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West Ranch High

Public Grades 9-12

68^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,135 California High Schools

Better than 97% of California high schools

Summary

West Ranch High in Valencia serves grades 9–12 and enrolls 1,777 students in the William S. Hart Union High School District. Its 2025–2026 results were strong in all three tested subjects: about 87% in English language arts (ELA), 60% in mathematics, and 71% in science—well above both district and California results. Among five nearby, same-district high schools serving grades 9–12, West Ranch ranked second in each subject, behind Academy of the Canyons.

West Ranch’s advantage is broad, though mathematics is its relatively weaker subject. Compared with California, its results were higher by 38 percentage points in ELA, 22 in mathematics, and 35 in science; compared with the district, the leads were 17, 9, and 19 points. It also exceeded the nearby-school averages—about 79% in ELA, 51% in mathematics, and 60% in science—by 9, 9, and 11 points, respectively. West Ranch’s graduation rate was about 99%, above the district’s 95% and the state’s 88%; its chronic absenteeism was about 11%, below the district’s 13% and the state’s 18%. It was not the top nearby school on every measure: Saugus High and Academy of the Canyons had higher graduation rates, while William S. Hart High had slightly lower chronic absenteeism.

Results have risen since 2022–2023, especially in science: ELA gained about 2 percentage points, mathematics about 2, and science about 6. SchoolDigger ranks West Ranch 68th among 2,137 California schools, at the 97th percentile with five stars. Its 2024–2025 student-teacher ratio was 24.6, close to the comparison schools’ average of 24.7, so it is not notably low. The school reported about 13% free/reduced lunch eligible in 2024–2025, the lowest share among the comparison schools; their reported range was 12.7%–42.3%. These figures provide context, not an explanation for the school’s results.

1,777

Students ?

24.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,078

Per pupil spending ?

12.5%

Free/reduced lunch eligible (2024-25) ?

All students in California receive free school meals.

26255 West Valencia Blvd.
Valencia, CA 91381-0664

(661) 222-1220

District: William S. Hart Union High

Feeder schools for West Ranch High:

Elementary:	Oak Hills Elementary
	Pico Canyon Elementary
	Stevenson Ranch Elementary
	Wiley Canyon Elementary
Middle:	Rancho Pico Junior High

Racial breakdown:

White:

36.4%

Asian:

28.6%

Hispanic:

23.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 96th percentile in 2015 → 97th in 2026

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (73% vs 42% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 3% of California high schools

✓99% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Large classes — about 25 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2025-2026) ?

This school73%

District avg59%

California avg42%

68^th of 2,135

California public high schools ?

Top 3%▲ up 1 pts since 2016

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd of 10High Schools in the William S. Hart Union High

245^th of 1,530William 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
2026	95.9	68 of 2135	96.8%	★★★★★
2025	96.3	72 of 2162	96.7%	★★★★★
2024	96.5	77 of 2159	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	79 of 2170	96.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.4	122 of 2123	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.8	86 of 2133	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	71 of 2017	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	95.9	59 of 2021	97.1%	★★★★★
2016	94.6	84 of 2039	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	94.9	74 of 1994	96.3%	★★★★★
2013	74.1	226 of 2426	90.7%	★★★★★
2012	74.7	221 of 2354	90.6%	★★★★★
2011	81.2	130 of 2367	94.5%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	68 of 2281	97.0%	★★★★★
2009	84.3	54 of 2238	97.6%	★★★★★
2008	83.4	82 of 2117	96.1%	★★★★★
2007	86.5	56 of 2063	97.3%	★★★★★
2006	85.9	59 of 1968	97.0%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.5	25 of 492	94.9%	★★★★★
2025	86.8	47 of 523	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.7	43 of 517	91.7%	★★★★★
2023	97.5	11 of 521	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	75.2	94 of 522	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	90.6	50 of 582	91.4%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	90.2	17 of 575	97.0%	★★★★★
2025	88.3	28 of 585	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	87.8	36 of 573	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	34 of 591	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	81.9	90 of 581	84.5%	★★★★☆
2019	82.2	81 of 582	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.0	58 of 581	90.0%	★★★★★

