Saugus High School is located just north of the geographic center of Santa Clarita.

The campus is bounded on the east by Centurion Way, on the south by Bouquet Creek, and on the west by the Los Angeles Aqueduct.

During the summer of 2011, the D building went through extensive renovation in order to modernize the current electives up to today's standards.

New facilities and accommodations continue to arise on campus including a 1,900 square feet (177 m2) performing arts center which includes a large performance stage, 468 audience seats, catwalks, a fly room for lights and set rigging, spaces for drama rooms, and a large lobby and ticketing area.

That morning, Nathaniel Berhow, an 11th-grade student at the school, pulled a semi-automatic pistol from his backpack and opened fire on the school's quad, killing two students (a 15-year-old girl and 14-year-old boy) and injuring three others.

Berhow concluded the attack by shooting himself in the head; he died from his injuries the following day.

Some students left the school entirely and staged a protest at the corner of Centurion Way and Bouquet Canyon Road.

[8] The walkout was led by Mia Tretta, a survivor of the Saugus shooting and junior at the school.

Wednesdays are usually late start and begin at 9:19, with all classes occurring in shorter periods.

Saugus competes in football, cross country, basketball, softball, track and field, golf, volleyball, tennis, soccer, baseball, swim and dive, and lacrosse.

[12] Saugus High School's competitive cheer team under the leadership of head coach Candace Rodgers has competed at the national level in the last 5 years.

Saugus High School's football team, long overshadowed by surrounding high schools Hart, Canyon, and Valencia, had a turnaround season in 2006, in which they made it into the second game of play-offs.

Their talent continued as the Centurions advanced to the semi-finals of the CIF Southern Section championship in the 2007 season.

[16] It was also shown in a couple of episodes of the show Recovery Road and the Lifetime movie The Wrong Crush.