Public school · William S. Hart Union High

Academy of the Canyons — Rating & test scores

26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita · 385 students · Grades 9–12

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Scope Score 95

StrongScope Score · 98th percentile. Higher than 98 in 100 of the 1,498 California public high schools we score.

75 is the typical California school. 100 is the best result in the state. How the score is built

In 2024–25, 98% of the class graduated in four years (96 of 98); across California, 89%.

Source for this line
Source
CDE four-year adjusted cohort graduation rate (ACGR), 2024–25
Students
students who started 9th grade together: 98
Comparison
California: graduates divided by students who started 9th grade together, across 2,281 public schools’ rows (our combination, not CDE’s published state rate; 432,702 of 487,177).

Overview

Is Academy of the Canyons a good high school?

Strong. Academy of the Canyons is higher than most California high schools on test results and attendance.

From spring 2026, the state calls its top two levels “Proficient or Advanced” (formerly “Met or Exceeded”).

Test results, spring 2025

English, Proficient or Advanced9997%
Math, Proficient or Advanced9878%
English, Advanced9977%
Math, Advanced9541%

Showing up, 2024–25

Attendance976 in 100
Academy of the Canyons’s place among California high schools, out of 100William S. Hart Union High’s other high schoolsBar colour, from the lowest quarter of schools to the highest

One more thing to know

In grade 11, spring 2026, 82% scored Proficient or Advanced in math, against 32% across California.

Each bar is Academy of the Canyons’s place among 1,498 California public high schools we score. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, updated October 15, 2026.

How to read these bars, and their sources

A place counts the schools out of 100 with a lower figure. The dashed line is the middle. Test results are from spring 2025, grade 11, the latest year with a high school Scope Score. That year the state called these levels Met or exceeded and Exceeded. Attendance counts students who missed 10% or more of school days; fewer is better, so a higher place means fewer such students.

Source for the sentence
California’s state tests (CAASPP), California Department of Education, spring 2026. All students tested in grade 11. California: CDE’s grade 11 rows for the whole state combined, weighted by students tested (our calculation; 413,523 in math tested).

In its own words

What does Academy of the Canyons say about itself?

We haven’t read Academy of the Canyons’s website yet. Until we do, the school’s own site is the best place to hear it in its own words.

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Nearby

How does it compare with schools nearby?

0 of the 7 high schools nearby have a higher Scope Score than Academy of the Canyons. Each school is compared with every California high school.

Scope Score

8 high schools within 4.5 miles, highest score first. Under each name is how the school takes students.

  1. Academy of the CanyonsScope Score 9598th
  2. West RanchNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 9195th
  3. ValenciaNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8585th
  4. SaugusNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8483rd
  5. William S. HartNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 8070th
  6. Santa Clarita Valley InternationalCharter · its own lotteryScope Score 7652nd
  7. Golden ValleyNeighborhood school · by addressScope Score 7549th
  8. Learning Post Academy (Alternative)School of choice · by applicationScope Score 7233rd
William S. Hart Union HighCharterMagnet or school of choice

A charter school takes applications from any family and holds a lottery when it has more applicants than seats. A magnet or other school of choice takes applications through its district.

Scope Score from California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Distance is a straight line from this campus and is not an attendance boundary. See these schools on the map

Scores and family income

Further right, more students are from low-income families. Higher up, more students met or exceeded the standard in English.

75%0%25%50%75%100%

6 of 8 schools are named on the chart. Point at a dot or tap it to read any school.

English results: California Department of Education state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, grade 11. Low-income is the share of students who qualified for free or reduced-price meals, 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes.

Schools like it

How does Academy of the Canyons compare with schools like it?

Academy of the Canyons’s Scope Score is 95. 81 California high schools, counting Academy of the Canyons, have a similar share of students from low-income families. Their typical score is 88. Academy of the Canyons’s result is higher than 71 of them.

The five schools with the highest results of the 81

  1. Students from low-income families: 11%

    Scope Score 99Strong · 99th percentile

  2. Students from low-income families: 21%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile

  3. Students from low-income families: 21%

    Scope Score 97Strong · 98th percentile

  4. Students from low-income families: 12%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

  5. Students from low-income families: 12%

    Scope Score 96Strong · 98th percentile

81 California public high schools where 9% to 21% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. The chart compares results, not causes. Our calculation from California Department of Education records, spring 2025.

How the group is chosen

The group is every California public high school we score where 9% to 21% of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25. That is within 6 points of Academy of the Canyons’s share. The count includes Academy of the Canyons. Typical means the median: half are higher and half are lower. Schools differ in more than family income, and no score is changed for it. Our calculation from California Department of Education records: state tests (CAASPP), spring 2025, and school meal eligibility, 2024–25.

Over time

Have results changed?

Results in both subjects were similar to 2025. English went from 97% to 95% and math from 78% to 82%.

