NCES CCD 2024-25 10 schools CA

Best-Resourced Schools in Santa Clarita, CA

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10 public K-12 schools in Santa Clarita from NCES Common Core of Data: enrollment, grade span, demographics, and Civil Rights Data Collection statistics for every active campus.

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10
Schools
8,279
Students
35/100
Avg Resource Index
23.9:1
Avg Student-Teacher Ratio

National city placement

Lean reported-resource profile

According to NCES CCD 2024-25, Santa Clarita has more public-school enrollment than 75% of the 4,487 US cities in this directory. Santa Clarita's average Resource Investment Index falls in the lower portion of the 4,487-city comparison set. The index is a resource snapshot, not an academic grade: it reflects the federal staffing, counselor, gifted-program, and attendance fields available for local campuses. The most useful next step is to open the individual schools below and identify which component is pulling each score down, because the same city average can hide very different campus-level constraints.

A full K–12 ladder sits inside the city boundary

Santa Clarita's list includes 2 elementary, 2 middle, and 3 high-school campuses, plus 3 combined-grade records. The city average spans every major grade stage, so the ranked table is more informative when read within level than as one interchangeable queue.

Campus spread matters more than the city mean

The 39-point gap between Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation) and Learning Post Academy (Alternative) shows the range hidden by Santa Clarita's average Resource Investment Index. The city figure is useful for national placement, but families ultimately choose among campuses with different grade spans, enrollment, district affiliations, and reported support fields. Start with schools serving the relevant grade level, then compare the index components rather than assuming the city average describes any one classroom.

City enrollment
Top 25%
School count
Top 41%
Resource Index average
25th percentile
Teacher staffing
4th percentile

Golden Valley High accounts for 23.9% of all Santa Clarita public-school enrollment

That concentration means Santa Clarita-wide averages can mask substantial variation outside the largest entity. Grade level: High. The share measures enrollment concentration only; it does not establish how districts allocate programs, capital, or staff. Enrollment-weighted aggregates give this entity more weight than any smaller peer, while an unweighted entity average treats every record equally.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Santa Clarita school enrollment varies 8.8× across entities

Santa Clarita school enrollment ranges from 224 students (lowest) to 1,980 students (highest), a spread of 1,756 students. That relatively narrow ratio reflects an unusually homogeneous school portfolio for a city this size. Per-school staffing and program breadth can differ sharply at opposite ends of that enrollment range, so the city average should not be treated as a typical campus.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

Santa Clarita student-teacher ratio is 23.9:1 — high (typically associated with larger urban scale or staffing constraints that have widened the headcount gap)

student-teacher ratio is the simplest comparative metric but it does not capture the full picture: the ratio counts FTE classroom teachers against total enrollment, push-in specialists, English-language aides, special-education co-teachers, and counselors are not included in most reporting Higher values may reflect larger urban scale or recent resource constraints that have widened the gap.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe NCES Common Core of Data, Public School Universe

2 of Santa Clarita's 10 listed schools are charters

20% of the city's listed public-school campuses are reported as charter schools in NCES CCD. Charter status identifies a different governance arrangement; it does not establish admissions availability, academic quality, or the share of city students enrolled in those campuses. Open each school record to compare enrollment and staffing directly.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data NCES Common Core of Data

# School Score
1. Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation) 57
2. Golden Oak Community 43
3. La Mesa Junior High 38
4. Fair Oaks Ranch Community 37
5. Academy of the Canyons 37
6. Rio Norte Junior High 34
7. Golden Valley High 31
8. Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita 29
9. Mission View Public 26
10. Learning Post Academy (Alternative) 18

Most racially and ethnically mixed schools in Santa Clarita

Ranked by the Simpson student-body diversity index (0-100) from NCES race and ethnicity data, where higher means a more evenly mixed student body. It measures mix, not quality.

  1. 1 Golden Oak Community 74.9/100
  2. 2 Rio Norte Junior High 71.9/100
  3. 3 Academy of the Canyons 68.6/100
  4. 4 Fair Oaks Ranch Community 68.3/100
  5. 5 Gorman Learning Center San Bernardino/Santa Clarita 64.4/100

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Which Santa Clarita school has the highest Resource Investment Index? ▼

Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation) has the highest Resource Investment Index among the Santa Clarita schools in this federal-data comparison at 57/100. The index summarizes reported staffing, counseling, gifted-program, and attendance inputs; it is not an academic rating.

How many schools are in Santa Clarita, CA? ▼

Santa Clarita has 10 public schools with a total enrollment of 8,279 students. 2 are charter schools. Average student-teacher ratio: 23.9:1.

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Data from NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2024-25 and Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22. The Resource Investment Index uses reported student-teacher ratio, counselor access, gifted programs, and attendance; it is not an academic rating. Cities must include at least five schools to be listed. This public-data comparison is for informational purposes: verify current enrollment, attendance boundaries, and programs with the school district before acting. See the guide to understanding NCES data.