La Canada High School
- Public
- La Canada
- 355 seniors
- 2,007 students
UC admit rate
72%
182 of 252 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
51%
182 of 355 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
71%
252 of 355 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
22 of 220 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
12%
21 of 170 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
La Canada High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
22 of 220 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.98)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
12%
21 of 170 admitted
This school12%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.03)
- Irvine10 pts lower
13%
23 of 180 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
40 of 208 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.96)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
29%
61 of 210 admitted
This school29%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.93)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
44 of 147 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
93 of 128 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.85)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
95 of 103 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.87)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
56 of 57 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.87)
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
La Canada 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 Obispo6 pts lower
24%
36 of 152 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
34%
46 of 137 admitted
This school34%Overall34%
- Pomona12 pts higher
86%
74 of 86 admitted
This school86%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
86%
38 of 44 admitted
This school86%Overall87%
- Northridge7 pts higher
100%
34 of 34 admitted
This school100%Overall93%
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 (309 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
92%
284 of 309 graduates
UC or CSU
26%
80 graduates
Community college
24%
73 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 54 | 17% |
| CSU | 26 | 8% |
| CA private college | 33 | 11% |
| Out of state | 98 | 32% |
| Community college | 73 | 24% |
| Not enrolled | 25 | 8% |
| Enrolled in college | 284 | 92% |
| Total | 309 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, 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 94%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 81%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 70%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 58%County median 8%
- Low-income students 6%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 91%County median 64%
Across California
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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