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Valencia High

Public Grades 9-12

143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 93% of California high schools

Summary

Valencia High is a large, high-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 with about 2,300 students in the Santa Clarita Valley, part of the William S. Hart Union High district.

The school consistently ranks among the top in the state, placing in the 93rd percentile and outperforming most nearby comprehensive high schools like William S. Hart High and Golden Valley High in core subjects. Its students show exceptional strength in English (84% proficient) and science (57% proficient), and the school maintains strong results across all student subgroups. While its math scores are solid and above state averages, they are an area where the school, like others in the district, has room to grow relative to its other high scores.

Valencia High is part of a tiered district where it sits in the elite group with schools like West Ranch High and Saugus High, while specialized programs like the Academy of the Canyons rank even higher. The school achieves these excellent outcomes efficiently, with per-student spending in the middle of the district range. Parents should note a slight recent dip in overall ranking and a higher-than-expected dropout rate despite a stellar 94% graduation rate, which the school may want to examine.

2,286

Students ?

23.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,169

Per pupil spending ?

12.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27801 North Dickason Dr.
Valencia, CA 91355-1208

(661) 294-1188

District: William S. Hart Union High

Feeder schools for Valencia High:

Elementary:	Castaic Elementary
	Charles Helmers Elementary
	Live Oak Elementary
	North Park Elementary
	More...
	Northlake Hills Elementary
	Tesoro del Valle Elementary
	West Creek Academy
Middle:	Castaic Middle
	Rio Norte Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.0%

Hispanic:

24.8%

Asian:

22.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 92nd percentile in 2013 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (65% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of California high schools

✓94% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg56%

California avg41%

143^rd of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 15% (2015) to top 7% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd of 10High Schools in the William S. Hart Union High

235^th of 1,543William S. Hart Union High among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.1	143 of 2162	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	82 of 2159	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.6	81 of 2170	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	149 of 2123	93.0%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	130 of 2133	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.4	129 of 2017	93.6%	★★★★★
2017	91.2	170 of 2021	91.6%	★★★★★
2016	91.6	153 of 2039	92.5%	★★★★★
2015	82.6	309 of 1994	84.5%	★★★★☆
2013	75.7	199 of 2426	91.8%	★★★★★
2012	75.8	206 of 2354	91.2%	★★★★★
2011	83.7	91 of 2367	96.2%	★★★★★
2010	83.2	92 of 2281	96.0%	★★★★★
2009	80.6	106 of 2238	95.3%	★★★★★
2008	81.7	103 of 2117	95.1%	★★★★★
2007	80.7	112 of 2063	94.6%	★★★★★
2006	81.0	111 of 1968	94.4%	★★★★★
2005	78.2	111 of 1901	94.2%	★★★★★
2004	75.9	108 of 1653	93.5%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	17 of 523	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	20 of 517	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	24 of 521	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	46 of 522	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	87.1	55 of 592	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	96.5	21 of 582	96.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	40 of 585	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	84.6	72 of 573	87.4%	★★★★☆
2023	90.8	19 of 591	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	52 of 581	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	80.1	95 of 582	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	127 of 581	78.1%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	87.4	93 of 1161	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	64.5	242 of 1117	78.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.0	162 of 1052	84.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2019	72.9	101 of 941	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	82.5	90 of 938	90.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	94.2	94 of 1906	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	95.4	75 of 1915	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	70 of 1915	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.4	157 of 1858	91.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.8	117 of 1833	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	94.0	77 of 1760	95.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	86.7	182 of 1900	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	96.8	53 of 1902	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	47 of 1917	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.2	103 of 1861	94.5%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	98 of 1814	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.6	124 of 1742	92.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	143 of 2013	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.3	177 of 2026	91.3%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	106 of 2030	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	73.2	378 of 1943	80.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	183 of 1937	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	77.9	353 of 1862	81.0%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	167 of 1942	91.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	91 of 1948	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	96.3	89 of 1963	95.5%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	138 of 1916	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	152 of 1880	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	90.7	168 of 1834	90.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	78.5	115 of 574	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	154 of 541	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	42 of 515	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.0	147 of 422	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	138 of 366	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	69.6	244 of 1252	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	86.6	102 of 1216	91.6%	★★★★★
2023	85.8	99 of 1197	91.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	157 of 1155	86.4%	★★★★☆
2024	83.1	167 of 1173	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	86.4	127 of 1193	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	258 of 1204	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	81.1	183 of 1222	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	84.8	145 of 1173	87.6%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

African American (2025)97th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Disabled (2022)92nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)91st percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2019)89th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile-13 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)80th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy84%+35 vs state

