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Golden Valley High

Q: Is Golden Valley High a good school?

Golden Valley High ranks 688 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

688^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 68% of California high schools

Summary

Golden Valley High is a large public high school serving approximately 1,980 students in grades 9-12 within the generally high-performing William S. Hart Union High district in Santa Clarita.

The school has a significant strength in ensuring students graduate, with a 95.5% graduation rate that beats both district and state averages. It also shows notable success in supporting specific groups, such as homeless students. However, the school's academic performance, especially in mathematics, is a key area of concern. With a math proficiency rate of 28.94%, it lags significantly behind the district average and all other nearby comprehensive high schools like Valencia High and Saugus High. This contributes to its middle-ground position and declining state ranking among schools in its own district.

A particularly telling comparison is with Canyon High, a school just miles away with a very similar student population in terms of economic need, per-student spending, and class sizes, yet it achieves dramatically higher test scores. This suggests internal factors like curriculum and instruction are pivotal. While Golden Valley High effectively graduates its students, families should be aware of its academic performance gap compared to peers and its inconsistent support for subgroups like English Learners and Special Education students, which contrasts with its strengths elsewhere.

1,980

Students ?

22.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$20,829

Per pupil spending ?

42.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

27051 Robert C. Lee Pkwy.
Santa Clarita, CA 91350-0500

(661) 298-8140

District: William S. Hart Union High

Feeder schools for Golden Valley High:

Elementary:	Canyon Springs Community Elementary
	Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary
	Fair Oaks Ranch Community
	Golden Oak Community
	More...
	Rio Vista Elementary
	Valley View Community Elementary
Middle:	La Mesa Junior High

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.7%

White:

19.7%

Asian:

11.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 67th percentile in 2013 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓96% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

✓Above the California median (68th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of William S. Hart Union High's ranking

!Large classes — about 23 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg56%

California avg41%

688^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From top 19% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	65.2	688 of 2162	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.7	772 of 2159	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	554 of 2170	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.1	498 of 2123	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	379 of 2133	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	410 of 2017	79.7%	★★★★☆
2017	71.0	578 of 2021	71.4%	★★★★☆
2016	74.8	469 of 2039	77.0%	★★★★☆
2015	79.4	373 of 1994	81.3%	★★★★☆
2013	49.8	800 of 2426	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.7	747 of 2354	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	54.4	678 of 2367	71.4%	★★★★☆
2010	57.2	575 of 2281	74.8%	★★★★☆
2009	56.2	574 of 2238	74.4%	★★★★☆
2008	56.4	533 of 2117	74.8%	★★★★☆
2007	62.5	405 of 2063	80.4%	★★★★☆
2006	78.4	144 of 1968	92.7%	★★★★★
2005	73.6	193 of 1901	89.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	213 of 523	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.0	120 of 517	76.8%	★★★★☆
2023	83.3	75 of 521	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	78 of 522	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	100 of 592	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.4	149 of 582	74.4%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	296 of 585	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.9	303 of 573	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	310 of 591	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	288 of 581	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	70.6	191 of 582	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	304 of 581	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	41.1	552 of 1161	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.8	375 of 1117	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.0	316 of 1052	70.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	31.7	803 of 1085	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	489 of 1064	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	30.9	801 of 1044	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.0	259 of 941	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	37.7	501 of 938	46.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	646 of 1906	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	786 of 1915	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.7	496 of 1915	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.8	452 of 1858	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	417 of 1833	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	410 of 1760	76.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	60.0	708 of 1900	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.5	852 of 1902	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.3	491 of 1917	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	70.1	431 of 1861	76.8%	★★★★☆
2019	78.2	293 of 1814	83.8%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	292 of 1742	83.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.2	49 of 410	88.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.6	122 of 328	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	93.2	16 of 299	94.6%	★★★★★
2022	83.2	28 of 290	90.3%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	63.1	685 of 2013	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	839 of 2026	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.1	439 of 2030	78.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	541 of 1943	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	335 of 1937	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	363 of 1862	80.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.5	664 of 1942	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	671 of 1948	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.9	535 of 1963	72.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	507 of 1916	73.5%	★★★★☆
2019	79.2	342 of 1880	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	382 of 1834	79.2%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	45.5	332 of 574	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	321 of 541	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	58.9	212 of 515	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.3	230 of 422	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.0	188 of 366	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	807 of 1252	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.2	612 of 1216	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.4	499 of 1197	58.3%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	67.2	380 of 1155	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.8	506 of 1173	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	82.7	186 of 1193	84.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.2	228 of 1204	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	73.5	279 of 1222	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	297 of 1173	74.7%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+20 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)66th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)66th percentile~ school

Male (2025)66th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

Disabled (2022)52nd percentile-24 vs school

Asian (2025)49th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)42nd percentile-22 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile-33 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)26th percentile-38 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy65%+16 vs state

Science32%~ state avg

Mathematics29%-8 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 (2025)
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
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	$20,829	$19,958	$871
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)
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	$46,216	$44,810	$1,406
Canyon High	Public	9-12	19300 West Nadal St.	Canyon Country	91351	Los Angeles County	William S. Hart Union High	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(661) 252-6110	1,952	80	24.3	37.1%	468 (24.0%)	81 (4.1%)	1,259 (64.5%)	97 (5.0%)	2 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	43 (2.2%)	85.6	299^th of 2162 public high schools	86.2%		74.1	500^th of 2159 public high schools	76.8%	201		43.6	41.7	43.5			78.8	78.8			46.2	46.2	$20,030	$19,296	$734
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	$21,376	$20,706	$670
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	$21,148	$20,678	$470
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	$18,295	$17,808	$487
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
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	$16,794	$16,324	$470
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Golden Valley High

Is Golden Valley High a good school?

Golden Valley High ranks 688^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools feed into Golden Valley High?

Golden Valley High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Canyon Springs Community Elementary
Elementary : Dr. J. Michael McGrath Elementary
Elementary : Fair Oaks Ranch Community
Elementary : Golden Oak Community
Elementary : Rio Vista Elementary
Elementary : Valley View Community Elementary
Middle : La Mesa Junior High

What is the racial makeup of Golden Valley High?

Students at Golden Valley High are 57% Hispanic, 20% White, 11% Asian, 9% African American, 3% Two or more races.

What district is Golden Valley High in?

William S. Hart Union High

How many students attend Golden Valley High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,980 students attended Golden Valley High.

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