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Canyon High School

19300 West Nadal Street, Canyon Country, CA 91351View on map

  • Public
  • Canyon Country
  • 502 seniors
  • 1,846 students

Canyon High School is a public high school in Canyon Country (William S. Hart Union High) with 502 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 71 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 34% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

51 of 71 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

51 of 502 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

71 of 502 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

4 of 40 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

4 of 24 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

Campus by campus, fall 2025

The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.

University of California

Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    4 of 40 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    4 of 24 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)

  • Irvine14 pts lower

    8%

    4 of 49 admitted

    This school8%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    6 of 35 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    36%

    13 of 36 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    7 of 30 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts higher

    83%

    19 of 23 admitted

    This school83%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.83)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    30 of 34 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    22 of 22 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).

California State University

Canyon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • San Luis Obispo18 pts lower

    12%

    3 of 26 admitted

    This school12%Overall30%

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    26%

    9 of 34 admitted

    This school26%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    48%

    19 of 40 admitted

    This school48%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    63%

    12 of 19 admitted

    This school63%Overall74%

  • Northridge9 pts lower

    84%

    42 of 50 admitted

    This school84%Overall93%

Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.

Where graduates go

Class of 2023 (421 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

317 of 421 graduates

UC or CSU

11%

46 graduates

Community college

56%

234 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC154%
CSU317%
CA private college92%
Out of state287%
Community college23456%
Not enrolled10425%
Enrolled in college31775%
Total421100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Filipino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
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Advanced Placement

20

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

36

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

136 of 459 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

24%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

104 of 433 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 7 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.

  • Juniors meeting the English standard 81%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 64%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 38%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 55%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 34%County median 64%

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