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West Ranch High School

26255 West Valencia Boulevard, Valencia, CA 91381View on map

  • Public
  • Valencia
  • 449 seniors
  • 1,807 students

West Ranch High School is a public high school in Valencia (William S. Hart Union High) with 449 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 207 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 Irvine (UCI). 76% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

156 of 207 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

35%

156 of 449 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

46%

207 of 449 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

20 of 177 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

22 of 142 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

West Ranch High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    20 of 177 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.10)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    22 of 142 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.15)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    28%

    43 of 153 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.08)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    26%

    45 of 175 admitted

    This school26%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.07)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    61 of 150 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.06)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    44 of 109 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.11)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts higher

    82%

    55 of 67 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Riverside10 pts higher

    98%

    78 of 80 admitted

    This school98%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    44 of 44 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 4.00)

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

West Ranch High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo13 pts lower

    17%

    19 of 113 admitted

    This school17%Overall30%

  • San Diego5 pts higher

    40%

    46 of 116 admitted

    This school40%Overall34%

  • Long Beach23 pts higher

    70%

    52 of 74 admitted

    This school70%Overall47%

  • Pomona24 pts higher

    98%

    50 of 51 admitted

    This school98%Overall74%

  • Northridge5 pts higher

    99%

    69 of 70 admitted

    This school99%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 (480 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

412 of 480 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

100 graduates

Community college

38%

181 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5211%
CSU4810%
CA private college459%
Out of state8618%
Community college18138%
Not enrolled6814%
Enrolled in college41286%
Total480100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • 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

22

AP courses offered

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

77

AP class sections

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

60% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

61%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

273 of 446 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)

45%

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

224 of 496 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 5 classes
  • English: 16 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 18 classes
  • Social science: 25 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 87%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 60%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 61%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 37%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 23%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 76%County median 64%

Across California

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