Laguna Hills High School
- Public
- Laguna Hills
- 330 seniors
- 1,241 students
UC admit rate
67%
56 of 83 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
56 of 330 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
83 of 330 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
8 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
7 of 49 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
Laguna Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
8 of 65 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
7 of 49 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.05)
- Irvine11 pts higher
33%
22 of 66 admitted
This school33%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
23 of 64 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara7 pts higher
39%
20 of 51 admitted
This school39%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis7 pts higher
44%
14 of 32 admitted
This school44%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)
- Santa Cruz12 pts higher
84%
26 of 31 admitted
This school84%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.94)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
25 of 28 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.82)
- Merced6 pts lower
90%
18 of 20 admitted
This school90%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.74)
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
Laguna Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
30%
16 of 53 admitted
This school30%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
21 of 60 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- Long Beach8 pts lower
39%
17 of 44 admitted
This school39%Overall47%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
93%
41 of 44 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
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 (333 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
267 of 333 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
49 graduates
Community college
50%
167 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 9% |
| CSU | 18 | 5% |
| CA private college | 12 | 4% |
| Out of state | 39 | 12% |
| Community college | 167 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 66 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 267 | 80% |
| Total | 333 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino, Two or more races, Asian
- 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 55%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 18%
- Low-income students 56%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Saddleback Valley Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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