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William S. Hart Union High School District
District details
School board members: 5
Students: 21,011 (2022-2023)
Schools: 16 (2022-2023)
Website: Link

William S. Hart Union High School District is a school district in California (Los Angeles County). During the 2023 school year, 21,011 students attended one of the district's 16 schools.

This page provides information regarding school board members, election rules, finances, academics, policies, and more details about the district.

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• 2024
• 2022
• 2015
• 2013

William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 1

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 1

Aakash Ahuja defeated Gloria Mercado-Fortine and incumbent Linda Storli in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Aakash Ahuja (Nonpartisan)	38.7	8,888
		Gloria Mercado-Fortine (Nonpartisan)	32.8	7,548
		Linda Storli (Nonpartisan)	28.5	6,543

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 22,979
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William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Erin Wilson defeated Eric Anderson in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Erin Wilson (Nonpartisan)	64.4	14,837
	Submit photo	Eric Anderson (Nonpartisan)	35.6	8,201

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 23,038
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William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 2

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 2

Incumbent Bob Jensen defeated Andrew Taban in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 2 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Bob Jensen (Nonpartisan)	67.0	11,639
		Andrew Taban (Nonpartisan)	33.0	5,736

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 17,375
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William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 3

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 3

Incumbent Cherise Moore defeated Teresa Todd in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 3 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔	Submit photo	Cherise Moore (Nonpartisan)	62.5	7,355
	Submit photo	Teresa Todd (Nonpartisan)	37.5	4,412

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 11,767
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William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 5

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 5

Incumbent Joe Messina defeated Rebecca Hindman in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Joe Messina (Nonpartisan)	59.6	12,552
		Rebecca Hindman (Nonpartisan)	40.4	8,502

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 21,054
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William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 1

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 1

Incumbent Linda Storli won election in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 1 on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔		Linda Storli (Nonpartisan)

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William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 4

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 4

Incumbent Steven Sturgeon won election in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board Trustee Area 4 on November 3, 2015.

		Candidate
✔	Submit photo	Steven Sturgeon (Nonpartisan)

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William S. Hart Union High School District school board At-large

General election

General election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board At-large

Incumbent Bob Jensen, incumbent Joe Messina, and incumbent Paul B. Strickland won election in the general election for William S. Hart Union High School District school board At-large on November 5, 2013.

		Candidate
✔		Bob Jensen (Nonpartisan)
✔		Joe Messina (Nonpartisan)
✔		Paul B. Strickland (Nonpartisan)

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About the district

School board

The William S. Hart Union High School District consists of five members serving four-year terms. To find information about school board meetings, click here.

List of school board members

Name	Seat	Year assumed office	Year term ends
Aakash Ahuja	Trustee Area 1	2024	2028
Erin Wilson	Trustee Area 4	2023	2028
Cherise Moore	Trustee Area 3	2017	2026
Bob Jensen	Trustee Area 2	2009	2026
Joe Messina	Trustee Area 5	2009	2026

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William S. Hart Union High School District

Office Name	Current Officeholder	Party	% School District Covered	% Other District Covered
California State Assembly District 40	Pilar Schiavo	Democratic Party	62%	63%
California State Assembly District 34	Tom Lackey	Republican Party	38%	1%

The table was limited to the lower chamber because it provides the most granularity. State house districts tend to be more numerous and therefore smaller than state senate or U.S. House districts. This provides an impression of the partisan affiliations in the area.

Budget

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

• Revenue
• Expenditures

Revenue, 2020-2021

SOURCE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Federal:	$24,138,000	$1,108	6%
Local:	$112,075,000	$5,144	26%
State:	$301,713,000	$13,849	69%
Total:	$437,926,000	$20,101

Expenditures, 2020-2021

TYPE	AMOUNT	AMOUNT PER STUDENT	PERCENT
Total Expenditures:	$320,108,000	$14,693
Total Current Expenditures:	$258,038,000	$11,844
Instructional Expenditures:	$147,609,000	$6,775	46%
Student and Staff Support:	$37,410,000	$1,717	12%
Administration:	$39,877,000	$1,830	12%
Operations, Food Service, Other:	$33,142,000	$1,521	10%
Total Capital Outlay:	$12,698,000	$582
Construction:	$11,580,000	$531
Total Non El-Sec Education & Other:	$1,169,000	$53
Interest on Debt:	$15,234,000	$699

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. To protect student privacy, percentages are reported as ranges for groups of 300 students or fewer. If five or fewer students were included in a data set, the data will display as "PS."

