Learning Post Academy (alternative), Santa Clarita CA

Original Research by School Decision on Learning Post Academy (alternative)

Learning Post Academy is an alternative middle and high school serving grades seven through twelve in Santa Clarita, operated by the William S. Hart Union High School District. It sits within a large suburban city in northern Los Angeles County that spans four distinct communities—Canyon Country, Newhall, Saugus, and Valencia—each with mixed single-family homes, townhomes, and apartments arranged in a car-oriented pattern, though Old Town Newhall offers a walkable, historic downtown corridor along Main Street.

The school is small, with enrollment concentrated in the upper grades, particularly in grade eleven and twelve. A modest share of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch. The enrollment is ethnically mixed, with roughly equal shares of white and Hispanic students, alongside smaller populations of Asian, Black, and multiracial students. Data on special education enrollment and English learner status were not available.

Alternative schools typically serve students whose needs or circumstances fall outside traditional high school settings, and this school's profile aligns with that mission. However, state testing data is the primary lens available for understanding academic performance. On the 2024-25 state assessments, the school's results show a mixed picture. Students performed substantially stronger in English language arts than in mathematics or science. In seventh-grade ELA, performance was notably high; eighth-grade ELA showed more modest proficiency but still above mathematics results. Mathematics proficiency was low across tested grades, particularly in eighth grade. Science proficiency was also limited. When averaged across all tested subjects and grades, the school's overall proficiency index sits above the midpoint among schools across Los Angeles County, a position that reflects strength in ELA pulling the average upward despite weaker performance in quantitative and scientific domains.

The school has no reported graduation rate, a common gap for alternative schools where students often follow non-traditional pathways or may transfer in and out. Neither chronic absenteeism nor disciplinary data were available. Nor were program details, staffing levels, or course offerings provided. A parent interested in this school would benefit from speaking directly with administrators about curriculum scope, the types of support and structure the alternative model offers, pathways to graduation or completion, and how the school engages students for whom a traditional comprehensive high school was not the right fit.

The broader Santa Clarita context is one of rapid growth and suburban expansion. The area is home to FivePoint Valencia, the largest mixed-use development in California, with construction ongoing and new neighborhoods opening. Six Flags Magic Mountain, College of the Canyons, and Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital anchor employment, alongside corporate headquarters and growing industrial centers. The district itself has undergone notable changes: Hart High School retired its long-standing Indian mascot in favor of the Hawks starting in the 2024-25 school year, and the district's major facilities bond was fully spent with its oversight committee dissolved in 2024, meaning no new dedicated construction funding is currently in place. Housing values and rents in the Santa Clarita zip code reflect a moderately priced suburban market, though affordability remains constrained relative to household income.

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Academic performance

State test results and graduation outcomes.

Graduation rate (ACGR)

>=95%Cohort of 85 students · Class of 2021

The federal source publishes a banded range instead of an exact rate when the graduating cohort is small enough that an exact number could risk identifying individual students.

How this school compares to all schools in this state

Each dot is one school’s SY 2020-21 graduation rate, binned by integer rate. Taller columns mean more schools at that rate. This school is highlighted.

2,394 schools plotted. 142 additional schools' rates are federally suppressed and not shown. Data: EDFacts SY 2020-21.

Math

Grade 757%

School 57% · District 54% · ▲ 3 pts above district

▲ 27 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

Grade 825%

School 25% · District 49% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 3 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 787%

School 87% · District 68% · ▲ 19 pts above district

▲ 41 pts above state median · ▲ 41 pts above county median

Grade 862%

School 62% · District 65% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 18 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 835%

School 35% · District 47% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▲ 9 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 845%

School 45% · District 68% · ▼ 23 pts below district

▼ 4 pts below state median · ▼ 3 pts below county median

This schoolWilliam S. Hart Union High, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.