Colton High School
- Public
- Colton
- 448 seniors
- 1,692 students
UC admit rate
67%
58 of 87 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
58 of 448 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
87 of 448 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.8%
5 of 57 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 24 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
Colton High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
5 of 57 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.59)
- Irvine4 pts lower
18%
11 of 60 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.56)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
17 of 51 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.52)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
9 of 28 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.46)
- Davis6 pts lower
31%
8 of 26 admitted
This school31%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.46)
- Santa Cruz19 pts lower
52%
12 of 23 admitted
This school52%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.35)
- Riverside22 pts lower
65%
48 of 74 admitted
This school65%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.48)
- Merced8 pts lower
88%
30 of 34 admitted
This school88%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.61)
too few applicants to report24 applied
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
Colton High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Pomona20 pts lower
54%
28 of 52 admitted
This school54%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
91%
50 of 55 admitted
This school91%Overall87%
- Northridge13 pts lower
80%
8 of 10 admitted
This school80%Overall93%
- ChicoAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- San Bernardino4 pts lower
94%
79 of 84 admitted
This school94%Overall98%
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 (308 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
66%
204 of 308 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
62 graduates
Community college
41%
125 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 10% |
| CSU | 31 | 10% |
| CA private college | 11 | 4% |
| Out of state | 6 | 2% |
| Community college | 125 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 104 | 34% |
| Enrolled in college | 204 | 66% |
| Total | 308 | 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, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 50%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
- Low-income students 96%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 33%County median 49%
Across California
Other schools in Colton Joint 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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