How does Golden Valley High compare to other high schools in Santa Clarita?

Golden Valley High has a SchoolScope composite score of 60.5/100, placing it at the 76th percentile statewide. 20% of students exceed standard, with a total of 853 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Golden Valley High?

20.1% of students at Golden Valley High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 46.9% meet or exceed it. The gap between these two numbers reveals whether the school pushes students beyond basic proficiency.

What is the chronic absenteeism rate at Golden Valley High?

18.6% of students at Golden Valley High are chronically absent (missing 10% or more of school days). This metric reflects school culture and family engagement, and is weighted at 15% in our composite score.

Golden Valley High

High School

William S. Hart Union High Santa ClaritaLos Angeles County91321

📍 27051 Robert C. Lee Parkway

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Composite scores are SchoolScope's analysis of public data from the California Dept. of Education (CAASPP, chronic absenteeism, suspension rates). They are not official CDE ratings and should not be the sole basis for school decisions. See methodology.

School overview

Enrollment

1,993 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

39%

Teachers

91 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

95.5%

AP Exam Prepared

59.3%

A-G Completion

19.9%

College-Going Rate

74.9%

Data source: California Department of Education — ACGR, CCI, CGR reports

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Increased

+11.3 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+13.2 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

7.5%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 120 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic60.7%

White15.4%

Asian3.9%

Black9.1%

Other11.0%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Golden Valley High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	20.1%
Met Standard	26.8%
Below Standard	53.1%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "47% proficient" for Golden Valley High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

20.1% of students exceeded standard while 26.8% met it. That exceeded rate is 4.7 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 10.6 points below the William S. Hart Union High district average of 30.8%. Nearby schools (within ~3 miles) average 18.4% exceeded — about the same. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 95.5% — above the state target. 19.9% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 74.9% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 18.6%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

20.1%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

46.9%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

18.6%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

3.5%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

853

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	421	27.8%	37.0%	19.7%	15.4%	64.8%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	432	12.5%	16.4%	26.6%	44.4%	28.9%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

La Mesa Junior High

No score

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High School

Golden Valley High

60.576th pctile

This school

Feeder patterns derived from 2015-16 NCES attendance boundary data. Boundaries may have changed. Contact your school district for current information.