Saugus High

Summary:

Saugus High is a public high school located in Saugus, California, serving grades 9-12 with a total enrollment of 2,378 students. The school is part of the William S. Hart Union High School District, which is ranked 243 out of 1,568 districts in California and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Saugus High consistently ranks among the top high schools in California, ranking 132nd out of 2,323 schools in the 2023-2024 school year and receiving a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's students perform significantly better than the district and state averages on standardized tests, with 82.99% of 11th-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 73.48% for the district and 55.73% for the state. Saugus High also has an exceptionally high 4-year graduation rate, ranging from 98.1% to 99.2% over the past 5 years, and a very low dropout rate, ranging from 0.3% to 1.5% during the same period.

The school's diverse student population, with a relatively high percentage of Asian (11.5%), African American (3.5%), and Hispanic (35.6%) students, performs strongly across different subgroups. Saugus High outperforms most of the nearby schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District, including Valencia High, Canyon High, and Golden Valley High, in terms of academic achievement, graduation rates, and other key metrics. The only nearby school that comes close to Saugus High's performance is Academy of the Canyons.


Detail:

Public 9-12

 21900 Centurion Way
       Saugus, CA  91350-1607


(661) 297-3900

District: William S. Hart Union High

SchoolDigger Rank:
132nd of 2,323 California High Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $9,998 Help


Feeder schools for Saugus High:

Elementary:    Highlands Elementary
    James Foster Elementary
    Mountainview Elementary
    Plum Canyon Elementary
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Middle:    Arroyo Seco Junior High

Student/teacher ratio:  24.1 Help
Number of students:  2,295

Racial breakdown:

White:
43.6%
Hispanic:
38.1%
Asian:
10.2%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  13.9% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Saugus High ranks better than 94.3% of high schools in California. It also ranks 4th among 9 ranked high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 91.79. (See more...)
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The four-year cohort graduation rate measures the percentage of students at Saugus High who earn a standard high school diploma within four years of starting ninth grade.
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The high school dropout rate measures the percentage of students who do not complete their high school education.
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Chronic absenteeism in a school refers to a situation where students repeatedly miss school, with the threshold often defined as missing 10% or more of school days for any reason, excused or unexcused.
Student Body
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Compare Details Saugus High has the largest high school student body size in the William S. Hart Union High School District. Racial makeup is: White (43.6%), Hispanic (38.1%), Asian (10.2%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 13.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Saugus High is 24.1. 7 high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Saugus High is $9,998. 6 high schools in the William S. Hart Union High School District spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Saugus High:

SchoolDigger ranks Saugus High 132nd of 2323 California public high schools. (See Saugus High in the ranking list.)

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William S. Hart Union High:

SchoolDigger ranks William S. Hart Union High 243rd of 1568 California school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Saugus High

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Rank History for all students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2004 74.56 124th 1653 92.5%
2005 70.96 237th 1901 87.5%
2006 83.46 79th 1968 96.0%
2007 84.78 69th 2063 96.7%
2008 80.27 123rd 2117 94.2%
2009 75.75 179th 2238 92.0%
2010 78.53 157th 2281 93.1%
2011 72.59 257th 2367 89.1%
2012 68.99 320th 2354 86.4%
2013 70.53 294th 2426 87.9%
2015 89.37 190th 1994 90.5%
2016 90.37 184th 2039 91.0%
2017 93.35 120th 2021 94.1%
2018 91.57 163rd 2017 91.9%
2019 96.11 78th 2133 96.3%
2022 93.53 144th 2123 93.2%
2023 90.90 161st 2348 93.1%
2024 91.79 132nd 2323 94.3%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.80 94th 366 74.3%
2019 82.83 54th 422 87.2%
2022 70.66 144th 515 72.0%
2023 64.04 223rd 786 71.6%
2024 78.05 115th 804 85.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 54.24 267th 938 71.5%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 83.53 94th 1547 93.9%
2024 82.84 99th 1534 93.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.52 78th 1862 95.8%
2019 95.82 61st 1937 96.9%
2022 86.90 190th 1943 90.2%
2023 92.62 119th 2247 94.7%
2024 84.58 212th 2235 90.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.49 127th 1760 92.8%
2019 96.11 59th 1833 96.8%
2022 93.26 128th 1858 93.1%
2023 90.12 150th 2118 92.9%
2024 91.26 124th 2098 94.1%
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Rank History for Disabled students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 66.56 224th 1052 78.7%
2019 83.57 117th 1117 89.5%
2022 86.21 100th 1161 91.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 89.25 194th 1834 89.4%
2019 93.67 109th 1880 94.2%
2022 92.07 150th 1916 92.2%
2023 90.13 166th 2207 92.5%
2024 90.78 141st 2172 93.5%
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Rank History for Asian students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 73.09 175th 581 69.9%
2019 88.77 35th 582 94.0%
2022 90.81 18th 581 96.9%
2023 73.86 182nd 731 75.1%
2024 80.40 105th 712 85.3%
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Rank History for African American students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 94.73 27th 582 95.4%
2022 91.43 30th 522 94.3%
2023 95.00 27th 720 96.3%
2024 99.59 7th 721 99.0%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 93.75 90th 1742 94.8%
2019 96.61 45th 1814 97.5%
2022 94.73 75th 1861 96.0%
2023 94.23 75th 2142 96.5%
2024 91.30 95th 2125 95.5%
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Rank History for White students at Saugus High

