Ernest Righetti High School
- Public
- Santa Maria
- 576 seniors
- 2,472 students
UC admit rate
83%
70 of 84 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
70 of 576 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
15%
84 of 576 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
5 of 42 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
28%
10 of 36 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
Ernest Righetti High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
5 of 42 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.01)
- Berkeley14 pts higher
28%
10 of 36 admitted
This school28%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 4.02)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
12 of 59 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.91)
- San Diego17 pts higher
42%
15 of 36 admitted
This school42%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Barbara10 pts higher
43%
23 of 54 admitted
This school43%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
14 of 31 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
20 of 28 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.80)
- Riverside6 pts lower
82%
31 of 38 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.78)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
33 of 33 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
Ernest Righetti High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo15 pts higher
45%
40 of 89 admitted
This school45%Overall30%
- Long Beach4 pts lower
43%
33 of 76 admitted
This school43%Overall47%
- Fullerton5 pts higher
91%
43 of 47 admitted
This school91%Overall87%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
98%
46 of 47 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
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 (539 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
399 of 539 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
81 graduates
Community college
55%
294 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 33 | 6% |
| CSU | 48 | 9% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 20 | 4% |
| Community college | 294 | 55% |
| Not enrolled | 140 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 399 | 74% |
| Total | 539 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, 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 61%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 7%
- Low-income students 72%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 40%County median 48%
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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