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William S. Hart High

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William S. Hart High ranks 510 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

510^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 76% of California high schools

Summary

William S. Hart High is a large, 4-star public high school serving grades 9-12 in Newhall, CA, with nearly 2,000 students in the well-regarded William S. Hart Union High district, where it maintains an exceptionally high 98% graduation rate.

When compared to nearby schools like West Ranch High, Saugus High, and Valencia High, Hart High serves a student population with a higher level of economic need, and its standardized test scores in math and science are lower than those peer schools. However, Hart excels in crucial areas like student attendance, with a chronic absenteeism rate better than its higher-scoring neighbors, showing a strong culture of engagement.

The school's statewide ranking has declined in recent years, and performance for specific student groups, such as those in special education, has shown significant volatility. Despite these academic challenges and serving a community with greater needs, the school's outstanding graduation success indicates it is very effective at supporting students to complete their diplomas, offering a more complete picture of student achievement than test scores alone.

1,941

Students ?

23.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,559

Per pupil spending ?

39.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

24825 North Newhall Ave.
Newhall, CA 91321-1576

(661) 259-7575

District: William S. Hart Union High

Feeder schools for William S. Hart High:

Elementary:	Meadows Elementary
	Newhall Elementary
	Old Orchard Elementary
	Peachland Avenue Elementary
	More...
	Valencia Valley Elementary
Middle:	Placerita Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.1%

White:

28.8%

Asian:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 87th percentile in 2013 → 76th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (47% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 24% of California high schools

✓98% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2013

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

!Large classes — about 24 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg56%

California avg41%

510^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 24%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 9% (2015) to top 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th 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	74.0	510 of 2162	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.2	322 of 2159	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	79.1	420 of 2170	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	85.6	275 of 2123	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.1	187 of 2133	91.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.6	336 of 2017	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	84.4	329 of 2021	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	89.7	196 of 2039	90.4%	★★★★★
2015	90.7	170 of 1994	91.5%	★★★★★
2013	69.2	319 of 2426	86.9%	★★★★☆
2012	74.1	230 of 2354	90.2%	★★★★★
2011	81.4	127 of 2367	94.6%	★★★★★
2010	82.9	97 of 2281	95.7%	★★★★★
2009	80.1	114 of 2238	94.9%	★★★★★
2008	84.3	74 of 2117	96.5%	★★★★★
2007	78.3	145 of 2063	93.0%	★★★★★
2006	79.1	130 of 1968	93.4%	★★★★★
2005	72.7	208 of 1901	89.1%	★★★★☆
2004	73.2	140 of 1653	91.5%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	69.7	208 of 591	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.9	223 of 581	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	104 of 582	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.6	130 of 581	77.6%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	77.3	152 of 1161	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	75.7	169 of 1117	84.9%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	352 of 1052	66.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	71.2	112 of 1085	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	35.2	681 of 1064	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.7	249 of 1044	76.1%	★★★★☆
2019	62.8	163 of 941	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	39.6	459 of 938	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	78.6	374 of 1906	80.4%	★★★★☆
2024	85.4	271 of 1915	85.8%	★★★★☆
2023	75.0	427 of 1915	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	251 of 1858	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.6	216 of 1833	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	82.6	297 of 1760	83.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	557 of 1900	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.4	230 of 1902	87.9%	★★★★☆
2023	76.8	360 of 1917	81.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	240 of 1861	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	82.7	217 of 1814	88.0%	★★★★☆
2018	70.3	483 of 1742	72.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	164 of 410	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.3	80 of 328	75.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	29 of 299	90.3%	★★★★★
2022	74.4	45 of 290	84.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	759 of 2013	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	503 of 2026	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	510 of 2030	74.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.9	614 of 1943	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.1	220 of 1937	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.9	483 of 1862	74.1%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	593 of 1942	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	342 of 1948	82.4%	★★★★☆
2023	79.4	385 of 1963	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	258 of 1916	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	219 of 1880	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	80.9	348 of 1834	81.0%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	87.1	52 of 574	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	88 of 541	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	67.0	167 of 515	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	81.9	63 of 422	85.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.9	65 of 366	82.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	719 of 1252	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	332 of 1216	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	113 of 1197	90.6%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	155 of 1155	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	105 of 1173	91.0%	★★★★★
2023	76.6	256 of 1193	78.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	116 of 1204	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.4	84 of 1222	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	181 of 1173	84.6%	★★★★☆

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)

Multi-racial (2024)91st percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)90th percentile+5 vs school

Disabled (2022)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)87th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile-6 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2023)65th percentile-16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile-14 vs school

Homeless (2025)60th percentile-16 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-34 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy68%+19 vs state

Science38%+5 vs state

Mathematics35%~ state avg

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Thursday, August 20, 2009

Attended from 1966 to 1967. Great teachers! Lots of dances to keep kids out of trouble and the football games every Friday night were my favorites. Close Quote

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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
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
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
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
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
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
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)
Golden Valley High	Public	9-12	27051 Robert C. Lee Pkwy.	Santa Clarita	91350	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 298-8140	1,980	86	22.9	42.3%	390 (19.7%)	181 (9.1%)	1,123 (56.7%)	227 (11.5%)	2 (0.1%)	2 (0.1%)	55 (2.8%)	65.2	688^th of 2162 public high schools	68.2%		59.7	772^nd of 2159 public high schools	64.2%	84		32.4	23.1	32.1			64.9	64.9			28.9	28.9	$16,003	$797	$15,206
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about William S. Hart High

What district is William S. Hart High in?

William S. Hart Union High

What schools feed into William S. Hart High?

William S. Hart High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Meadows Elementary
Elementary : Newhall Elementary
Elementary : Old Orchard Elementary
Elementary : Peachland Avenue Elementary
Elementary : Valencia Valley Elementary
Middle : Placerita Junior High

Is William S. Hart High a good school?

William S. Hart High ranks 510^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of William S. Hart High?

Students at William S. Hart High are 62% Hispanic, 29% White, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 1% African American.

How many students attend William S. Hart High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,941 students attended William S. Hart High.

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