Alisal High School
- Public
- Salinas
- 662 seniors
- 2,811 students
UC admit rate
82%
148 of 180 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
148 of 662 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
180 of 662 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
6.9%
5 of 73 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
11 of 89 applicants, fall 2025
Campus by campus, fall 2025
The share of this school's applicants each campus admitted, beside the campus's rate for everyone else. Hardest campus first.
University of California
Alisal High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
5 of 73 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.80)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
11 of 89 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.72)
- IrvineAbout the same
25%
19 of 75 admitted
This school25%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.70)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
28 of 73 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.65)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
29%
22 of 76 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.57)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
48 of 131 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.62)
- Santa Cruz27 pts lower
45%
37 of 83 admitted
This school45%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.45)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
71 of 79 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.66)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
106 of 116 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.59)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campus’s admit rate that fall for applicants from every California high school. Within 3 points counts as about the same. GPA is the UC-calculated GPA (weighted, capped).
California State University
Alisal High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo24 pts higher
54%
45 of 83 admitted
This school54%Overall30%
- San Jose6 pts higher
86%
110 of 128 admitted
This school86%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
96%
106 of 111 admitted
This school96%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
97%
164 of 169 admitted
This school97%Overall95%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
80 of 80 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campus’s admit rate for all its applicants, from federal IPEDS data (fall 2023, the latest published). Within 3 points counts as about the same.
Where graduates go
Class of 2023 (548 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
453 of 548 graduates
UC or CSU
23%
126 graduates
Community college
58%
319 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 45 | 8% |
| CSU | 81 | 15% |
| CA private college | 7 | 1% |
| Out of state | 1 | <1% |
| Community college | 319 | 58% |
| Not enrolled | 95 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 453 | 83% |
| Total | 548 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 57%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
- Low-income students 95%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 53%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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