Share at the state’s top two test levels, 2017 to 2026

Grade 11. Point at a year, tap it or use the arrow keys to read its figures.

English

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202683%98%95%Academy of the CanyonsThis school77%William S. Hart Union HighDistrict57%CaliforniaCalifornia

Math

No comparable testsNo tests25%50%75%2017201820192022202320242025202649%78%82%Academy of the CanyonsThis school49%William S. Hart Union HighDistrict32%CaliforniaCalifornia

The lines break where a year has no comparable state test results. Each spring tests a different group of students. William S. Hart Union High’s line combines its 10 high schools we score (our calculation). Faint lines are its other schools. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Each year’s results

The top two levels were called Met or Exceeded before 2026 and are called Proficient or Advanced now. William S. Hart Union High’s figure weights each school by the students it tested.

English, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringAcademy of the CanyonsWilliam S. Hart Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201798%83%60%97
201899%79%56%99
2019100%82%57%100
202294%77%55%86
202394%77%55%100
202481%74%56%97
202597%77%57%98
202695%77%57%97
Math, grade 11: share at the top two levels
SpringAcademy of the CanyonsWilliam S. Hart Union HighCaliforniaTested here
201778%49%32%96
201884%50%31%99
201994%53%32%101
202271%41%27%85
202368%45%27%100
202462%40%28%97
202578%45%30%98
202682%49%32%97

Tests

How did students here do on state tests?

Well above California in both subjects.

English

95%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

1976
William S. Hart Union High75%California57%

Math

82%

scored Proficient or Advanced.

123349
William S. Hart Union High46%California32%
MinimalDeveloping levelProficientAdvanced

In grade 11, spring 2026, 95% scored Proficient or Advanced in English and 82% in math, against 57% and 32% across California.

The state published these results on October 15, 2026. What changed across California. Spring 2026, grade 11 combined. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 13 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. The grade 11 cards above give each subject’s share.

All four test levels, with the number of students tested
Share of students tested at each level, spring 2026. The state’s test levels Advanced, Proficient, the Developing level (formerly Nearly met) and Minimal.
StudentsAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalTested
English, grade 11 · This school76%19%5%0%97
English, grade 11 · California27%30%21%22%414,559
English, grade 11 · William S. Hart Union High44%31%15%10%3,308
Math, grade 11 · This school49%33%12%6%97
Math, grade 11 · California16%16%20%48%413,523
Math, grade 11 · William S. Hart Union High24%22%22%32%3,298

Spring 2026, grade 11 combined: 97 tested in English, 97 tested in math. California combines the state’s results for the same grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Who goes here

Who goes here?

Asian students are the largest group here, at 35% of students. 0 of 375 students missed 10% or more of school days.

Missing school, 2025–26

0in 100

students were chronically absent. That means they missed 10% or more of school days (0 of 375 students).

At the average high school in the William S. Hart Union High district: 14 in 100. At the average California high school: 22 in 100.

Students, 2024–25

385

students in grades 9–12.

Asian 35%White 29%Hispanic or Latino 21%Filipino 9%Two or more races 4%

Family income

15%

of students qualified for free or reduced-price meals in 2024–25, 59 of 385. California: 63%.

Teachers, 2024–25

14

teachers, with 18 years of experience on average.

0% were in their first year.

93% of teaching positions had the right credential, 2021–22.

Suspensions, 2025–26

0

students were suspended at least once. Average California high school 2.9%.

Sources: California Department of Education. Each tile names its year.

Full student mix, 2025–26
StudentsHere
Asian35%
White29%
Hispanic or Latino21%
Filipino9%
Two or more races4%
Black or African American—
American Indian or Alaska Native—
Pacific Islander—
Not reported—
Where these figures come from

Attendance and suspensions: California Department of Education, 2025–26. Student mix: the students the state’s attendance file counts, 2025–26; a dash means our records hold no count. Student count: California Department of Education enrollment, 2024–25. Teachers: California Department of Education staffing files, 2024–25.

Teaching credentials: California’s School Accountability Report Card, 2024–25, measured in 2021–22: 13 of 14 full-time teaching positions. It counts positions, not individual teachers.

Student groups

How do kids like mine do here?

One student group at Academy of the Canyons has test results. Each bar compares one group with the same group across California.

This schoolThe same group, California
  • AsianEnglish · 39 tested95%California 79%
  • AsianMath · 39 tested95%California 67%

Share who scored Proficient or Advanced, grade 11, spring 2026. Each group is compared with the same group in the same grades. Source: California Department of Education, state tests (CAASPP).

Every group’s results, with the district

Low-income is the state’s “socioeconomically disadvantaged” group.

Proficient or Advancedgrade 11 · spring 2026
Group and subjectHerevs William S. Hart Union Highvs California
Asian · 39 tested
English95%+392%+1679%
Math95%+1580%+2867%

Each gap is to the same group, grades and subject: in William S. Hart Union High, and across California. No group that is behind across California does 10 or more points better here.

