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Newhall School District, California

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Newhall School District
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Los Angeles County, California
District details
Superintendent: Leticia Hernandez
# of school board members: 5
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Newhall School District is a school district in California.

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Superintendent

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Leticia Hernandez is the superintendent of the Newhall School District. Hernandez was appointed superintendent effective July 1, 2022. Her previous career experience includes working as assistant superintendent, director of human resources, and a principal in the National Elementary School District. She has also worked as a teacher and academic coach in the Chula Vista Elementary District, and a teacher in the Newhall School District.[1]

Past superintendents

  • Jeff Pelzel was the superintendent of the Newhall School District from July 1, 2018 until June 29, 2022. His previous career experience includes working as an assistant superintendent in the district.[2]

School board

The Newhall School District school board consists of five members elected to four-year terms.[3] Board members are elected by trustee area.[4]


Elections

See also: Newhall School District, California, elections

Board members are elected on a staggered basis in even-numbered years.[3]

Two seats on the board were up for general election on November 5, 2024.


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Public participation in board meetings

The Newhall School District school board maintains the following policy on public testimony during board meetings:[5]

District map

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Budget

The following statistics were published by the National Center for Education Statistics, which is a part of the U.S. Department of Education.[6]

Revenue, 2020-2021
SOURCE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Federal: $6,367,000 $1,076 8%
Local: $31,470,000 $5,316 38%
State: $45,889,000 $7,752 55%
Total: $83,726,000 $14,143
Expenditures, 2020-2021
TYPE AMOUNT AMOUNT PER STUDENT PERCENT
Total Expenditures: $72,444,000 $12,237
Total Current Expenditures: $66,387,000 $11,214
Instructional Expenditures: $43,795,000 $7,397 60%
Student and Staff Support: $5,735,000 $968 8%
Administration: $8,968,000 $1,514 12%
Operations, Food Service, Other: $7,889,000 $1,332 11%
Total Capital Outlay: $1,042,000 $176
Construction: $814,000 $137
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other: $1,283,000 $216
Interest on Debt: $2,701,000 $456


Teacher salaries

The following salary information was pulled from the district's teacher salary schedule. A salary schedule is a list of expected compensations based on variables such as position, years employed, and education level. It may not reflect actual teacher salaries in the district.

Year Minimum Maximum
2024-2025[7] $61,406 $111,288
2023-2024[8] $60,202 $109,106
2018-2019[9] $50,078 $90,756

Academic performance

Each year, state and local education agencies use tests and other standards to assess student proficiency. Although the data below was published by the U.S. Department of Education, proficiency measurements are established by the states. As a result, proficiency levels are not comparable between different states and year-over-year proficiency levels within a district may not be comparable because states may change their proficiency measurements.[10]

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 55 82 50-54 37 <50 80-84 68
2018-2019 68 91 50-54 54 >=50 80-84 80
2017-2018 67 91 55-59 52 40-59 80-84 80
2016-2017 65 88 45-49 50 >=50 75-79 78
2015-2016 62 88 50-54 44 >=50 75-79 75
2014-2015 54 83 35-39 36 >=50 65-69 65
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=80 PS >=50
2012-2013 82 93 80-84 72 PS 85-89 88
2011-2012 81 95 80-84 70 PS 85-89 87
2010-2011 81 92 75-79 72 >=50 90-94 86

The following table shows the percentage of district students who scored at or above the proficiency level each school year:

School year All (%) Asian/Pacific Islander (%) Black (%) Hispanic (%) Native American (%) Two or More Races (%) White (%)
2020-2021 62 86 60-64 45 >=50 75-79 77
2018-2019 69 89 60-64 54 >=50 85-89 82
2017-2018 71 90 65-69 55 60-79 85-89 83
2016-2017 70 89 65-69 53 >=50 80-84 84
2015-2016 71 91 65-69 54 >=50 80-84 85
2014-2015 67 87 60-64 50 >=50 80-84 79
2013-2014 >=90 PS PS >=80 PS >=50
2012-2013 77 88 70-74 63 PS 90-94 87
2011-2012 78 90 75-79 65 PS 85-89 87
2010-2011 76 88 70-74 62 >=50 85-89 86

Ballotpedia has not located graduation data for this district.