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked High Schools CA State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.19 189th 1173 83.9%
2019 89.64 80th 1222 93.5%
2022 85.51 127th 1204 89.5%
2023 81.14 158th 1434 89.0%
2024 83.96 119th 1406 91.5%
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Data source: test scores: California Department of Education, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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Enrollment information for Saugus High

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1988 1650 33 46 213 8 n/a n/a 0 1950
1989 1602 37 86 243 7 n/a n/a 0 1975
1990 1587 42 91 277 8 n/a n/a 0 2005
1991 1678 48 99 311 5 n/a n/a 0 2141
1992 1713 51 125 331 4 n/a n/a 0 2224
1993 1704 57 124 366 3 n/a n/a 0 2254
1994 1773 53 141 396 4 n/a n/a 0 2367
1995 1591 47 143 268 5 n/a n/a 0 2054
1996 1591 47 143 268 5 n/a n/a 0 2054
1997 1699 37 118 251 3 n/a n/a 0 2108
1998 1781 30 120 208 3 n/a n/a 0 2142
1999 1858 37 107 234 1 n/a n/a 0 2237
2000 1864 36 118 255 4 n/a n/a 0 2277
2001 1860 42 140 313 4 n/a n/a 0 2359
2002 2065 38 156 412 12 n/a n/a 0 2683
2003 2065 38 156 412 12 n/a n/a 0 2683
2004 2015 53 199 452 12 n/a n/a 0 2731
2005 1966 49 219 467 11 n/a n/a 0 2712
2006 1919 59 232 517 11 n/a n/a 0 2738
2007 1769 64 240 551 12 n/a n/a 2 2638
2008 1722 60 229 534 11 n/a n/a 0 2556
2009 1634 64 237 559 10 8 17 0 2529
2010 1631 53 241 528 12 11 7 0 2483
2011 1578 54 231 533 10 10 9 0 2425
2012 1486 52 213 566 10 9 16 0 2352
2013 1449 55 187 612 7 6 54 0 2370
2014 1395 53 180 655 7 1 85 0 2376
2015 1380 59 174 705 6 2 112 0 2438
2016 1280 58 167 699 3 1 122 0 2330
2017 1285 52 168 746 2 1 131 0 2385
2018 1294 47 176 772 3 1 148 0 2441
2019 1258 58 213 827 2 3 120 0 2481
2020 1256 54 215 871 1 5 124 0 2526
2021 1188 60 223 878 1 5 121 0 2476
2022 1136 62 231 898 2 6 119 0 2454
2023 1057 75 221 917 1 7 100 0 2378
2024 1001 70 233 874 4 6 107 0 2295

