Canyon High

Canyon High is a high-enrollment high school in Canyon Country, California, operated by William S. Hart Union High. The school works with 1,952 students in grades 9 through 12. Compared to the state average of about 838 students per school, that is 133% larger than typical.

William S. Hart Union High comprises 16 schools with combined enrollment of 20,465 students; Canyon High is among them.

Looking at the student body, Canyon High records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 24% White, 5% Asian, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 24.4:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 18.2:1 average. An estimated 37% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, Canyon High tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 57.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 49.6%.

In the broader community, census data for Los Angeles County shows median household income runs about $90,112, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Canyon High is one of 2244 public schools in Los Angeles County (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students).

Cedarcreek Elementary is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), Canyon High ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a residential area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 2,218 students in 2018 compared to 1,952 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 52% to 65% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 25.5:1 in 2018 to 24.4:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for Canyon High typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.