Sections

• AHS School Profile
• Current Administration
• Student Life
• Special Features
• Valedictorian & Salutatorian
• Graduation Requirements
• Grading System/Class Ranking
• Honors Courses
• Advanced Placement (AP) Courses
• International Baccalaureate (IB) Courses

The School

SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY
Agoura High School is located in Los Angeles County, just west of the San Fernando Valley. One
of two high schools in the Las Virgenes Unified School District. Our students reside in the cities
of Agoura Hills, Westlake Village, and Calabasas, as well as unincorporated areas of the Santa
Monica Mountains. The expansive, open campus mimics the surrounding hills and trails. The
area is suburban, residential, and includes varied socioeconomic levels. There is a wide range
of professions represented by AHS parents, from small business owners to those in the
entertainment field. Agoura is a California Distinguished School, an honor that identifies
approximately 5% of the most exemplary and inspiring public schools in our state. AHS is also
Gold Ribbon School. The Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC) awarded Agoura
High School has its highest level accreditation in 2014 of six years and clear. Agoura High School
was named an International Baccalaureate World School in February 2009, joining 84 other
schools in California with this distinction.

AHS is extremely proud of the fact that 95.61% of the Class of 2018 met the requirements for
graduation. According to our high school exit survey, 90.3% continued on to higher education,
with 34.1% attending two-year and 56.2% attending four-year colleges and universities.
Additionally, 9.7% went into the military, will be working or traveling.

The total enrollment at Agoura High School is 1992 with 556 seniors. The distribution of our
students by ethnicity has been consistent over the past ten years: Caucasian-75.3%, Asian-5.6%,
Hispanic-12.2%, African-American-1.5%, Filipino-0.61%, American Indian-0.76%, Pacific Islander-
0.20%, Multi-Ethnic – 3.7%.

More Information:

• Expected Schoolwide Learning Results (ESLRs)
• School Profile

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Current Administration

Dr. Stephanie McClay, Principal
Ms. Mary Hazlett, Assistant Principal (Curriculum and Instruction)
Mr. Garrett Lepisto, Assistant Principal (Safety, Facilities, Athletics)
Mr. Curtis Bruno, Assistant Principal (Student Services)

Counseling Staff:
Ms. Judi Craven, Counselor
Mrs. Cathy Latty, Counselor
Mr. Mike Lipka, Counselor
Dr. Linda Ordin, Counselor

Director of Activities
Ms. Sami Miller & Ms. Sandra Wilshire

Athletic Director
Mr. Clint Cummings

College and Career Center
Mrs. Marcy Heider, College & Career Advisor

Miss Ayla Mirjafarli, College & Career Advisor

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Student Activities

AHS hosts more than 70 activities and clubs including the Associated Student Body (ASB), Link Crew, Mock
Trial, International Thespian Society, English Honor Society, Math Honor Society, Tutoring Club, Key Club, Comedy
Sportz, Competitive Dance. In addition, there is a wide range of groups focusing on academics, the arts, community
service, politics, religion, sports, social issues, contemporary topics, and more. Students are encouraged to develop
and organize clubs to support individual and group interests.

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Special Features

Agoura High School is on a schedule which includes a "0" period and a Student Support period prior to classes that meet every other day for 100 minutes. The "block" schedule has been very effective in increasing the hands-on experiences of our students in lab-oriented classes and has allowed faculty to expand instructional strategies for critical thinking in the classroom. The "0" period has allowed the school to offer an optional seven period day. The Student Support period offers academic help for all students.

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Graduation Requirements

Math - 20 credits 
Health - 5 
Science - 20 credits
Foreign Language/ Fine Art or Practical Art (2 of 3) - 20 credits
Social Science - 35 credits
Physical Education - 20 credits
Electives - 70 credits
English - 40 credits

Total Credits: 230 Total

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Valedictorian & Salutatorian

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Honors Classes

Agoura High School offers the following honors classes:

• Algebra II
• Geometry
• Biology
• Chemistry
• English I, II
• French IV
• Math Analysis
• Physiology
• Spanish IV
• Wind Ensemble

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Advanced Placement (AP) Courses

Agoura High School offers the following AP classes:

• American Government
• Calculus AB, Calculus BC
• Chemistry
• Chinese V
• Computer Science, Comp. Sci. Principles
• English III, English IV
• European History
• Human Geography
• Physics I
• Spanish V
• Statistics
• Studio Art 2D, Studio Art 3D
• U.S. History

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International Baccalaureate (IB) Courses:

Agoura High School offers the following IB classes:

• Chinese
• Chemistry
• English
• Environmental Systems
• Film
• French
• Global Studies
• History of America
• Math
• Physics
• Psychology
• Spanish
• TOL

Advanced Placement (AP) Exams

In 2014, 413 students took 671 Advanced Placement tests.  Sixty-eight percent passed with scores of three or better. The numbers of students achieving scores of three or higher on the 2014 Advanced Placement examinations are as follows:

• Art - Gen. 16
• Biology 36
• Calculus ABC 78
• Chemistry 108
• Computer Science 33
• English Language and Composition 63
• English Literature and Composition 32
• Euro. History 61
• Environmental Science 13
• GovPol. US 33
• Psychology 3
• Physics 31
• Spanish Lang. 7
• Statistics 50
• U.S. History 57

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Student Expectations

Most of Agoura High School graduates attend college. The numbers attending two and four year colleges and universities for the last seven years are:

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SAT Scores

61-67% of Agoura High School seniors take the SAT each year. The seven-year, recentered mean scores are as follows:

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ACT Scores

Composite scores for seniors over the last seven years are as follows:

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