Low-income, Hispanic or Latino and White students: fewer than 30 tested here. No published rate here for Black or African American, Filipino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Pacific Islander, homeless and military-family students, students of two or more races, English learners, students with disabilities and foster youth. That can reflect privacy rules or small numbers; it isn’t evidence of a gap. This table covers groups by income, race or ethnicity, language and disability; girls and boys aren’t split out.

After high school

How many students here graduate, and where do they go next?

98% of students graduated in four years in 2024–25. That compares with 89% across California. 82% were ready for college or career (state measure) in 2024–25. 92% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months.

ready for college or career (state measure), 2024–25

82%

Across California: 52%.

of graduates finished the UC/CSU course list, 2024–25

96%

At the average California high school: 56%.

Graduation, college and university records

Preparation · each measure describes a different student group

Graduated in four years

98%

Across California: 89%

2024–25 · 96 of 98 students who started 9th grade together

Ready for college or career (state measure)

82%

Across California: 52%

2024–25 · 81 of 99 students in the state’s measure

Finished the UC/CSU course list

96%

Average California high school: 56%

2024–25 · 92 of 96 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list

Destinations · class of 2023

Where students who finished high school went

92% enrolled in college within 12 months · 92 students who finished high school

  • University of California UC detail ↓20 · 22%
  • California State University CSU detail ↓12 · 13%
  • California community college20 · 22%
  • In-state private16 · 17%
  • Out-of-state, 4-year17 · 18%
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 · 0%
  • Not enrolled7 · 8%

Source: CDE college-going records, class of 2023. Shares are our arithmetic: each count divided by all high-school completers (graduates and other students who finished), rounded together so they total 100. “Not enrolled” does not describe employment, military service or other routes.

Where the class of 2023 went
92%enrolled in college within a year

92 completers, class of 2023

  • University of California20 (22%)
  • California State University12 (13%)
  • California community college20 (22%)
  • In-state private16 (17%)
  • Out-of-state, 4-year17 (18%)
  • Out-of-state, 2-year0 (0%)
  • Not enrolled7 (8%)

Source: CDE’s college-going rate for the class of 2023 (enrolled in college within 12 months). Shares are our arithmetic: count ÷ completers, rounded together so they total 100. A dash means we have no figure for that row; it isn’t zero.

Where these figures come fromEach measure’s source, student group and definition
Graduated in four years
2024–25 · 96 of 98 students who started 9th grade together. California Department of Education, adjusted cohort graduation records. Comparison is SchoolScope’s combination of graduates and cohort counts across the reference schools, not CDE’s published state rate.
Ready for college or career (state measure)
2024–25 · 81 of 99 students in the state’s measure. California Department of Education, College/Career Indicator (CCI), overall “Prepared” rate, among the students in the indicator’s group. Prepared is CDE’s overall classification, not AP participation or a college admission rate.
Finished the UC/CSU course list
2024–25 · 92 of 96 graduates finished the UC/CSU course list. California Department of Education, A–G completion records (graduates who met the UC/CSU course requirements). Course completion is separate from college enrollment.
Where students who finished high school went
CDE college-going records, class of 2023. College enrollment is counted for 12 months after finishing high school and matched to college records, so this runs about two years behind. A dash is unavailable, not zero.
A closer look: UC and CSU admission recordsApplied, admitted and enrolled, from each university system’s own records

UC’s own records

University of California

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
68
Admitted
55
Enrolled
23

By campus · fall 2025

  • UCLAApplied 57 · Admitted 9 · Enrolled 7
  • UC San DiegoApplied 57 · Admitted 6 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC IrvineApplied 55 · Admitted 8 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC BerkeleyApplied 47 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled 5
  • UC Santa BarbaraApplied 47 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC DavisApplied 31 · Admitted 19 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC RiversideApplied 31 · Admitted 27 · Enrolled 5
  • UC MercedApplied 24 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 3
  • UC Santa CruzApplied 20 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 3

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; a dash is unavailable. Source: UC admissions by source school.

Each fall since 2016

  • Fall 2025Applied 68 · Admitted 55 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2024Applied 77 · Admitted 58 · Enrolled 37
  • Fall 2023Applied 73 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled 23
  • Fall 2022Applied 68 · Admitted 41 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2021Applied 71 · Admitted 45 · Enrolled 35
  • Fall 2020Applied 76 · Admitted 61 · Enrolled 42
  • Fall 2019Applied 67 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 30
  • Fall 2018Applied 55 · Admitted 37 · Enrolled 29
  • Fall 2017Applied 66 · Admitted 47 · Enrolled 25
  • Fall 2016Applied 48 · Admitted 36 · Enrolled 20

CSU’s own records

California State University

Fall 2025 first-year entry · counts, not a school rating

Applied
60
Admitted
59
Enrolled
22

By campus · falls 2021–2025 added together

Five years in each number, not one. CSU publishes campus counts only as five-year totals, so these aren’t comparable to the fall 2025 figures above or to UC’s one-fall campus bars.

