Century High School
- Public
- Santa Ana
- 500 seniors
- 1,356 students
UC admit rate
75%
47 of 63 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
47 of 500 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
63 of 500 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
4 of 38 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 18 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
Century High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
4 of 38 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.79)
- Irvine9 pts lower
14%
8 of 59 admitted
This school14%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.63)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
15 of 37 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.67)
- Santa Barbara34 pts higher
67%
10 of 15 admitted
This school67%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.64)
- Davis12 pts lower
25%
4 of 16 admitted
This school25%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.59)
- Santa Cruz31 pts lower
40%
8 of 20 admitted
This school40%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.47)
- Riverside18 pts lower
69%
29 of 42 admitted
This school69%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.58)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
25 of 26 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.67)
too few applicants to report18 applied
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
Century High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Long BeachAbout the same
44%
33 of 75 admitted
This school44%Overall47%
- Pomona18 pts lower
56%
19 of 34 admitted
This school56%Overall74%
- Fullerton10 pts higher
97%
89 of 92 admitted
This school97%Overall87%
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 (335 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
61%
204 of 335 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
56 graduates
Community college
36%
121 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 26 | 8% |
| CSU | 30 | 9% |
| CA private college | 21 | 6% |
| Out of state | 6 | 2% |
| Community college | 121 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 131 | 39% |
| Enrolled in college | 204 | 61% |
| Total | 335 | 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, Homeless, 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 33%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 18%
- Low-income students 90%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 38%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Ana Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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