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Saugus High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1950 78.1 24.9 n/a
1989 1975 79.0 25.0 n/a
1990 2005 83.4 24.0 n/a
1991 2141 86.0 24.8 n/a
1992 2224 87.4 25.4 2.6
1993 2254 88.8 25.4 3.8
1994 2367 92.7 25.5 4.8
1995 2054 84.7 24.3 2.6
1996 2054 84.7 24.3 2.6
1997 2108 82.7 25.5 3.3
1998 2142 87.0 24.6 2.8
1999 2237 92.4 24.2 2.3
2000 2277 92.8 24.5 2.3
2001 2359 99.0 23.8 1.8
2002 2683 111.0 24.2 2.1
2003 2683 111.0 24.2 2.1
2004 2731 106.8 25.6 8.7
2005 2712 105.0 25.8 1.4
2006 2738 111.9 24.5 1.8
2007 2638 99.7 26.5 2.4
2008 2556 111.6 22.9 3.3
2009 2529 96.2 23.0 4.9
2010 2483 86.0 28.8 6.1
2011 2425 n/a n/a 9.5
2012 2352 87.2 26.9 n/a
2013 2370 86.0 27.5 12.8
2014 2376 87.3 27.2 13.9
2015 2438 86.0 28.3 12.8
2016 2330 92.0 25.3 11.4
2017 2385 94.9 25.1 12.9
2018 2441 93.9 25.9 16.6
2019 2481 95.0 26.0 17
2020 2526 n/a n/a 18.1
2021 2476 99.8 24.8 19.5
2022 2454 98.3 24.9 13.6
2023 2378 95.8 24.8 14.3
2024 2295 95.1 24.1 13.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Saugus High

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1988 1950 78.1 24.9 n/a
1989 1975 79.0 25.0 n/a
1990 2005 83.4 24.0 n/a
1991 2141 86.0 24.8 n/a
1992 2224 87.4 25.4 2.6
1993 2254 88.8 25.4 3.8
1994 2367 92.7 25.5 4.8
1995 2054 84.7 24.3 2.6
1996 2054 84.7 24.3 2.6
1997 2108 82.7 25.5 3.3
1998 2142 87.0 24.6 2.8
1999 2237 92.4 24.2 2.3
2000 2277 92.8 24.5 2.3
2001 2359 99.0 23.8 1.8
2002 2683 111.0 24.2 2.1
2003 2683 111.0 24.2 2.1
2004 2731 106.8 25.6 8.7
2005 2712 105.0 25.8 1.4
2006 2738 111.9 24.5 1.8
2007 2638 99.7 26.5 2.4
2008 2556 111.6 22.9 3.3
2009 2529 96.2 23.0 4.9
2010 2483 86.0 28.8 6.1
2011 2425 n/a n/a 9.5
2012 2352 87.2 26.9 n/a
2013 2370 86.0 27.5 12.8
2014 2376 87.3 27.2 13.9
2015 2438 86.0 28.3 12.8
2016 2330 92.0 25.3 11.4
2017 2385 94.9 25.1 12.9
2018 2441 93.9 25.9 16.6
2019 2481 95.0 26.0 17
2020 2526 n/a n/a 18.1
2021 2476 99.8 24.8 19.5
2022 2454 98.3 24.9 13.6
2023 2378 95.8 24.8 14.3
2024 2295 95.1 24.1 13.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Saugus High

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YearTotal Expenditures Per Pupil
2018 $9,998

Data source: California Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Saugus High

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 78th of 2133 High schoolsRanks 161st of 2348 High schools
 3.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (Saugus High)8980.6
 8.4%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (William S. Hart Union High)79.875.1
 4.7%
   11th Grade English Language Arts/Literacy (California)57.355.4
 1.9%
11th Grade Mathematics (Saugus High)63.446.6
 16.7%
   11th Grade Mathematics (William S. Hart Union High)51.343.2
 8.1%
   11th Grade Mathematics (California)32.227.4
 4.9%
12th Grade Science (Saugus High)47.428.6
 18.8%
   12th Grade Science (William S. Hart Union High)41.324.1
 17.2%
   12th Grade Science (California)25.626.9
 1.3%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students24812378
 4.2%
African American5875
 29.3%
American Indian21
 50%
Asian213221
 3.8%
Hispanic827917
 10.9%
Pacific Islander37
 133.3%
White12581057
 16%
Two or More Races120100
 16.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients17%14.3%
 2.8%


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Frequently Asked Questions about Saugus High

Students at Saugus High are 44% White, 38% Hispanic, 10% Asian, 5% Two or more races, 3% African American.

Yes. Saugus High ranks in the top 5.7% of California high schools.

Saugus High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Highlands Elementary
Elementary : James Foster Elementary
Elementary : Mountainview Elementary
Elementary : Plum Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Rosedell Elementary
Elementary : Santa Clarita Elementary
Middle : Arroyo Seco Junior High

In the 2023-24 school year, 2,295 students attended Saugus High.


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