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Enrollment
1,941
High
DISTRICT 1,434 · STATE 838
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WILLIAM S. HART UNION HIGH·NCES 064251006959
William S. Hart High
24825 North Newhall Ave., Newhall, CA 91321 · (661) 259-7575 · Los Angeles County
GRADES 09–12HIGH21-SUBURBREGULAR SCHOOL1,941 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 52% of California public high schools
- B+Test 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.
- DThree-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
23.9:1
81 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 22.7:1 · STATE 18.2:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
39%
759 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 | 483 | 25% |
| Grade 10 | 444 | 23% |
| Grade 11 | 454 | 23% |
| Grade 12 | 560 | 29% |
Student demographics
53%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
68.2%
CA avg 49.1% . -12.8pp since 2014
Math
35.0%
CA avg 37.7% . -16.0pp since 2014
What this means: On the CAASPP, California's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all California schools, those numbers are about 49 and 38. Reading and writing scores are down about 13 points since 2014, while math scores are down about 16 points.
Performance levels, 2024-25
| Subject | Standard Exceeded | Standard Met | Standard Nearly Met | Standard Not Met |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English Language Arts | 36.3% | 31.9% | 17.6% | 14.3% |
| Math | 15.2% | 19.8% | 26.1% | 38.9% |
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 | 68.2% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 71.3% | 38.8% |
| 2022-23 | 74.9% | 34.7% |
| 2021-22 | 77.7% | 35.8% |
| 2018-19 | 80.1% | 43.5% |
| 2017-18 | 72.0% | 41.8% |
| 2016-17 | 79.3% | 41.5% |
| 2015-16 | 82.0% | 49.0% |
| 2014-15 | 81.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.6%
based on CA schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 William S. Hart High
William S. Hart High's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| William S. Hart High this school | 1,941 | 39.1% | 53.3% |
| Sequoia High Redwood City | 1,854 | 39.3% | 42.2% |
| Willow Glen High San Jose | 1,543 | 38.8% | 43.6% |
| Adolfo Camarillo High Camarillo | 1,969 | 40.9% | 46.8% |
| Moorpark High Moorpark | 1,691 | 36.5% | 45.7% |
| Canyon High Canyon Country | 1,952 | 37.1% | 56.0% |
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 William S. Hart High ranks
Among high schools| Measure | This school | In California | In Los Angeles County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #273 of 1,052 | #58 of 228 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #338 of 1,056 ▼ 64 | #74 of 229 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.2% | #284 of 1,056 ▼ 72 | #57 of 229 ▼ 7 |
| 3-year test score change ranked biggest drop first | -5.2pp | #120 of 1,044 | #10 of 229 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,941 | #322 of 2,093 | #66 of 486 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 23.9:1 | #1,099 of 1,352 | #300 of 358 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.9% | #615 of 1,351 | #99 of 359 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 39.1% | #1,299 of 1,575 | #345 of 396 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -16.4% | #256 of 802 | #101 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
1,941
-212 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 1990-91, when it was 2,117
Student : Teacher
23.9:1
was 23.1:1
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 | 1,941 | 81.3 | 23.9:1 | 39% (759) |
| 2023-24 | 1,930 | 86.8 | 22.2:1 | 39% (760) |
| 2022-23 | 2,034 | 90.1 | 22.6:1 | 42% (856) |
| 2020-21 | 2,153 | 93 | 23.1:1 | 39% (844) |
| 2017-18 | 2,322 | 93.1 | 24.9:1 | 38% (881) |
| 2015-16 | 2,342 | 92 | 25.5:1 | 25% (575) |
| 2010-11 | 2,111 | N/A | N/A | 15% (321) |
| 2000-01 | 2,592 | 106 | 24.4:1 | 9% (233) |
| 1990-91 | 2,117 | 83 | 25.5:1 | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for William S. Hart High.
Since 2017-18: students down 16% (2,322 to 1,941); teachers down 13% (93.1 to 81.3).
About William S. Hart High
Students in Newhall, California, attend William S. Hart High, a large high school. It is open to students in grades 9 through 12 and enrolls 1,941 students. By comparison, high schools in California enroll about 838 students on average.
William S. Hart Union High serves 20,465 students across 16 schools.
More than half of the students at William S. Hart High are Hispanic (62%). The remaining shares are 29% White, 4% Asian, and 3% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Los Angeles County's population at about 48%. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 53, compared with 70 nationally.
With 81.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 23.9:1. Statewide, high schools in California average 18.2:1. Roughly 39% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Across public schools in Los Angeles County, the average is 70%.
William S. Hart High earns a B- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 52% of California public high schools.
Schools in California with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 56.6%. William S. Hart High scores 53.3%.
American Community Survey estimates for Los Angeles County show that median household income comes to about $90,112, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. Los Angeles County counts 2,244 public schools with about 1,265,907 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, Learning Post Academy (Alternative), is the closest to William S. Hart High. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On proficiency, William S. Hart High is ahead of the 52.4% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
NCES describes the area around William S. Hart High as Suburb: Large, meaning in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment fell by 10% across 4 years, from 2,153 in 2020-21 to 1,941 in 2024-25.
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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
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- Saugus HighHigh · 2,317 students
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- Golden Valley HighHigh · 1,980 students
- Canyon HighHigh · 1,952 students
- West Ranch HighHigh · 1,777 students
- Arroyo Seco Junior HighMiddle · 1,239 students
Other schools in Newhall
- Placerita Junior HighMiddle · 940 students
- Valley View Community ElementaryElementary · 526 students
- Newhall ElementaryElementary · 493 students
- Peachland Avenue ElementaryElementary · 463 students
- Dr. J. Michael McGrath ElementaryElementary · 414 students
- Wiley Canyon ElementaryElementary · 388 students
Nearby schools
- Learning Post Academy (Alternative)0.1 mi · 322
- Placerita Junior High0.3 mi · 940
- Newhall Elementary0.4 mi · 493
- Old Orchard Elementary0.6 mi · 520
- Peachland Avenue Elementary0.8 mi · 463
- Meadows Elementary1.1 mi · 729
Frequently asked questions
About William S. Hart HighHow large is William S. Hart High?
William S. Hart High enrolls approximately 1,941 students in grades 09-12.
What age range does William S. Hart High serve?
William S. Hart High serves students from grade 09 through grade 12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at William S. Hart High?
The student-to-teacher ratio at William S. Hart High is approximately 23.9:1 (81 FTE teachers).
How diverse is William S. Hart High?
William S. Hart High reports a student body of 29% White, 62% Hispanic, 1% Black, 4% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is William S. Hart High in?
William S. Hart 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.