Cathedral City High School
- Public
- Cathedral City
- 346 seniors
- 1,267 students
UC admit rate
88%
76 of 86 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
76 of 346 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
86 of 346 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
21%
8 of 39 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
7 of 38 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
Cathedral City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Los Angeles11 pts higher
21%
8 of 39 admitted
This school21%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.94)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
7 of 38 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.99)
- Irvine8 pts higher
31%
20 of 65 admitted
This school31%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.86)
- San Diego17 pts higher
42%
25 of 60 admitted
This school42%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
12 of 35 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)
- Davis21 pts higher
58%
15 of 26 admitted
This school58%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz14 pts higher
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.75)
- Riverside11 pts higher
98%
58 of 59 admitted
This school98%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.80)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
25 of 25 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.75)
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
Cathedral City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Long Beach17 pts higher
64%
84 of 132 admitted
This school64%Overall47%
- Pomona4 pts higher
78%
62 of 80 admitted
This school78%Overall74%
- San JoseAbout the same
77%
20 of 26 admitted
This school77%Overall80%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
93%
140 of 150 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
96%
172 of 180 admitted
This school96%Overall98%
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 (288 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
65%
187 of 288 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
60 graduates
Community college
39%
113 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 11% |
| CSU | 29 | 10% |
| CA private college | 5 | 2% |
| Out of state | 9 | 3% |
| Community college | 113 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 101 | 35% |
| Enrolled in college | 187 | 65% |
| Total | 288 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 49%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
- Low-income students 98%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 54%
Across California
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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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