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Golden Valley High School

27051 Robert C. Lee Parkway, Santa Clarita, CA 91350View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Clarita
  • 542 seniors
  • 1,889 students

Golden Valley High School is a public high school in Santa Clarita (William S. Hart Union High) with 542 seniors. In fall 2025, 64% of its 86 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 San Diego (UCSD). 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

64%

55 of 86 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

55 of 542 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

86 of 542 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

8 of 65 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

6 of 35 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

Golden Valley 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

    12%

    8 of 65 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    6 of 35 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine13 pts lower

    9%

    6 of 65 admitted

    This school9%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    20 of 57 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    15 of 49 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Davis17 pts higher

    55%

    18 of 33 admitted

    This school55%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz12 pts lower

    59%

    13 of 22 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    78%

    31 of 40 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.78)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.79)

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

Golden Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego15 pts lower

    19%

    9 of 47 admitted

    This school19%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    46%

    25 of 54 admitted

    This school46%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    10 of 12 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • Fullerton13 pts lower

    74%

    25 of 34 admitted

    This school74%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    60 of 66 admitted

    This school91%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 (451 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

338 of 451 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

69 graduates

Community college

51%

229 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC164%
CSU5312%
CA private college204%
Out of state204%
Community college22951%
Not enrolled11325%
Enrolled in college33875%
Total451100%

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, Asian, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

19

AP courses offered

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

44

AP class sections

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

31% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

32%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

141 of 438 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)

22%

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

104 of 477 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 62%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 60%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 48%County median 64%

Across California

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