Imperial High School
- Public
- Imperial
- 343 seniors
- 1,449 students
UC admit rate
82%
27 of 33 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
27 of 343 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
10%
33 of 343 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
17%
3 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 11 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
Imperial High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.
- Los Angeles7 pts higher
17%
3 of 18 admitted
This school17%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine36 pts higher
58%
11 of 19 admitted
This school58%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego20 pts higher
45%
13 of 29 admitted
This school45%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Barbara48 pts higher
80%
8 of 10 admitted
This school80%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.05)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
15 of 18 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.90)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~72% Β· 3 yrs pooled5 applied
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
Imperial High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 2 campuses.
- San Diego32 pts higher
67%
50 of 75 admitted
This school67%Overall34%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
26 of 26 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
~100% Β· 2 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 (306 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
245 of 306 graduates
UC or CSU
10%
32 graduates
Community college
60%
183 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 20 | 7% |
| CSU | 12 | 4% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 26 | 9% |
| Community college | 183 | 60% |
| Not enrolled | 61 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 245 | 80% |
| Total | 306 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, 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 60%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 6%
- Low-income students 48%County median 75%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 37%
Across California
Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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