News release
The William S. Hart Union High School District is celebrating another year of outstanding academic achievement as its high schools are once again recognized among the nation’s best in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report, the district announced in a news release.
In this year’s report, Hart district comprehensive high schools earned high national rankings, with four schools placing in the top 10% nationally and all placing in the top 25%, the release said.
U.S. News & World Report evaluates public high schools across six benchmarks of educational quality: College Readiness, College Curriculum Breadth, State Assessment Proficiency, State Assessment Performance, Underserved Student Performance, and Graduation Rates.
“The Hart district is committed to opening doors for every student,” Superintendent Michael Vierra said in the release. “These rankings highlight the incredible commitment of our teachers, the vision of our leadership, and the relentless drive of our students. Seeing our high schools consistently rank among the best in the nation proves that opportunity truly lives here in the Hart district.”
Below are the rankings for Hart District high schools out of almost 18,000 public high schools nationwide:
• Canyon High School: top 13%.
• Castaic High School: top 18%.
• Golden Valley High School: top 23%
• Hart High School: top 10%.
• Saugus High School: top 8%.
• Valencia High School: top 6%.
• West Ranch High School: top 3%.
Academy of the Canyons also received special recognition in the report. While traditional ranking methodologies measure Advanced Placement coursework, AOC students complete college-level coursework directly through College of the Canyons. This approach earned AOC national accolades in Niche’s latest report: No. 74 in Best Public High Schools in America and No. 8 in Best Public High Schools in California.
