Summary:
William S. Hart High is a public high school located in Newhall, California, serving 2,034 students in grades 9-12. The school is part of the William S. Hart Union High School District, which is ranked 243 out of 1,568 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.
William S. Hart High consistently performs above the state average in Smarter Balanced Assessments for English Language Arts/Literacy and Mathematics, as well as the California Science Test (CAST). Compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as West Ranch High and Saugus High, William S. Hart High generally outperforms them in these assessments. However, the school's performance lags behind the top-performing school in the district, Academy of the Canyons, which consistently ranks among the top 5% of high schools in California. The school has maintained a high four-year graduation rate, ranging from 93.4% to 95.6% over the past five years, and a relatively low dropout rate, ranging from 0.8% to 2.0% during the same period.
While William S. Hart High has a diverse student population, with significant representation of Hispanic, White, and Asian students, the school's performance for English Language Learner and Special Education students is more variable, with rankings ranging from the top 5% to the bottom 50% of the state. The school has also seen fluctuations in its chronic absenteeism rate, ranging from 5.5% to 16.7% over the past five years, which is higher than the top-performing school in the district, Academy of the Canyons, which has a chronic absenteeism rate of only 1.8%. Overall, William S. Hart High is a strong-performing high school, but there are areas for improvement, particularly in supporting the academic achievement of its diverse student population and addressing chronic absenteeism.
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Detail:
Public 9-12
District:
William S. Hart Union High
SchoolDigger Rank:
306th of 2,323 California High Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $10,689
Feeder schools for William S. Hart High:
Student/teacher ratio: 22.2
Number of students: 1,930
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
63.3%
White:
27.4%
Asian:
4.6%
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Two or more races:
3.4%
African American:
1.1%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
American Indian:
0.1%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 39.4%
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