sex of Desert Sands Charter Student Population
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Gender Population Percent of Population (%)
Male 313 45.36
Female 373 54.06
Race/Ethnicity Demography of Desert Sands Charter Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.14
Asian 2 0.29
Black or African American 86 12.46
Hispanic/Latino 382 55.36
Two or more races 136 19.71
White 79 11.45
Male - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 41 13.10
Hispanic/Latino 168 53.67
Two or more races 64 20.45
White 40 12.78
Female - Race/Ethnicity Demography of Student Population
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.27
Asian 2 0.54
Black or African American 45 12.06
Hispanic/Latino 214 57.37
Two or more races 72 19.30
White 39 10.46

Race Demography Per Grade

The tables below shows the Race/Ethnicity of the student population per grade.
Grade 10 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
American Indian or Alaska Native 1 0.43
Black or African American 28 12.02
Hispanic/Latino 124 53.22
Two or more races 54 23.18
White 24 10.30
Grade 11 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.66
Black or African American 16 10.53
Hispanic/Latino 87 57.24
Two or more races 22 14.47
White 25 16.45
Grade 12 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Black or African American 5 16.13
Hispanic/Latino 19 61.29
Two or more races 3 9.68
White 4 12.90
Grade 8 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Grade 9 - Race/Ethnicity of Both Genders
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Race/Ethnicity Population Percent of Population (%)
Asian 1 0.37
Black or African American 37 13.50
Hispanic/Latino 152 55.47
Two or more races 57 20.80
White 26 9.49