Capistrano Valley High School
- Public
- Mission Viejo
- 496 seniors
- 1,980 students
UC admit rate
73%
124 of 170 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
124 of 496 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
34%
170 of 496 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
15 of 129 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
11 of 106 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
Capistrano Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
15 of 129 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.10)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
11 of 106 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine11 pts higher
33%
42 of 127 admitted
This school33%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.05)
- San DiegoAbout the same
27%
36 of 135 admitted
This school27%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
36%
44 of 121 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.04)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
28 of 81 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
38 of 49 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.97)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
48 of 50 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.93)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
27 of 27 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 4.01)
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
Capistrano Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo5 pts lower
25%
29 of 115 admitted
This school25%Overall30%
- San Diego16 pts higher
50%
67 of 133 admitted
This school50%Overall34%
- Long Beach14 pts higher
61%
59 of 96 admitted
This school61%Overall47%
- Pomona10 pts higher
84%
42 of 50 admitted
This school84%Overall74%
- Fullerton12 pts higher
99%
71 of 72 admitted
This school99%Overall87%
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 (479 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
86%
414 of 479 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
104 graduates
Community college
47%
225 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 54 | 11% |
| CSU | 50 | 10% |
| CA private college | 24 | 5% |
| Out of state | 61 | 13% |
| Community college | 225 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 65 | 14% |
| Enrolled in college | 414 | 86% |
| Total | 479 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Filipino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
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 75%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 51%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 18%
- Low-income students 37%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 63%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Capistrano Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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