  • Cal State NorthridgeApplied 153 · Admitted 149 · Enrolled 37
  • Cal Poly San Luis ObispoApplied 142 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled 8
  • Cal State Long BeachApplied 140 · Admitted 88 · Enrolled 12
  • San Diego StateApplied 130 · Admitted 39 · Enrolled 10
  • Cal Poly PomonaApplied 79 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State FullertonApplied 62 · Admitted 51 · Enrolled 6
  • CSU Channel IslandsApplied 46 · Admitted 46 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State LAApplied 40 · Admitted 40 · Enrolled under 6
  • San José StateApplied 37 · Admitted 34 · Enrolled 7
  • Chico StateApplied 26 · Admitted 26 · Enrolled under 6
  • San Francisco StateApplied 25 · Admitted 24 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly HumboldtApplied 19 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State Monterey BayApplied 18 · Admitted 17 · Enrolled under 6
  • Fresno StateApplied 15 · Admitted 15 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State East BayApplied 13 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled —
  • Sacramento StateApplied 12 · Admitted 12 · Enrolled —
  • CSU BakersfieldApplied 11 · Admitted 11 · Enrolled —
  • Cal State San BernardinoApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State San MarcosApplied 10 · Admitted 10 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal State Dominguez HillsApplied 8 · Admitted 7 · Enrolled under 6
  • Cal Poly Maritime AcademyApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Sonoma StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —
  • Stanislaus StateApplied under 6 · Admitted under 6 · Enrolled —

These records don’t show the school’s effect on admission. A student can apply to several campuses, so campus counts don’t add up to the total. CSU withholds counts under 6; a dash is unavailable. Students who reach CSU from a community college aren’t counted here. Source: CSU High School Success dashboard.

Each fall since 2021

  • Fall 2025Applied 60 · Admitted 59 · Enrolled 22
  • Fall 2024Applied 72 · Admitted 71 · Enrolled 26
  • Fall 2023Applied 53 · Admitted 48 · Enrolled 12
  • Fall 2022Applied 60 · Admitted 53 · Enrolled 19
  • Fall 2021Applied 55 · Admitted 52 · Enrolled 19
Advanced courses on record

What other courses and pathways are on record?

College courses in high school (dual enrollment)
386 students took one

2023–24

Students taking a college course for credit while in high school, often through a community college. Federal Civil Rights Data Collection, school-reported.

Family and staff answers

What would families and staff tell you?

Families can answer a short set of questions about Academy of the Canyons. These are not star ratings or reviews.

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  2. The questions are about the school, never a person.No question asks about a named teacher or staff member.
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  • Does the school tell you how your child is doing, in a way you understand, before report cards arrive?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely
  • When you contact the school with a question, do you hear back within two school days?Usually · Sometimes · Rarely · Haven’t contacted them
  • Can you get school information in the language you read best?Yes · Mostly · No
  • And 4 more questions.

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Money

Where does the money go?

$14,422 for each student in 2024–25. California’s high schools spent $20,309 for each student. William S. Hart Union High’s plan for 2026–27 covers $152 million.

$14,422

for each student at this school, 2024–25
Spent at the school
$8,162
The school’s share of district office costs
$6,260
Of the total, from federal funds
$470
  • Academy of the Canyons$14,422
  • William S. Hart Union High high schools$16,705
  • California high schools$20,309

The district and California figures combine their high schools, weighted by enrollment (our calculation, 1,655 California schools). Spending does not show how well money is used. Source: California Department of Education, per-school spending report, 2024–25. Funding records ↓

William S. Hart Union High’s yearly plan

$152million

in the district’s plan for 2026–27

$18million

planned for services for English learners, low-income students and foster youth

This is the district’s plan. It is not this school’s own budget. The plan has 5 goals. The district’s page lists each one. The plan covers $152 million of $365 million in total budgeted spending. Source: William S. Hart Union High Local Control and Accountability Plan (LCAP), 2026–27. Read the district’s plan →

The neighborhood

What is the area around Academy of the Canyons like?

These figures are for everyone who lives in ZIP code 91355. They are not figures for the families at Academy of the Canyons.

Typical household income in a year

$115,640

Typical means half are higher and half are lower. The ZIP code is the school’s address, not its attendance area. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024, ZIP code area 91355.

Typical home value
$806,200
People who live in this ZIP code
29,123
Typical age
43.3 years
Adults 25 and older with a four-year college degree
50%

Questions to ask

What should I ask, and when?

Bring these 6 questions to Academy of the Canyons. Confirm anything about applying with the school itself.

On a tour

  1. How do you stretch students who are already ahead?76% scored Advanced in English, grade 11, spring 2026 (97 students tested); California: 27%
  2. Which courses and career pathways does the school run, and who can enroll?
  3. How do counselors help students plan for college, training or work?
  4. What support is available when a student falls behind on graduation requirements?

