Golden Valley High School
- Public
- Merced
- 434 seniors
- 1,931 students
UC admit rate
92%
92 of 100 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
92 of 434 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
23%
100 of 434 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.4%
3 of 32 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
6 of 42 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
Golden Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
3 of 32 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.95)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
6 of 42 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.91)
- Irvine12 pts higher
34%
10 of 29 admitted
This school34%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
10 of 30 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa Barbara45 pts higher
78%
14 of 18 admitted
This school78%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.91)
- Davis7 pts higher
44%
23 of 52 admitted
This school44%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
68%
17 of 25 admitted
This school68%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.80)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
20 of 22 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.76)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
87 of 91 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.84)
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
Golden Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Jose5 pts higher
86%
12 of 14 admitted
This school86%Overall80%
- Sacramento5 pts lower
89%
31 of 35 admitted
This school89%Overall94%
- Fresno5 pts lower
91%
43 of 47 admitted
This school91%Overall96%
- StanislausAbout the same
98%
53 of 54 admitted
This school98%Overall97%
~97% Β· 3 yrs pooled8 applied
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 (453 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
37%
166 of 453 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
65 graduates
Community college
20%
91 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 38 | 8% |
| CSU | 27 | 6% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 9 | 2% |
| Community college | 91 | 20% |
| Not enrolled | 287 | 63% |
| Enrolled in college | 166 | 37% |
| Total | 453 | 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, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 41%County median 44%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 14%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 15%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 2%
- Low-income students 86%County median 80%
- Graduates completing courses 34%County median 41%
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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