William S. Hart Union High Schools

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The ten highest SchoolGrades in the district. Grades reward actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact.

1. A+ Academy Of The Canyons (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
2. A+ West Ranch High (High school, exceeds expectations)
3. A+ Rancho Pico Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
4. A+ Saugus High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
5. A+ Valencia High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
6. A Rio Norte Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
7. A Canyon High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
8. A Castaic High (High school, greatly exceeds expectations)
9. A- Arroyo Seco Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)
10. A- Placerita Junior High (Middle school, greatly exceeds expectations)

High schools (8)

• D Bowman Jereann High Continuation, Santa Clarita
• A Canyon High, Canyon Country
• A Castaic High, Castaic
• B+ Golden Valley High, Santa Clarita
• A+ Saugus High, Saugus
• A+ Valencia High, Valencia
• A+ West Ranch High, Valencia
• A- William S Hart High, Newhall

Middle and junior high schools (6)

• A- Arroyo Seco Junior High, Valencia
• B+ La Mesa Junior High, Santa Clarita
• A- Placerita Junior High, Newhall
• A+ Rancho Pico Junior High, Stevenson Ranch
• A Rio Norte Junior High, Santa Clarita
• B Sierra Vista Junior High, Canyon Country

Other schools and academies (2)

• A+ Academy Of The Canyons, Santa Clarita
• B Learning Post Academy Alternative, Santa Clarita

Cities and towns served (6)

• Santa Clarita (6)
• Valencia (3)
• Canyon Country (2)
• Newhall (2)
• Castaic (1)
• Stevenson Ranch (1)

• State: Best schools in California
• County: Los Angeles County
• Type: regular local school district
• Setting: large suburb (NCES locale of the district office)
• Enrollment: 20,685 students with 939 full-time-equivalent teachers and 2,093 total staff FTE (NCES CCD, 2023-24)
• NCES district ID: 0642510
• Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model: each school's actual proficiency against the level projected for its student context. How SchoolGrade works

• Saugus Union (15 schools, 5 mi)
• Castaic Union (4 schools, 7 mi)
• Newhall (10 schools, 8 mi)
• Sulphur Springs Union (9 schools, 9 mi)
• Simi Valley Unified (26 schools, 17 mi)
• Acton-Agua Dulce Unified (3 schools, 18 mi)
• Westside Union Elementary (12 schools, 19 mi)
• Fillmore Unified (8 schools, 21 mi)