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.3	16 of 1161	98.6%	★★★★★
2019	94.9	46 of 1117	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	77.2	153 of 1052	85.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	72.8	105 of 1064	90.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	65 of 1864	96.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.2	72 of 1906	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	79 of 1915	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.3	88 of 1915	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.3	84 of 1858	95.5%	★★★★★
2019	95.5	71 of 1833	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	94.9	60 of 1760	96.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	94.7	62 of 1880	96.7%	★★★★★
2025	95.1	65 of 1900	96.6%	★★★★★
2024	94.5	84 of 1902	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	107 of 1917	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	97 of 1861	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.3	79 of 1814	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.1	69 of 1742	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.0	77 of 1997	96.1%	★★★★★
2025	96.4	55 of 2013	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	90.0	160 of 2026	92.1%	★★★★★
2023	96.7	64 of 2030	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	109 of 1943	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	96.4	55 of 1937	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	95 of 1862	94.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	95.4	85 of 1930	95.6%	★★★★★
2025	96.2	68 of 1942	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	96.4	81 of 1948	95.8%	★★★★★
2023	96.9	72 of 1963	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	157 of 1916	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	93.4	115 of 1880	93.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.0	95 of 1834	94.8%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	89.1	50 of 588	91.5%	★★★★★
2025	95.8	8 of 577	98.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.0	42 of 574	92.7%	★★★★★
2023	88.0	42 of 541	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	70.7	143 of 515	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	82.5	56 of 422	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	76.6	80 of 366	78.1%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	93.3	60 of 1235	95.1%	★★★★★
2025	97.2	34 of 1252	97.3%	★★★★★
2024	96.2	35 of 1216	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	85.6	103 of 1197	91.4%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2026	84.3	138 of 1130	87.8%	★★★★☆
2025	84.9	130 of 1155	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	162 of 1173	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	86.9	121 of 1193	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	224 of 1204	81.4%	★★★★☆
2019	84.9	129 of 1222	89.4%	★★★★☆
2018	89.6	76 of 1173	93.5%	★★★★★

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)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2026)97th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2026)97th percentile~ school

Female (2026)97th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2026)96th percentile~ school

Male (2026)96th percentile~ school

Special Education (2026)95th percentile~ school

African American (2026)95th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2026)91st percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)90th percentile-6 vs school

White (2026)88th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs California (2025-2026) ?

English Language Arts/Literacy87%+38 vs state

Science71%+35 vs state

Mathematics60%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, October 14, 2016

We are new here. It is a very good school. But I do not see too much parent involvement. Which, for me, is vital. I do not know where to go, who to talk to to discuss this concern. They have breakfast meeting with the principal once a month, which I have not attended so far. Maybe that can answer some of my questions/concerns. Other than that, i am satisfied with the school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2026)				Ranking (2025)				CAST Science (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2026)				Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2026)				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/reduced lunch (2024-25)	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2026)	Statewide Rank (2026)	State Percentile (2026)	SchoolDigger Rating (2026)	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	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
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%)	95.9	68^th of 2135 public high schools	96.8%		96.3	72^nd of 2162 public high schools	96.7%	4		70.9		70.5			87.0	87.0			60.4	60.4	$16,078	$499	$15,579
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%)	98.8	13^th of 2135 public high schools	99.4%		99.1	14^th of 2162 public high schools	99.4%	1		82.5		82.5			94.9	94.9			82.5	82.5	$14,422	$470	$13,952
Mission View Public	Public, Charter	8-12	26334 Citrus St.	Santa Clarita	93535	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%)	19.5	1662^nd of 2135 public high schools	22.2%		24.6	1604^th of 2162 public high schools	25.8%	58							34.4	34.4			0.0	0.0
Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart	Public, Virtual, Charter	7-12	27616 Newhall Ranch Rd.	Valencia	91741	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%)	57.5	870^th of 2135 public high schools	59.3%		61	799^th of 2162 public high schools	63.0%	71	16.7		35.1	30.6		16.7	48.0	39.1		8.3	20.0	17.4	$48,397	$00	$48,397
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%)	93.6	121^st of 2135 public high schools	94.3%		93.1	143^rd of 2162 public high schools	93.4%	22		66.3	44.4	65.5			83.0	83.0			55.1	55.1	$17,961	$627	$17,334
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%)	82.5	350^th of 2135 public high schools	83.6%		74	510^th of 2162 public high schools	76.4%	160		53.9		53.9			68.3	68.3			43.3	43.3	$16,813	$670	$16,143
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%)	53	974^th of 2135 public high schools	54.4%		57.1	889^th of 2162 public high schools	58.9%	85	51.6	37.5		41.0	75.0	51.7	54.9	56.7	66.7	21.4	18.0	24.8	$16,599	$470	$16,129
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%)	14.2	1772^nd of 2135 public high schools	17.0%		13.7	1848^th of 2162 public high schools	14.5%	76		8.5	28.6	11.1			20.8	20.8			0.0	0.0	$29,601	$1,406	$28,195
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)
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%)	90.4	198^th of 2135 public high schools	90.7%		92.9	148^th of 2162 public high schools	93.2%	50		59.1	26.3	57.9			84.7	84.7			48.5	48.5	$15,181	$487	$14,694

Frequently Asked Questions about West Ranch High

What district is West Ranch High in?

William S. Hart Union High

Is West Ranch High a good school?

Yes! West Ranch High is one of the best high schools in the state. It ranks 68^th of 2135 California high schools.

What is the racial makeup of West Ranch High?

Students at West Ranch High are 36% White, 29% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 6% Two or more races, 5% African American.

What schools feed into West Ranch High?

West Ranch High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Oak Hills Elementary
Elementary : Pico Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Stevenson Ranch Elementary
Elementary : Wiley Canyon Elementary
Middle : Rancho Pico Junior High

How many students attend West Ranch High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,777 students attended West Ranch High.

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