• Mathematics
• Reading/language arts
• Graduation rates

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	11-19	<50	PS	<=20		PS	<=20
2018-2019	52	79	38	37	<50	60	60
2017-2018	52	80	38	37	<50	62	59
2016-2017	48	76	31	33	11-19	54	55
2015-2016	52	78	34	36	21-39	62	59
2014-2015	48	73	35	32	<50	53	54
2013-2014	73	90	65-69	60	PS	75-79	78
2012-2013	69	87	56	56	60-79	76	75
2011-2012	66	86	49	54	60-69	60	73
2010-2011	63	81	44	51	30-34	61	69

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	11-19	<50	PS	<=20		PS	<=20
2018-2019	72	89	61	61	>=50	76	80
2017-2018	71	89	62	58	<50	78	79
2016-2017	68	86	55	55	40-49	77	76
2015-2016	72	89	63	59	40-59	79	78
2014-2015	66	84	54	52	>=50	72	74
2013-2014	70	86	55-59	56	PS	75-79	77
2012-2013	71	86	59	56	60-79	82	78
2011-2012	70	85	58	56	70-79	74	79
2010-2011	70	85	53	55	50-54	73	78

The following table shows the graduation rate of district students each school year:

School year	All (%)	Asian/Pacific Islander (%)	Black (%)	Hispanic (%)	Native American (%)	Two or More Races (%)	White (%)
2019-2020	94	96	>=95	92	>=50	90-94	96
2018-2019	94	98	90-94	90	PS	>=95	95
2017-2018	96	98	>=95	95	PS	90-94	96
2016-2017	94	97	90-94	90	>=50	>=95	96
2015-2016	95	96	90-94	92	PS	>=95	97
2014-2015	95	97	90-94	92	>=50	>=95	97
2013-2014	95	98	>=95	92	>=50	>=90	96
2012-2013	93	97	90-94	89	>=50	>=80	95
2011-2012	93	97	90-94	88	>=50	>=80	95
2010-2011	94	97	85-89	90	>=80	>=50	96

Students

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

• Enrollment
• Demographics

Year	Enrollment	Year-to-year change (%)
2022-2023	21,011	-2.3
2021-2022	21,485	-1.4
2020-2021	21,786	-2.0
2019-2020	22,228	-0.8
2018-2019	22,416	-11.9
2017-2018	25,080	-6.9
2016-2017	26,822	-1.2
2015-2016	27,155	0.6
2014-2015	26,983	5.0
2013-2014	25,640	-2.9
2012-2013	26,373	-0.3
2011-2012	26,449	1.1
2010-2011	26,161	-0.6
2009-2010	26,320	2.6
2008-2009	25,629	1.5
2007-2008	25,243	3.7
2006-2007	24,318	3.6
2005-2006	23,439	5.2
2004-2005	22,226	5.0
2003-2004	21,122	5.0
2002-2003	20,058	8.2
2001-2002	18,410	7.7
2000-2001	17,001	6.8
1999-2000	15,848	0.0

Racial Demographics, 2022-2023

RACE	William S. Hart Union High School District (%)	California K-12 STUDENTS (%)
American Indian/Alaska Native	0.1	0.0
Asian or Asian/Pacific Islander	13.6	0.0
Black	4.4	0.0
Hispanic	44.2	0.0
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander	0.2	0.0
Two or More Races	4.5	0.0
White	33.1	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

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

• Teachers
• Administrators
• Other staff

As of the 2022-2023 school year, William S. Hart Union High School District had 931.39 full-time classroom teachers. The student-teacher ratio was 22.56.

Teachers, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF TEACHERS
Prekindergarten:	0.00
Kindergarten:	0.00
Elementary:	292.74
Secondary:	638.65
Total:	931.39

William S. Hart Union High School District employed 6.33 district administrators and 59.00 school administrators as of the 2022-2023 school year.

Administrators, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF ADMINISTRATORS
District Administrators:	6.33
District Administrative Support:	88.00
School Administrators:	59.00
School Administrative Support:	129.75

Other staff, 2022-2023 school year

TYPE	NUMBER OF OTHER STAFF
Instructional Aides:	348.26
Instruc. Coordinators & Supervisors:	12.33
Total Guidance Counselors:	75.00
Elementary Guidance Counselors:	20.60
Secondary Guidance Counselors:	50.40
Librarians/Media Specialists:	3.00
Library/Media Support:	0.00
Student Support Services:	77.50
Other Support Services:	260.61

Schools

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

The William S. Hart Union High School District operates 16 schools. They are listed below in alphabetical order.

List of schools

SCHOOL NAME	NUMBER OF STUDENTS	GRADES
Academy Of The Canyons	396	9-12
Arroyo Seco Junior High	1,217	7-8
Bowman (Jereann) High (Continuation)	388	9-12
Canyon High	1,946	9-12
Castaic High	1,208	9-12
Golden Valley High	2,073	9-12
La Mesa Junior High	1,014	7-8
Learning Post Academy (Alternative)	385	7-12
Placerita Junior High	888	7-8
Rancho Pico Junior High	790	7-8
Rio Norte Junior High	1,123	7-8
Saugus High	2,378	9-12
Sierra Vista Junior High	991	7-8
Valencia High	2,275	9-12
West Ranch High	1,865	9-12
William S. Hart High	2,034	9-12

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