Garden Grove High School
- Public
- Garden Grove
- 529 seniors
- 2,103 students
UC admit rate
85%
144 of 170 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
144 of 529 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
170 of 529 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.4%
11 of 131 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
14 of 77 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
Garden Grove High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
11 of 131 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.93)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
14 of 77 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)
- Irvine4 pts higher
26%
41 of 155 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego27 pts higher
52%
68 of 130 admitted
This school52%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
41%
29 of 71 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.91)
- DavisAbout the same
39%
15 of 38 admitted
This school39%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Cruz17 pts lower
54%
13 of 24 admitted
This school54%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.61)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
93 of 100 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.86)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
53 of 53 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)
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
Garden Grove High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts higher
39%
13 of 33 admitted
This school39%Overall30%
- Long BeachAbout the same
45%
91 of 204 admitted
This school45%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
73%
72 of 99 admitted
This school73%Overall74%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
93%
178 of 192 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills7 pts higher
98%
54 of 55 admitted
This school98%Overall91%
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 (534 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
407 of 534 graduates
UC or CSU
31%
168 graduates
Community college
40%
216 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 38 | 7% |
| CSU | 130 | 24% |
| CA private college | 16 | 3% |
| Out of state | 7 | 1% |
| Community college | 216 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 127 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 407 | 76% |
| Total | 534 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 72%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 47%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 18%
- Low-income students 81%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 60%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Garden Grove 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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