Students

Year Enrollment Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023 5,927 1.6
2021-2022 5,834 -1.5
2020-2021 5,920 -5.9
2019-2020 6,267 -4.3
2018-2019 6,539 0.0
2017-2018 6,537 -2.6
2016-2017 6,706 0.8
2015-2016 6,650 -1.3
2014-2015 6,739 -1.4
2013-2014 6,831 -1.7
2012-2013 6,947 0.1
2011-2012 6,941 -0.3
2010-2011 6,961 -1.4
2009-2010 7,055 0.3
2008-2009 7,035 0.4
2007-2008 7,008 0.3
2006-2007 6,990 0.6
2005-2006 6,946 1.4
2004-2005 6,849 2.6
2003-2004 6,672 1.8
2002-2003 6,555 -0.4
2001-2002 6,578 4.3
2000-2001 6,296 2.8
1999-2000 6,119 0.0
Racial Demographics, 2022-2023
RACE Newhall School District (%) California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native 0.3 0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander 14.1 0.0
Black 1.7 0.0
Hispanic 45.9 0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander 0.1 0.0
Two or More Races 8.2 0.0
White 29.7 0.0

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.


Staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, Newhall School District had 231.25 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 25.63.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten: 0.00
Kindergarten: 35.75
Elementary: 195.50
Secondary: 0.00
Total: 231.25

Newhall School District employed 10.00 district administrators and 16.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators: 10.00
District Administrative Support: 23.00
School Administrators: 16.00
School Administrative Support: 32.52
Other staff, 2022-2023 school year
TYPE NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides: 85.87
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors: 9.00
Total Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors: 13.00
Secondary Guidance Counselors: 0.00
Librarians/Media Specialists: 0.00
Library/Media Support: 0.00
Student Support Services: 18.80
Other Support Services: 85.97


Schools

The Newhall School District operates 10 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.
List of schools
SCHOOL NAMENUMBER OF STUDENTSGRADES
Dr. J. Michael Mcgrath Elementary492KG-6
Meadows Elementary672KG-6
Newhall Elementary536KG-6
Oak Hills Elementary567KG-6
Old Orchard Elementary504KG-6
Peachland Avenue Elementary450KG-6
Pico Canyon Elementary808KG-6
Stevenson Ranch Elementary746KG-6
Valencia Valley Elementary741KG-6
Wiley Canyon Elementary409KG-6

Contact information

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Newhall School District
25375 Orchard Village Road
Valencia, CA 91355
Phone: 661-291-4000

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ The Signal, "Newhall School District hires new superintendent," June 17, 2022
  2. ↑ SCV News, "Newhall School District Names New Superintendent," May 17, 2018
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Newhall School District, "Governing Board Members," accessed January 24, 2022
  4. ↑ Newhall School District, "Board Bylaws: Governing Board Elections," accessed January 24, 2022
  5. ↑ Newhall School District, "Bylaw 9323: Meeting Conduct," accessed April 16, 2025
  6. ↑ National Center for Education Statistics, "Elementary/Secondary Information System," accessed June 17, 2024
  7. ↑ Newhall School District, "Newhall School District Nta Certificated Salary Schedule - 2024 / 2025," accessed April 16, 2025
  8. ↑ Newhall School District, "Newhall School District Nta Certificated Salary Schedule - 2023 / 2024," accessed February 5, 2024
  9. ↑ Newhall School District, "Newhall School District Nta Certificated Salary Schedule - 2018 / 2019," accessed January 24, 2022
  10. ↑ U.S. Department of Education, Washington, DC: EDFacts, "State Assessments in Reading/Language Arts and Mathematics- School Year 2018-19 EDFacts Data Documentation," accessed February 25, 2021
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