Huntington Beach High School
- Public
- Huntington Beach
- 698 seniors
- 2,510 students
UC admit rate
71%
154 of 216 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
154 of 698 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
31%
216 of 698 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.9%
15 of 152 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
22 of 114 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
Huntington Beach High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
15 of 152 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.99)
- Berkeley6 pts higher
19%
22 of 114 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 4.01)
- Irvine6 pts higher
29%
44 of 153 admitted
This school29%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.93)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
38 of 162 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Barbara9 pts lower
23%
37 of 158 admitted
This school23%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.96)
- Davis4 pts lower
33%
31 of 95 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
53 of 73 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.87)
- Riverside5 pts higher
93%
75 of 81 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.85)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
48 of 48 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.89)
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
Huntington Beach High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts lower
21%
29 of 135 admitted
This school21%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
60 of 186 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- Long Beach49 pts higher
96%
197 of 206 admitted
This school96%Overall47%
- Fullerton10 pts higher
96%
134 of 139 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
98%
60 of 61 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 (674 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
584 of 674 graduates
UC or CSU
25%
168 graduates
Community college
38%
254 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 58 | 9% |
| CSU | 110 | 16% |
| CA private college | 37 | 5% |
| Out of state | 125 | 19% |
| Community college | 254 | 38% |
| Not enrolled | 90 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 584 | 87% |
| Total | 674 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, 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 66%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 18%
- Low-income students 34%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 65%County median 57%
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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