Considering move to Acton -- are schools that bad? (Santa Clarita: short sale, foreclosure)

[lhoward914]

My family is trying to move from Ohio to Santa Clarita, but we are having huge problems getting someone to sell us a house! Everything we find that suits us is a foreclosure & the mortgage companies just will not move on getting anything sold. We have been making offers on houses for the past nine months and have gotten nowhere. My husband has been working & living in SC since last May and I am stuck here in Ohio with our 4 kids (ages 2-14).

We haven't been able to find a house in SC that is not a short sale. We did find some that were regular sales in Acton, and are seriously considering buying there. It's a bit more of a commute than we'd really like to SC and I understand the weather isn't as nice & that it can be really windy & dusty. I could probably live with all that if it's not too extreme, but the one big drawback I'm having trouble getting around is the schools. From what I've read, they are not very good in Acton. Is it true that there is no permanent high school building, but just trailers? And that they don't have a HS gym, library or indoor cafeteria? This seems hard to believe. Some of the posts I read were old, and I'm hoping someone can tell me if things have improved any school-wise in Acton? Do they have a HS boys' soccer team and marching band? Is it at all feasible to have your child transferred to the SC school district? Do they let you do that?

Also, is Acton so close to Palmdale that there is a problem with crime & violence there? I have spent some time in SC in the past year & I love it there, but I know nothing about Acton. We are desperate to move by the beginning of summer & any info anyone could provide would be so appreciated. Thanks!

Becky

[missionhome]

Acton has 2,390 residents. You will be lucky to find someone that lives here that is on this forum. Just some advice, but in general, schools with an API state rank of 8/10 are considered good. 7/10 schools can be good too, kind of a transition score. 6/10 or lower and I would be looking at a case by case basis as to why the test scores are low at the school. Call the school district serving Acton to ask about transfers and whether they allow it.

[lhoward914]

Thanks for taking the time to reply. I have been trying to check the Acton-Agua Dulce school district website, but it seems to be down or something. I can't get any of the links to work. I'll keep trying.

[Charles]

Try this in the meantime:

School Performance Maps

[Flashbaak]

We don't live in Acton, but the private school our kids attend in the Antelope Valley is where several families from Acton bring their kids each and every day, if that tells you anything.

[adysmom]

Originally Posted by lhoward914

My family is trying to move from Ohio to Santa Clarita, but we are having huge problems getting someone to sell us a house! Everything we find that suits us is a foreclosure & the mortgage companies just will not move on getting anything sold. We have been making offers on houses for the past nine months and have gotten nowhere. My husband has been working & living in SC since last May and I am stuck here in Ohio with our 4 kids (ages 2-14).

We haven't been able to find a house in SC that is not a short sale. We did find some that were regular sales in Acton, and are seriously considering buying there. It's a bit more of a commute than we'd really like to SC and I understand the weather isn't as nice & that it can be really windy & dusty. I could probably live with all that if it's not too extreme, but the one big drawback I'm having trouble getting around is the schools. From what I've read, they are not very good in Acton. Is it true that there is no permanent high school building, but just trailers? And that they don't have a HS gym, library or indoor cafeteria? This seems hard to believe. Some of the posts I read were old, and I'm hoping someone can tell me if things have improved any school-wise in Acton? Do they have a HS boys' soccer team and marching band? Is it at all feasible to have your child transferred to the SC school district? Do they let you do that?

Also, is Acton so close to Palmdale that there is a problem with crime & violence there? I have spent some time in SC in the past year & I love it there, but I know nothing about Acton. We are desperate to move by the beginning of summer & any info anyone could provide would be so appreciated. Thanks!

Becky

I think I can say for sure Acton schools are better then Palmdale/Lancaster schools. Acton is not full of gangs and the kind of people that belong too them. Yet