Science57%+24 vs state

Mathematics54%+16 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)				Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Valencia High	Public	9-12	27801 North Dickason Dr.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 294-1188	2,286	98	23.3	12.7%	961 (42.0%)	110 (4.8%)	567 (24.8%)	508 (22.2%)	3 (0.1%)	3 (0.1%)	131 (5.7%)	93.1	143^rd of 2162 public high schools	93.4%		96.2	82^nd of 2159 public high schools	96.2%	61		57.8	8.3	56.5			84.1	84.1			53.6	53.6	$16,169	$695	$15,474
Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	27616 Newhall Ranch Rd.	Valencia	91355	Los Angeles County	Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart District	Yes	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 607-0153	464	19	24.2	63.1%	164 (35.3%)	16 (3.4%)	245 (52.8%)	11 (2.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	22 (4.7%)	61	799^th of 2162 public high schools	63.0%		54.4	897^th of 2159 public high schools	58.5%	98	19.3		33.3	25.5	15.4	29.8	60.8	40.6	12.8	7.0	19.0	13.7	$40,790	$00	$40,790
Mission View Public	Public, Charter	8-12	26334 Citrus St.	Santa Clarita	91355	Los Angeles County	Mission View Public District	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 874-1341	255	9	27.7	73.7%	42 (16.5%)	1 (0.4%)	184 (72.2%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	23 (9.0%)	24.6	1604^th of 2162 public high schools	25.8%		22.7	1639^th of 2159 public high schools	24.1%	35				18.2			35.7	36.4			5.8	5.3	$116,302	$111	$116,191
Saugus High	Public	9-12	21900 Centurion Way	Saugus	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 297-3900	2,317	95	24.4	17.6%	972 (42.0%)	81 (3.5%)	892 (38.5%)	248 (10.7%)	3 (0.1%)	5 (0.2%)	116 (5.0%)	92.9	148^th of 2162 public high schools	93.2%		94.5	118^th of 2159 public high schools	94.5%	30		63.8		63.6			81.9	81.9			48.5	48.5	$14,997	$521	$14,476
Academy of the Canyons	Public	9-12	26455 Rockwell Canyon Rd.	Santa Clarita	91355	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 362-3056	385	13	29.3	15.3%	104 (27.0%)	12 (3.1%)	85 (22.1%)	168 (43.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	14 (3.6%)	99.1	14^th of 2162 public high schools	99.4%		96.5	78^th of 2159 public high schools	96.4%	64		81.6		81.6			96.9	96.9			77.6	77.6	$14,055	$500	$13,555
West Ranch High	Public	9-12	26255 West Valencia Blvd.	Valencia	91381	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 222-1220	1,777	72	24.6	12.5%	647 (36.4%)	93 (5.2%)	414 (23.3%)	508 (28.6%)	5 (0.3%)	4 (0.2%)	106 (6.0%)	96.3	72^nd of 2162 public high schools	96.7%		96.5	77^th of 2159 public high schools	96.4%	5		67.4		66.9			85.1	85.1			60.6	60.6	$15,736	$517	$15,219
Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation)	Public	9-12	21508 Centre Pointe Pkwy.	Santa Clarita	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 253-4400	224	20	11.0	72.3%	32 (14.3%)	3 (1.3%)	184 (82.1%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	13.7	1848^th of 2162 public high schools	14.5%		24.9	1589^th of 2159 public high schools	26.4%	259		6.5	7.7	6.6			20.5	20.5			2.3	2.3	$23,931	$727	$23,204
Hart Regional Occupational Program	Public	9-12	21515 Centre Point Pkwy.	Santa Clarita	91350	Los Angeles County	Hart Regional Occupational Program	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(661) 259-0033	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Learning Post Academy (Alternative)	Public, Virtual	7-12	24825 North Newhall Ave.	Santa Clarita	91321	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	Yes	(n/a)	(661) 255-8338	322	17	18.8	24.2%	149 (46.3%)	7 (2.2%)	123 (38.2%)	21 (6.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (6.2%)	57.1	889^th of 2162 public high schools	58.9%		56.5	850^th of 2159 public high schools	60.6%	39	35.0	36.8		36.5	86.7	61.9	60.0	63.6	57.1	25.0	15.5	22.0	$15,647	$500	$15,147
William S. Hart High	Public	9-12	24825 North Newhall Ave.	Newhall	91321	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 259-7575	1,941	81	23.8	39.1%	559 (28.8%)	27 (1.4%)	1,205 (62.1%)	87 (4.5%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.3%)	57 (2.9%)	74	510^th of 2162 public high schools	76.4%		85.2	322^nd of 2159 public high schools	85.1%	188		38.0		37.9			68.2	68.2			35.0	35.0	$16,559	$671	$15,888

Frequently Asked Questions about Valencia High

Is Valencia High a good school?

Yes. Valencia High ranks in the top 6.6% of California high schools.

How many students attend Valencia High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,286 students attended Valencia High.

What district is Valencia High in?

William S. Hart Union High

What schools feed into Valencia High?

Valencia High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Castaic Elementary
Elementary : Charles Helmers Elementary
Elementary : Live Oak Elementary
Elementary : North Park Elementary
Elementary : Northlake Hills Elementary
Elementary : Tesoro del Valle Elementary
Elementary : West Creek Academy
Middle : Castaic Middle
Middle : Rio Norte Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Valencia High?

Students at Valencia High are 42% White, 25% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

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