Golden Valley High School

  • Public
  • Santa Clarita
  • 542 seniors
  • 1,889 students
Year

UC admit rate

64%

55 of 86 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

55 of 542 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

86 of 542 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

12%

8 of 65 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

17%

6 of 35 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    8 of 65 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    6 of 35 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Irvine13 pts lower

    9%

    6 of 65 admitted

    This school9%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.91)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    20 of 57 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    15 of 49 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Davis17 pts higher

    55%

    18 of 33 admitted

    This school55%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz12 pts lower

    59%

    13 of 22 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    78%

    31 of 40 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.78)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.79)

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

Golden Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego15 pts lower

    19%

    9 of 47 admitted

    This school19%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    46%

    25 of 54 admitted

    This school46%Overall47%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    83%

    10 of 12 admitted

    This school83%Overall80%

  • Fullerton13 pts lower

    74%

    25 of 34 admitted

    This school74%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    60 of 66 admitted

    This school91%Overall93%

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 (451 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

338 of 451 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

69 graduates

Community college

51%

229 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC164%
CSU5312%
CA private college204%
Out of state204%
Community college22951%
Not enrolled11325%
Enrolled in college33875%
Total451100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Filipino, Asian, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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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 65%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 60%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 48%County median 64%

Across California

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