At the office

  1. What time does the day start and end, and is any day shorter?
  2. Is there care before or after school, and what does it cost?

Getting in

Which schools feed into Academy of the Canyons, and how do I get in?

Ask William S. Hart Union High which school serves your address.

  1. Elementary
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  2. Middle
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  3. High · this school
    Academy of the Canyons
    Grades 9–12Scope Score 95Strong · 98th percentile

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All recorded links and nearby alternatives

Middle-school links

  • La Mesa Junior High

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 80 · Solid · 74th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Arroyo Seco Junior High

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 84 · Strong · 85th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Placerita Junior High

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 82 · Strong · 81st percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Sierra Vista Junior High

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 77 · Solid · 62nd percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rancho Pico Junior High

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 95th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

  • Rio Norte Junior High

    District-wide program in the historical boundary survey · not a neighborhood zone; check how it admits

    Scope Score 90 · Strong · 95th percentile · middle · 2026

    100% historical overlap of origin attendance-zone area · not a share of students

Links do not guarantee placement. Charter, magnet, transfer and other admission routes can differ. Each school’s percentile compares it with California schools at its own level (continuation and alternative schools only with their own kind); the stages are not one ranking. Older zone links come from the federal School Attendance Boundary Survey (NCES SABS).

Where it is

Where is Academy of the Canyons?

Address
26455 Rockwell Canyon Road, Santa Clarita 91355Get directions (opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Administrator
Juliet FineAs the state’s school directory lists it, last updated November 30, 2020.

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Short answers to 8 common questions

How do I get in?

Ask William S. Hart Union High which school serves your address. See the details ↓

Is Academy of the Canyons a good high school?

Academy of the Canyons has a Scope Score of 95. It scored higher than 98 in 100 of California’s 1,498 scored public high schools (Strong, 98th percentile, spring 2025). See the details ↓

How often do students miss school or get suspended?

In 2025–26, 0 in 100 students missed 10% or more of school days, against 14 in 100 at the average high school in the William S. Hart Union High district. 0 of 377 students were suspended at least once in 2025–26, against 2.9% at the average California high school. See the details ↓

How does math compare with English?

In grade 11, spring 2026, math trails English by 13 percentage points in the share who scored Proficient or Advanced, against 25 points across California. See the details ↓

How do kids like mine do here?

In spring 2026, 95% of Asian students in grade 11 at Academy of the Canyons in Santa Clarita scored Proficient or Advanced in English, against 79% for the same group across California. See the details ↓

What could my child study here?

386 students took a college course for credit in 2023–24, by the federal Civil Rights Data Collection. See the details ↓

Where do students go after finishing high school here?

92% of the class of 2023 enrolled in college within 12 months, by CDE’s college-going records. See the details ↓

What should I ask on a visit?

The questions drawn from this page are under Questions to ask, ready to copy. See the details ↓

The full record

Source records

This page is built from 16 sets of records from public data sources. Every figure keeps its source, grades, year and count.

Data updated

October 15, 2026

Record sets on this page
16
Sources
California Department of EducationU.S. Census BureauUniversity of CaliforniaU.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil RightsNational Student Clearinghouse
State test years
2017–2026

Results

Students

After high school

Money and staff

Place, downloads and method

Score factorssource values, index and weights · 2024–25 · ranked #28 of 1,498 California high schools we score · #1 of 10 in William S. Hart Union High
Score factors, 2024–25
FactorSchoolIndexWeight
Graduation rate98%6225%
Exceeded standardaverage of English and math59%9622%
Ready for college or career (state measure)82%7320%
Met or exceededaverage of English and math87%8718%
Chronically absent2 in 100705%
Suspension rate0 of 386645%

Index is where the school's value sits among the California high schools we score, from 0 to 100, where 50 is their average; it is not a percentile. School values are from 2024–25. Chronic absence and suspension are CDE's all-students school rates; the score uses an adjusted version of each that pulls small schools toward the average, so their index can sit nearer 50 than the rate suggests. The weights above add to 95%: English learners reaching the top level of the state’s English test has no value for this school, so its 5% weight is shared out among the measures above.

School patterns · 2024–25 · What patterns mean

High ceilingA high share of students here exceeded the standard, the state’s top level. The Exceeded standard row above gives the figure.
Broad baseMost students here met or exceeded the standard. The Met or exceeded row above gives the figure.
Scope Score by year2018–19 to 2024–25 · each year’s inputs, and the score for each year we could verify

The 2024–25 Scope Score, in the current-formula row below, uses the state’s college-or-career readiness measure, 2024–25. No verified earlier Scope Scores are available here.

Scope Score

School yearScope ScorePercentileRankComparison group
2024–259598#28California high schools · 1,498 schools · current formula

2018–19, 2021–22, 2022–23 and 2023–24 have records on file but no Scope Score we could verify against that year’s source files, so no score is shown for them.

