Desert Hot Springs High School
- Public
- Desert Hot Springs
- 403 seniors
- 1,650 students
UC admit rate
85%
63 of 74 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
16%
63 of 403 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
74 of 403 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
16%
5 of 31 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
5 of 30 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
Desert Hot Springs High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Los Angeles7 pts higher
16%
5 of 31 admitted
This school16%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.75)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
5 of 30 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.80)
- Irvine10 pts higher
32%
16 of 50 admitted
This school32%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.74)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
14 of 39 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Barbara9 pts higher
42%
10 of 24 admitted
This school42%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.72)
- Davis27 pts higher
64%
14 of 22 admitted
This school64%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Cruz24 pts lower
48%
11 of 23 admitted
This school48%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.50)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
46 of 57 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.69)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
27 of 27 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.71)
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
Desert Hot Springs High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Pomona14 pts lower
60%
56 of 94 admitted
This school60%Overall74%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
92%
96 of 104 admitted
This school92%Overall87%
- San Marcos6 pts lower
90%
54 of 60 admitted
This school90%Overall96%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
96%
206 of 214 admitted
This school96%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 (300 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
51%
153 of 300 graduates
UC or CSU
10%
29 graduates
Community college
39%
117 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 6% |
| CSU | 12 | 4% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 6 | 2% |
| Community college | 117 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 147 | 49% |
| Enrolled in college | 153 | 51% |
| Total | 300 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 47%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
- Low-income students 96%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 38%County median 54%
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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