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Saugus High School

21900 Centurion Way, Saugus, CA 91350View on map

  • Public
  • Saugus
  • 537 seniors
  • 2,329 students

Saugus High School is a public high school in Saugus (William S. Hart Union High) with 537 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 124 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

93 of 124 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

93 of 537 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

23%

124 of 537 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

7 of 85 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

7 of 53 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

Saugus High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 85 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.98)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    7 of 53 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    8 of 71 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    20 of 88 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    23 of 72 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    17 of 51 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    81%

    34 of 42 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    49 of 54 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    34 of 34 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.82)

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

Saugus High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    31%

    22 of 71 admitted

    This school31%Overall34%

  • Long Beach15 pts higher

    63%

    45 of 72 admitted

    This school63%Overall47%

  • Pomona8 pts lower

    66%

    19 of 29 admitted

    This school66%Overall74%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    70 of 74 admitted

    This school95%Overall93%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    96%

    22 of 23 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

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

Any college

78%

442 of 566 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

80 graduates

Community college

48%

272 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC427%
CSU387%
CA private college224%
Out of state6812%
Community college27248%
Not enrolled12422%
Enrolled in college44278%
Total566100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

21

AP courses offered

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

47

AP class sections

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

34% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

43%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

241 of 559 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)

29%

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

163 of 554 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 85%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 48%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 50%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 25%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 64%

Across California

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