California High School

  • Public
  • Whittier
  • 520 seniors
  • 2,263 students
Year

UC admit rate

66%

83 of 125 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

83 of 520 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

125 of 520 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

7.8%

7 of 90 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

20%

11 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

California High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 90 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    20%

    11 of 55 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Irvine15 pts lower

    7%

    7 of 95 admitted

    This school7%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.70)

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    14%

    7 of 49 admitted

    This school14%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    37%

    18 of 49 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    43%

    15 of 35 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    20 of 28 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    53 of 68 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.67)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.68)

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

California High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach6 pts lower

    41%

    64 of 155 admitted

    This school41%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    71 of 93 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    87%

    125 of 144 admitted

    This school87%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles5 pts lower

    87%

    62 of 71 admitted

    This school87%Overall92%

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 (588 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

73%

430 of 588 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

145 graduates

Community college

42%

245 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC315%
CSU11419%
CA private college264%
Out of state142%
Community college24542%
Not enrolled15827%
Enrolled in college43073%
Total588100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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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 71%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%

Across California

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