John Muir High School

  • Public
  • Pasadena
  • 269 seniors
  • 1,282 students
Year

UC admit rate

79%

49 of 62 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

49 of 269 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

23%

62 of 269 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

18%

8 of 44 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

13%

4 of 30 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

John Muir High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles9 pts higher

    18%

    8 of 44 admitted

    This school18%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.73)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 30 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.80)

  • San Diego15 pts higher

    40%

    16 of 40 admitted

    This school40%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    9 of 33 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    10 of 33 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts lower

    64%

    14 of 22 admitted

    This school64%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    23 of 25 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.56)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.51 (all applicants 3.44)

  • too few applicants to report32 applied

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

John Muir High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, worse at 4.

  • Pomona14 pts lower

    59%

    22 of 37 admitted

    This school59%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts lower

    81%

    30 of 37 admitted

    This school81%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles9 pts lower

    83%

    40 of 48 admitted

    This school83%Overall92%

  • Northridge7 pts lower

    86%

    44 of 51 admitted

    This school86%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 (159 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

119 of 159 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

27 graduates

Community college

47%

74 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC117%
CSU1610%
CA private college32%
Out of state159%
Community college7447%
Not enrolled4025%
Enrolled in college11975%
Total159100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
  • 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 43%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 76%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%

Across California

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