School yearChronic absenceSuspension
2018–190 in 1000 of 412
2021–22not on filenot on file
2022–23not on filenot on file
2023–242 in 1000 of 390
2024–252 in 1000 of 386

Chronic absence and suspension are CDE’s all-students school rates for each year.

No 2019–20 or 2020–21 records in this SchoolScope series
Results by gradeEnglish and math · grade 11 · spring 2026 · % of tested students

What each level means: California's level descriptions.

English · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
EnglishTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 119776%19%5%0%95%57%+38

California is CDE’s statewide English row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

Math · 2025–26 results by grade

Share of students tested, spring 2026
MathTestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimalProficient or AdvancedCaliforniaDifference
Grade 119749%33%12%6%82%32%+50

California is CDE’s statewide math row for each grade, counting every student tested there; the comparisons in the chapters combine these rows for their grades, weighted by students tested (our calculation).

A grade the school doesn't teach has no row. “Suppressed” marks a result CDE blanks because fewer than 11 students tested (CDE’s reporting rule); “none tested” marks a grade CDE lists with no students tested; “not on file” marks a result missing from the records we hold. None of them means zero.

Every tested year2017–2026 · rates, tested counts, and each grade

English and math by test year · all tested grades

Year · subjectStudents with scoresTop levelTop two levels
2026 · English9776%95%
2026 · Math9749%82%
2025 · English9877%97%
2025 · Math9841%78%
2024 · English9753%81%
2024 · Math9731%62%
2023 · English10069%94%
2023 · Math10044%68%
2022 · English8672%94%
2022 · Math8534%71%
2019 · English10085%100%
2019 · Math10163%94%
2018 · English9991%99%
2018 · Math9952%84%
2017 · English9784%98%
2017 · Math9639%78%

Each year names its school year end (2026 = 2025–26). “Students with scores” counts each subject on its own, so don’t add the English and math counts together. A dash is unavailable, not zero.

Earlier years · grade and subject

Year · grade · subjectStudents with scoresMet or exceeded
2025 · Grade 11 · English9897%
2025 · Grade 11 · Math9878%
2024 · Grade 11 · English9781%
2024 · Grade 11 · Math9762%
2023 · Grade 11 · English10094%
2023 · Grade 11 · Math10068%
2022 · Grade 11 · English8694%
2022 · Grade 11 · Math8571%
2019 · Grade 11 · English100100%
2019 · Grade 11 · Math10194%
2018 · Grade 11 · English9999%
2018 · Grade 11 · Math9984%
2017 · Grade 11 · English9798%
2017 · Grade 11 · Math9678%

Current 2025–26 grade results appear above. “Students with scores” counts the students tested in that grade, subject and year. A missing result is not zero, and each year’s row is a different group of children.

Science (CAST)schoolwide · spring 2026
Science (CAST)TestedAdvancedProficientDeveloping levelMinimal
Schoolwide9738%44%18%0%

CAST is tested in grades 5 and 8, then once in grade 10, 11, or 12. This row is the school's all-student aggregate. Not part of the Scope Score.

Student groups: test resultsEnglish · spring 2026 · against the same group in the district and California
Group · EnglishTestedProficient or Advancedvs districtvs California
Asian3995%+3+16
Attendance and suspensionsState records · this school and each student group · 2018–19 and 2025–26

CDE’s all-students school rates for 2024–25 and 2025–26; the change is the difference between the two rates as printed.

Year-over-year school rates
Chronic absenteeism2024–25 · 2 in 100 → 2025–26 · 0 in 100 · −2 in 100
Suspension rate2024–25 · 0 of 386 → 2025–26 · 0 of 377 · 0.0 percentage points
Group2018–192025–26Change
Female0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Male1 in 1000 in 100−1 in 100
Asian0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100
Filipino0 of 570 of 33—
Hispanic or Latino0 of 800 of 78—
Two or more races0 of 260 of 14—
White1 in 1000 in 100−1 in 100
Low-income0 of 650 of 77—
All students0 in 1000 in 1000 in 100

Two reported school years only; no intervening-year result is implied. Where fewer than 100 students were counted, the cell shows the count and no change is printed. Source: CDE school-level chronic absenteeism by student group.

Graduation and readinessstate records · each rate for its own year and class of students
MeasureSource record
This school · CCI overall PreparedCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · all students in the current four-year graduation cohort, plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. Overall CCI Prepared rate 82% · numerator 81 students classified Prepared · denominator 99 CCI students.
California · CCI overall PreparedCDE statewide CCI cohort · CCI source year 2025 · all students · overall Prepared rate 52% · numerator 257,567 students classified Prepared · denominator 497,814 CCI students.
AP pathway among CCI Prepared studentsCDE College/Career Indicator · CCI source year 2025 · all students · AP pathway rate 2% · AP-pathway numerator 2 · denominator 81 (CCI Prepared students). This measure uses Prepared students as its denominator, not the whole CCI cohort; it is not an AP exam-taking rate or a count of AP courses offered. That cohort includes all students in the current four-year graduation cohort plus only Prepared fifth-year graduates from the prior cohort. In 2025 the pathway accepts two qualifying AP exams, two qualifying AP courses, or a combination of one of each in different subjects.

