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Does Valencia High have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
2,286
High
DISTRICT 1,434 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH·NCES 064251003264
Valencia High
27801 North Dickason Dr., Valencia, CA 91355 · (661) 294-1188 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL2,286 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 73% of California public high schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- B-Three-year trend Change in reading and math proficiency over the last three test years.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded California public high schools
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
98 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
13%
290 students
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 65%
Community
6
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other high schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 9 | 578 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 561 | 25% |
| Grade 11 | 536 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 611 | 27% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 62% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
CAASPP 2024-25 . % met or exceeded standardEnglish Language Arts
84.1%
CA avg 49.1% . +19.1pp since 2014
Math
53.6%
CA avg 37.7% . +14.6pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 84 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 19 points since 2014, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 53.3% | 30.8% | 9.2% | 6.7% |
| Math | 27.9% | 25.7% | 21.9% | 24.5% |
Share of tested students at each CAASPP level. Each student counts in one level, so a row adds to about 100%.
CAASPP results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 84.1% | 53.6% |
| 2023-24 | 87.4% | 50.7% |
| 2022-23 | 88.7% | 57.9% |
| 2021-22 | 83.2% | 49.1% |
| 2018-19 | 79.2% | 56.6% |
| 2017-18 | 80.8% | 57.4% |
| 2016-17 | 81.8% | 54.1% |
| 2015-16 | 83.0% | 53.0% |
| 2014-15 | 65.0% | 39.0% |
% met or exceeded standard, all students and all tested grades.
Source: CAASPP. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
68.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
72.1%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% typical for California schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among California's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Valencia High
Valencia High's state test result (68.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valencia High this school | 2,286 | 12.7% | 68.9% |
| Rancho Bernardo High San Diego | 2,210 | 15.2% | 65.7% |
| West Ranch High Valencia | 1,777 | 12.5% | 72.4% |
| Los Alamitos High Los Alamitos | 2,915 | 16.4% | 62.1% |
| Mt. Carmel High San Diego | 1,800 | 17.4% | 65.4% |
| Granada High Livermore | 2,156 | 15.7% | 60.6% |
Matched among California high schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Valencia High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 68.9% | #92 of 1,052 | #23 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.6% | #135 of 1,056 ▲ 6 | #35 of 229 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 84.1% | #59 of 1,056 ▼ 22 | #17 of 229 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest gain first | +2.6pp | #488 of 1,044 | #140 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 2,286 | #168 of 2,093 | #33 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.4:1 | #1,038 of 1,352 | #293 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #107 of 1,351 | #15 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 12.7% | #1,532 of 1,575 | #387 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.7% | #138 of 802 | #58 of 227 |
Ranked against other public high schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
2,286
-349 (-13%) vs 2020
-18% since 2000-01, when it was 2,779
Student : Teacher
23.4:1
was 24.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 2,286 | 97.8 | 23.4:1 | 13% (290) |
| 2023-24 | 2,258 | 102.5 | 22.0:1 | 12% (267) |
| 2022-23 | 2,275 | 100.6 | 22.6:1 | 12% (271) |
| 2020-21 | 2,635 | 107 | 24.6:1 | 15% (395) |
| 2017-18 | 2,959 | 122.5 | 24.2:1 | 15% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 3,103 | 121 | 25.6:1 | 7% (210) |
| 2010-11 | 3,019 | N/A | N/A | 6% (176) |
| 2000-01 | 2,779 | 111 | 25.0:1 | 2% (69) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Valencia High.
Since 2017-18: students down 23% (2,959 to 2,286); teachers down 20% (122.5 to 97.8).
About Valencia High
Valencia High is a high school in Valencia, California, and it is part of William S. Hart Union High. The school offers grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 2,286 students. That puts enrollment 173% bigger than the 838-student average for high schools in California.
The district for Valencia High is William S. Hart Union High, with 16 schools and 20,465 students.
The biggest share of students at Valencia High, 42%, is White. Other reported shares: 25% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 6% multiracial, and 5% Black. That compares with about 31% White among all Los Angeles County residents. The diversity index for Valencia High is 71%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
Its ratio of 23.4:1 is based on 97.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. High schools in California average 18.2:1, 5.2 fewer students per teacher than here. The share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 13%. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in Los Angeles County.
Among California public high schools, Valencia High outscored 73%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
Valencia High's actual average proficiency rate across its state test results (68.9%) and its predicted rate (72.1%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of California schools.
In Los Angeles County, where the school is located, median household income comes to about $90,112, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 2,244 public schools in the county, enrolling about 1,265,907, Valencia High among them.
About 0.2 miles separate Valencia High from the closest public school, Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, Valencia High ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
Locale: Suburb: Large. In NCES terms, the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 349 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The number of students per teacher dropped from 24.6 to 23.4 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about open houses, carpools, and field trips at Valencia High. Members of the school community can share what they know.
Los Angeles County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
9,808,667
Census ACS
Median income
$90,112
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
2,244
1,265,907 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in William S. Hart Union High
- Saugus HighHigh · 2,317 students
- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 1,952 students
- William S. Hart HighHigh · 1,941 students
- West Ranch HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Arroyo Seco Junior HighMiddle · 1,239 students
Other schools in Valencia
- West Ranch HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Arroyo Seco Junior HighMiddle · 1,239 students
- West Creek AcademyElementary · 983 students
- Bridgeport ElementaryElementary · 866 students
- Valencia Valley ElementaryElementary · 738 students
- Meadows ElementaryElementary · 729 students
Other Valencia High schools
2 other US public schools in 2 states are named Valencia High. Valencia High is the 2nd largest of the 3.
- Valencia HighPlacentia, CA · 2,411 students
- VALENCIA HIGHLOS LUNAS, NM · 960 students
Nearby schools
- Opportunities for Learning - William S. Hart0.2 mi · 464
- Charles Helmers Elementary0.7 mi · 524
- West Creek Academy1.2 mi · 983
- Bridgeport Elementary1.2 mi · 866
- Rio Norte Junior High1.3 mi · 1,138
- North Park Elementary1.4 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About Valencia HighWhat is the total enrollment at Valencia High?
Valencia High enrolls approximately 2,286 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does Valencia High serve?
Valencia High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
How many students per teacher at Valencia High?
Approximately 23.4:1 students per teacher at Valencia High.
What is the student diversity at Valencia High?
Student demographics at Valencia High are roughly 42% White, 25% Hispanic, 5% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is Valencia High in?
Valencia High is part of William S. Hart Union High.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.