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Best high schools in Santa Clarita for UC admissions

From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 3 published high schools in Santa Clarita sent 869 applicants to the University of California, and 556 were admitted to at least one campus (64%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, Academy of the Canyons had the highest rate, 73% (159 of 218).

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SourceUniversity of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

Santa Clarita high schools ranked by UC admit rate

Share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus, fall 2023 to fall 2025. A school has its own page when the University of California printed both applicants and admits for at least 3 fall terms, including at least 2 falls from 2023 to 2025, and at least 30 applicants in those window years. A city page ranks those schools when the city has at least 3 of them, not counting online schools, and they are not already the whole county. A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.

RankSchoolTypeAppliedAny UCBerkeleyUCLA
1Academy of the CanyonsPublic21873%20%13%
2Golden Valley High SchoolPublic24662%17%9%
3Saugus High SchoolPublic40560%13%9%

Santa Clarita combined

The 3 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 3 public and 0 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants fromToAppliedAdmittedRate
Santa ClaritaAny UC campus86955664%
Santa ClaritaUC Berkeley3876316%
Santa ClaritaUCLA6797110%
Los Angeles CountyAny UC campus109,85577,98471%
CaliforniaAny UC campus393,310283,71672%

Santa Clarita high schools ranked by UC Berkeley admit rate

3 of the city’s published schools have a UC Berkeley figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

RankSchoolAdmittedUC Berkeley
1Academy of the Canyons29 of 14420%
2Golden Valley High School12 of 7017%
3Saugus High School22 of 17313%

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Santa Clarita high schools ranked by UCLA admit rate

3 of the city’s published schools have a UCLA figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

RankSchoolAdmittedUCLA
1Academy of the Canyons25 of 18913%
2Golden Valley High School18 of 1909%
3Saugus High School28 of 3009%

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Questions

What are the best high schools in Santa Clarita for UC admissions?
By the share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus from fall 2023 to fall 2025, among schools with at least 100 applicants, the highest in Santa Clarita were Academy of the Canyons (73%, 159 of 218), Golden Valley High School (62%, 153 of 246) and Saugus High School (60%, 244 of 405). A school's rate reflects who chose to apply as much as the school itself.
What is the UC acceptance rate for high schools in Santa Clarita?
64%. The 3 published high schools in Santa Clarita sent 869 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 556 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; 1 of the 3 ranked schools in Santa Clarita was above that.
Which high school in Santa Clarita gets the most students into UC Berkeley?
Academy of the Canyons, with 29 admitted of 144 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Santa Clarita's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 387 applicants and 63 were admitted (16%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Academy of the Canyons had the highest rate, 20% (29 of 144).
Which high school in Santa Clarita gets the most students into UCLA?
Saugus High School, with 28 admitted of 300 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of Santa Clarita's published high schools together sent UCLA 679 applicants and 71 were admitted (10%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Academy of the Canyons had the highest rate, 13% (25 of 189).
Which high school in Santa Clarita sends the most UC applicants?
Saugus High School, with 405 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 3 published schools in Santa Clarita, 3 are public and 0 are private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in Santa Clarita for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/santa-clarita, updated October 31, 2026. Figures from the University of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

A school’s rate is not one student’s chance

These figures average every application a school sent, and they depend on who chose to apply. To read one profile, use Chance Me, start with a Specialist, or ask on the forum.

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