CDE's overall Prepared rate is the college-readiness factor in the Scope Score (20% of the high school score). The school rate is 81 of 99 CCI students, not the AP-only pathway or A–G completion rate. The California figure is CDE's statewide CCI student cohort, not an average of SchoolScope's comparable high schools or the SchoolScope school-rank pool.

Graduation rate
98%
AP route, among those ready for college or career
2%
2025 CDE CCI cohort · AP courses, exams, or both; share of students ready for college or career (CDE’s “Prepared”), not course offerings
Finished the UC/CSU course list (A–G)
96%
A–G are the 15 courses (across 7 subjects) required for UC/CSU eligibility
College-going rate
92%

These source periods and populations differ: graduation uses an adjusted cohort, while A–G completion and college-going use separately reported groups. The rates are shown individually, without a shared performance tier.

UC admissions, universitywidefall 2016–2025 · applied, admitted, enrolled, mean GPA · summed across CEEB codes
YearAppliedAdmittedEnrolledMean GPA (applied)Mean GPA (admitted)Mean GPA (enrolled)
20256855234.014.054.15
20247758374.014.044.12
20237346234.144.194.24
20226841254.094.194.23
20217145354.064.164.18
20207661424.024.084.09
20196747303.984.074.09
20185537294.004.164.14
20176647253.914.054.11
20164836203.944.054.16

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. GPA is each group's mean weighted, capped high-school GPA for 10th/11th-grade college-preparatory courses. SchoolScope leaves GPA unavailable when several CEEB codes contribute rather than combining their means. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here. Complete, matching counts can support a historical descriptive rate, but do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances. Series shown from 2016.

UC admissions by campuslatest falls on file · each campus counted separately
CampusYearAppliedAdmittedEnrolled
Berkeley20254775
Berkeley202451126
Berkeley202346103
Berkeley20224187
Berkeley202142124
Davis20253119under 3
Davis202447175
Davis202337205
Davis20223313under 3
Davis2021402510
Irvine2025558under 3
Irvine2024639under 3
Irvine20235311under 3
Irvine20224894
Irvine2021535under 3
Los Angeles20255797
Los Angeles20246877
Los Angeles20236497
Los Angeles20225283
Los Angeles20216086
Merced20252424under 3
Merced20241716under 3
Merced20231111under 3
Merced202288under 3
Merced20211111under 3
Riverside202531275
Riverside20242317under 3
Riverside20232416under 3
Riverside202216123
Riverside202119133
San Diego2025576under 3
San Diego20246112under 3
San Diego20235311under 3
San Diego202249173
San Diego202148186
Santa Barbara20254717under 3
Santa Barbara202453205
Santa Barbara202335113
Santa Barbara20224243
Santa Barbara2021425under 3
Santa Cruz20252017under 3
Santa Cruz202437277
Santa Cruz20232418under 3
Santa Cruz2022219under 3
Santa Cruz20212415under 3
Universitywide2025685523
Universitywide2024775837
Universitywide2023734623
Universitywide2022684125
Universitywide2021714535

Source: UC admissions by source school. Dated fall first-year UC applicants, admitted students, and enrollees. Campus totals are not interchangeable with Universitywide; students can apply to several campuses. Universitywide is separately reported; never derive it by adding campus rows. Universitywide applicant and admit counts are unduplicated. UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or under 3 admits or enrollees, shown here as “under 5” or “under 3”; — means unavailable, and a reported zero remains zero. A + marks a partial SchoolScope sum of observed counts, not a complete total; missing contributions may be zero. No admit rate is computed here; these records do not establish a school's effect or predict individual chances.

Advanced coursework, federal snapshot2023–24 · Civil Rights Data Collection · dated historical snapshot
MeasureThis school
AP offerednot reported
AP course countnot reported
AP enrollment (male/female)not reported
IB participationnot reported
Dual enrollmentoffered · 386 enrolled
Algebra I in grade 8not reported
Calculus sections0
Physics sections0
Chemistry sections4
Reported male/female enrollment (CRDC)386

These counts aren’t part of the Scope Score. “Not reported” means the federal record has no value for that item; it isn’t a zero. Enrollment counts add the male and female students the survey reports.

