California High School
- Public
- Whittier
- 520 seniors
- 2,263 students
UC admit rate
66%
83 of 125 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
16%
83 of 520 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
125 of 520 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.8%
7 of 90 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
20%
11 of 55 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
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 campusβs 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 campusβs 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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 5% |
| CSU | 114 | 19% |
| CA private college | 26 | 4% |
| Out of state | 14 | 2% |
| Community college | 245 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 158 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 430 | 73% |
| Total | 588 | 100% |
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
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG 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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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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