How does Valencia High compare to other high schools in Valencia?

Valencia High has a SchoolScope composite score of 71.6/100, placing it at the 93rd percentile statewide. 41% of students exceed standard, with a total of 951 students tested across grades and subjects.

What percentage of students exceed standards at Valencia High?

40.5% of students at Valencia High exceed the state standard on CAASPP assessments, while 68.8% 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 Valencia High?

13.3% of students at Valencia 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.

Valencia High

High School

William S. Hart Union High ValenciaLos Angeles County91355

📍 27801 North Dickason Drive

Composite Score

out of 100

State Percentile

of high schools

State Rank

of 1,739 California high schools

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Strong All-Around

Strong across every dimension we measure — academics, growth, culture, and engagement.

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

2,258 students

Student-Teacher Ratio

22:1

Free/Reduced Lunch

12%

Teachers

102 full-time

College & career readiness

Graduation Rate

94.4%

AP Exam Prepared

67.0%

A-G Completion

27.2%

College-Going Rate

85.2%

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

Dashboard indicators

ELA Year-over-Year

Declined

-12.4 pts DFS change

Math Year-over-Year

Increased

+3.8 pts DFS change

EL Proficiency (ELPAC)

26.3%

English learners at Level 4 (Well Developed) · 19 tested

Data source: California School Dashboard 2025, ELPAC 2024

Student demographics

Hispanic23.6%

White42.4%

Asian14.7%

Black4.7%

Other14.6%

Performance breakdown

Performance breakdown for Valencia High
Category	Percentage
Exceeded Standard	40.5%
Met Standard	28.3%
Below Standard	31.2%

What other rankings don't show you

Most rating sites report "69% proficient" for Valencia High and stop there. Here's what that number hides:

40.5% of students exceeded standard while 28.3% met it. That exceeded rate is 25.1 points above the state average of 15.5%. That's 9.8 points above the William S. Hart Union High district average of 30.8%. The 2 nearby schools within ~3 miles average 54.3% exceeded — 13.7 points higher. The gap between "met" and "exceeded" can reveal how much a school's curriculum challenges students beyond proficiency.

The graduation rate is 94.4% — above the state target. 27.2% of students complete A-G requirements for UC/CSU eligibility. 85.2% of graduates go on to college within a year.

Chronic absenteeism is 13.3%, better than the state average of 34.0%.

Why the exceeded vs. met split matters →

Key metrics

% Exceeded Standard

40.5%

Students scoring above proficient

% Met or Above

68.8%

Students meeting standard

Chronic Absenteeism

13.3%

Students missing 10%+ of days

Suspension Rate

1.2%

Students suspended at least once

Total Tested

951

Across all grades & subjects

ELA scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	477	53.3%	30.8%	9.2%	6.7%	84.1%

Math scores by grade

Grade	Tested	Exceeded	Met	Nearly Met	Not Met	Met+Above
11th	474	27.9%	25.7%	21.9%	24.5%	53.6%

K-12 Feeder PathBoundary data

Elementary

No feeder data available for this level

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Middle

Rio Norte Junior High

No score

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High School

Valencia High

71.693rd pctile

This school

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