La Quinta High School
- Public
- Westminster
- 542 seniors
- 1,989 students
UC admit rate
81%
205 of 254 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
38%
205 of 542 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
47%
254 of 542 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.4%
13 of 175 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
14 of 108 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 Quinta High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
13 of 175 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.98)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
14 of 108 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)
- IrvineAbout the same
21%
49 of 235 admitted
This school21%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.91)
- San Diego20 pts higher
45%
87 of 193 admitted
This school45%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
31 of 101 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.91)
- DavisAbout the same
39%
24 of 61 admitted
This school39%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Cruz5 pts higher
76%
26 of 34 admitted
This school76%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.80)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
155 of 167 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.88)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
87 of 87 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.96)
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
La Quinta High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Long BeachAbout the same
45%
140 of 308 admitted
This school45%Overall47%
- Pomona9 pts higher
82%
141 of 171 admitted
This school82%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
98%
306 of 313 admitted
This school98%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills6 pts higher
97%
70 of 72 admitted
This school97%Overall91%
- Los Angeles6 pts higher
98%
47 of 48 admitted
This school98%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 (534 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
475 of 534 graduates
UC or CSU
41%
218 graduates
Community college
47%
253 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 89 | 17% |
| CSU | 129 | 24% |
| CA private college | 1 | <1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 253 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 59 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 475 | 89% |
| Total | 534 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, White
- 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 80%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 72%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 56%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 43%County median 18%
- Low-income students 79%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 71%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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