Katella High School
- Public
- Anaheim
- 592 seniors
- 2,168 students
UC admit rate
76%
82 of 108 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
82 of 592 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
108 of 592 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.2%
6 of 73 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 48 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
Katella High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 73 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.77)
- Irvine5 pts lower
18%
17 of 96 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.73)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
20 of 60 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Barbara21 pts higher
53%
17 of 32 admitted
This school53%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.76)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
7 of 22 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
10 of 14 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.68)
- RiversideAbout the same
87%
53 of 61 admitted
This school87%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.75)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
26 of 26 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.74)
too few applicants to report48 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
Katella High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach12 pts lower
35%
50 of 141 admitted
This school35%Overall47%
- Pomona7 pts lower
67%
45 of 67 admitted
This school67%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
91%
145 of 159 admitted
This school91%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
90%
35 of 39 admitted
This school90%Overall92%
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 (557 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
387 of 557 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
107 graduates
Community college
47%
259 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 33 | 6% |
| CSU | 74 | 13% |
| CA private college | 13 | 2% |
| Out of state | 8 | 1% |
| Community college | 259 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 170 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 387 | 69% |
| Total | 557 | 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 45%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 18%
- Low-income students 86%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 57%
Across California
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