Golden Valley High

Golden Valley High, a sprawling secondary school in Santa Clarita, California, operated by William S. Hart Union High, instructs 1,980 students, covering grades 9 through 12. That puts it 136% bigger than the typical public school in California, which averages around 838 students.

Across the 16 schools in William S. Hart Union High (20,465 students total), Golden Valley High accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, Golden Valley High shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 57%. The remainder is composed of 20% White, 11% Asian, 9% Black, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 86 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 22.9:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 18.2:1, putting Golden Valley High higher than the state norm the norm. About 42% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. 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, Golden Valley High performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 54.3%, the actual is 39.9%, a residual of -14.5 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Los Angeles County) shows that median household income runs about $90,112, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Golden Valley High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: La Mesa Junior High, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts Golden Valley High at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 44.6%.

The campus sits in a commuter-belt setting.

Five-year trend. Golden Valley High's enrollment has declined 8% since 2018, when it stood at 2,157 (now 1,980).

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