Placerita Junior High

Placerita Junior High is one of the medium-sized 6-8 campuss in Newhall, California, one of the schools within William S. Hart Union High, with 940 students on its rolls from grades 7 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 43% larger than the state mean of about 659.

Placerita Junior High is one of 16 schools operated by William S. Hart Union High, a district that hosts 20,465 students overall.

In terms of who attends, Placerita Junior High lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 65% of enrollment. Other groups include 28% White, 4% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Los Angeles County as a whole is about 48% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, Placerita Junior High has 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 21.3:1. The state averages about 20.7:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 54% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Los Angeles County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, Placerita Junior High sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.6%; this one delivers 53.2%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Los Angeles County put the typical household earns roughly $90,112 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Los Angeles County's 2244 public schools (combined enrollment of about 1,265,907 students), Placerita Junior High is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: William S. Hart High, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, Placerita Junior High comes 5th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 55.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a suburban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 14%: 1,091 students in 2018 compared to 940 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 56% to 65% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 23.9:1 in 2018 to 21.3:1 in 2025.

On this page, members of the Placerita Junior High community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.