College destinationsclass of 2023 · state college-going records, 12 months after graduation
DestinationCompleters% (derived)
University of California2022%
California State University1213%
California community college2022%
In-state private1617%
Out-of-state, 4-year1718%
Out-of-state, 2-year00%
Not enrolled78%

92 students who finished high school, class of 2023 · state-reported college-going rate 92% · % column is computed by SchoolScope (count ÷ all who finished high school; CDE calls them completers), not a CDE-native rate · an unavailable or suppressed cell is marked as missing; a reported zero remains distinct · source: CDE 12-mo CGR, 2023 cohort (the newest published), National Student Clearinghouse match — a different, older vintage than the fall 2025 UC admissions rows above.

Fundingschool and district spending, from state and federal finance records · each row names its fiscal year and measure

Per-pupil spending

District · current expense$11,844 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · fall district membership: 21,786 pupils

California · selected district mean$14,491 per pupil

NCES F-33 · FY 2020–21 (2021) · SchoolScope’s unweighted mean across 818 selected California district finance records

Central federal expenditures attributed here$470 per pupil

CDE ESSA · central expenditures attributed to this school · FY 2024–25 (2025) · source denominator: 385

District current expense · FY 2024–25$17,176 per ADA

CDE SACS Current Expense of Education · district fiscal year ending 2025 · average daily attendance denominator

These figures are not directly comparable: school ESSA attributed spending and NCES district current expense use different measures and populations. Their fiscal years are labeled above.

How the California mean was selected

SchoolScope starts with its selected California finance records, not every NCES California district. For FY 2020–21, it calculates an unweighted mean of NCES F-33 current expense per pupil. District records contribute once, regardless of enrollment. The calculation keeps records with positive per-pupil current expense, enrollment over 100, CCD agency type 1, and a recorded district name; it excludes names ending in County Office of Education, Department of Education, or Superintendent of Schools. This is a SchoolScope calculation, not a state-published spending average.

Selected General Fund operating costs · FY 2024–⁠25 · SchoolScope calculation
Instruction 58%Instruction support 12%Student services 11%Administration 8%Buildings & maintenance 10%Other 1%
The arithmetic behind these shares · FY 2024–25
GroupDollarsShare, to two decimalsPrinted
Instruction$192,874,55858.12%58%
Instruction support$38,749,30111.68%12%
Student services$38,156,72211.50%11%
Administration$27,485,9388.28%8%
Buildings & maintenance$32,016,8189.65%10%
Other$2,595,9280.78%1%
Total$331,879,265100.00%100%

These shares are our arithmetic: each group’s dollars divided by the $331,879,265 total of the groups shown, rounded to whole percents by largest remainder so they add up to 100. Dollar amounts are rounded to the nearest dollar, so they can differ from the total by a dollar. SchoolScope groups district-level CDE SACS UserGL actuals from Fund 01, using operating objects 1000–5999 and excluding retiree benefits, food and community services, facilities acquisition, other outgo, and nonagency goals. These shares use that filtered total; they do not exactly break down CDE's official current expense per ADA above. The school-level ESSA figure uses a separate source.

NCES F-33 district fiscal-year history, 2017–⁠2021; latest district record shown: 2021
2021$11,844 per pupil
2020$11,615 per pupil
2019$11,989 per pupil
2018$10,579 per pupil
2017$9,869 per pupil

Source: NCES F-33 · Full district breakdown →

Staffing recordsstate teacher credential-and-placement and district salary records · each for its own year

Additional workforce records

Properly assigned intern credential holders0.0%

CDE 2024–25 SARC, Teacher Preparation and Placement table; measured school year 2021–22. Share of reported school teaching-position full-time equivalents assigned to properly assigned intern credential holders. A reported 0.0% is shown; unavailable rates are omitted. This is a position share, not a count of current teachers or of emergency permits.

The surrounding ZIP codeCensus Bureau survey, 2020–2024 · ZIP 91355 · not the school’s students
American Community Survey 5-year estimates · 2020–2024 · ZIP 91355 area
MeasureEstimate
Median household income$115,640
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)50%
ZIP-area population29,123
Median age43.3 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey, 2020–2024 5-year estimates. Median household income covers the past 12 months and is reported in 2024 inflation-adjusted dollars. Bachelor's degree or higher uses adults age 25 and over as its population. A dash is unavailable, not zero; a reported zero remains zero. ZIP-area figures do not establish the school's attendance area or describe its enrolled students. These figures are not part of the Scope Score. See all schools in ZIP code 91355 →

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Data sources: public data sources, including the California Department of Education · state tests (CAASPP) 2025–26 · Scope Score from 2024–25 results, compared across 1,498 high schools · attendance and suspensions by student group from 2018–19 and 2025–26 · district finance for the year each row names · Census survey (ACS) 2020–2024 · UC fall first-year source records — UC blanks counts under 5 applicants or 3 admits or enrollees; “+” marks a partial count; the all-campus total is reported separately · federal civil rights data (CRDC) 2023–24, a past snapshot · state college-going records, class of 2023, matched to National Student Clearinghouse enrollment · Data updated October 15, 2026

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