Castaic High School (CHS) is a high school in the unincorporated community of

Castaic, California Castaic () (Chumash: ''Kaštiq''; Spanish: ''Castéc'') is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in northwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States. As of the 2020 census it had a population of 18,937. Ten ...

, in the

Santa Clarita Valley The Santa Clarita Valley (SCV) is part of the upper watershed of the Santa Clara River in Southern California. The western portion of the valley was part of the Rancho San Francisco Mexican land grant. Located in Los Angeles County. The valle ...

. It is part of the

William S. Hart Union High School District The William S. Hart Union High School District (commonly referred to simply as the Hart District) is a school district in the Santa Clarita Valley of Los Angeles County, California. It serves all of the valley's high school students (grades 9� ...

. The school officially opened on August 13, 2019.

History

On March 28, 2018, the William S. Hart Union High School District named Melanie Hagman as the first principal of Castaic High School, its newest campus. The district announced on October 10, 2018 that the school's new mascot would be the

coyote The coyote (''Canis latrans''), also known as the American jackal, prairie wolf, or brush wolf, is a species of canis, canine native to North America. It is smaller than its close relative, the Wolf, gray wolf, and slightly smaller than the c ...

and the colors would be charcoal gray, white, and burnt orange. Input was solicited from community stakeholders, including students from Castaic Middle School who would attend CHS. Castaic High School opened its doors on August 13, 2019, to a freshman class of 325 students. The school has a capacity of 2,600. On July 18, 2022, Superintendent Mike Kuhlman announced that Vince Ferry, former principal of Rio Norte Junior High School and Saugus High School, would be taking over as principal. On February 20, 2025, the Hart District announced that Ben Wobrock, former assistant principal of Rancho Pico Junior High School and West Ranch High School, would be taking over as principal, effective immediately.

Academics

The Castaic High School campus hosts the ''iCAN Academy at Castaic High School'', a middle college program operated by the Hart District in partnership with

College of the Canyons College of the Canyons (COC) is a public community college in Santa Clarita, California. It comprises the Santa Clarita Community College District. The college is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and has campus loca ...

(COC). The program consists of a rigorous curriculum that allows students to earn college credit all four years of high school. Unlike the district's other such program, Academy of the Canyons on the COC campus, iCAN students may participate in a full range of extracurricular activities including interscholastic athletics.

Student demographics

As of the 2023-24 school year, 1,193 students were enrolled at Castaic High School. Of those, 44.4% were Hispanic, 37.7% were white, 4.7% were African American, 4.7% were Two or more races, 4.2% were Filipino, 3.7% were Asian, and 0.3% were American Indian or Alaska Native. As of 2020-21, 203 students (27.7%) were eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Athletics

Castaic High School athletic teams are nicknamed the Coyotes. The school competes in the

Foothill League The Foothill League is a high school athletic conference in the Santa Clarita Valley area of Los Angeles County, California that is affiliated with the CIF Southern Section. All current members are part of the William S. Hart Union High School Dist ...

with its fellow Hart District schools. The school fielded 17 teams in its first school year, all at the freshman level only.

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* {{Santa Clarita Public high schools in Los Angeles County, California 2019 establishments in California Educational institutions established in 2019