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Valencia High School

27801 North Dickason Drive, Valencia, CA 91355View on map

  • Public
  • Valencia
  • 611 seniors
  • 2,192 students

Valencia High School is a public high school in Valencia (William S. Hart Union High) with 611 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 192 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 73% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

132 of 192 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

132 of 611 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

31%

192 of 611 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.2%

14 of 153 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

17 of 111 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

Valencia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    14 of 153 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.03)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    17 of 111 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    15%

    20 of 136 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    32 of 152 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    27%

    37 of 138 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.97)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    33 of 91 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts lower

    65%

    32 of 49 admitted

    This school65%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    92%

    65 of 71 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.90)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    29 of 31 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.81)

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

Valencia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo18 pts lower

    12%

    14 of 115 admitted

    This school12%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    33%

    46 of 141 admitted

    This school33%Overall34%

  • Long Beach15 pts higher

    62%

    77 of 124 admitted

    This school62%Overall47%

  • Pomona15 pts higher

    89%

    55 of 62 admitted

    This school89%Overall74%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    74 of 77 admitted

    This school96%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 (535 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

85%

456 of 535 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

126 graduates

Community college

40%

212 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6813%
CSU5811%
CA private college275%
Out of state9117%
Community college21240%
Not enrolled7915%
Enrolled in college45685%
Total535100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

68

AP class sections

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

44% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

45%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

234 of 515 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)

38%

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

217 of 574 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 5 classes
  • English: 15 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 12 classes
  • Social science: 21 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 83%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 55%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 56%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 21%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 73%County median 64%

Across California

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