Downey High School
- Public
- Downey
- 933 seniors
- 4,165 students
UC admit rate
75%
169 of 225 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
169 of 933 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
225 of 933 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
16 of 159 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
8.2%
8 of 98 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
Downey High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
16 of 159 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)
- Berkeley5 pts lower
8%
8 of 98 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
36 of 191 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.78)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
49 of 147 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
34 of 111 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.81)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
24 of 65 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Cruz8 pts lower
64%
37 of 58 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.65)
- Riverside8 pts lower
79%
79 of 100 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.68)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
68 of 70 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.69)
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
Downey High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach31 pts higher
78%
349 of 448 admitted
This school78%Overall47%
- Pomona11 pts lower
62%
121 of 194 admitted
This school62%Overall74%
- Fullerton13 pts lower
74%
241 of 325 admitted
This school74%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills8 pts higher
99%
173 of 175 admitted
This school99%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
95%
233 of 245 admitted
This school95%Overall92%
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 (970 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
53%
513 of 970 graduates
UC or CSU
31%
298 graduates
Community college
17%
164 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 69 | 7% |
| CSU | 229 | 24% |
| CA private college | 19 | 2% |
| Out of state | 32 | 3% |
| Community college | 164 | 17% |
| Not enrolled | 457 | 47% |
| Enrolled in college | 513 | 53% |
| Total | 970 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 65%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 8%
- Low-income students 80%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Downey 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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