Monte Vista High School
- Public
- Spring Valley
- 446 seniors
- 1,467 students
UC admit rate
69%
37 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
37 of 446 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
54 of 446 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 34 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
4 of 22 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
Monte Vista High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
4 of 22 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)
- San Diego10 pts higher
35%
17 of 49 admitted
This school35%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.66)
- Santa Barbara26 pts higher
59%
10 of 17 admitted
This school59%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.67)
- Davis4 pts lower
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.58)
- Santa Cruz9 pts lower
63%
10 of 16 admitted
This school63%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.66)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
23 of 28 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.63)
- MercedAbout the same
93%
13 of 14 admitted
This school93%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.57)
too few applicants to report34 applied
too few applicants to report30 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
Monte Vista High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
29 of 83 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
99%
68 of 69 admitted
This school99%Overall96%
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
63%
209 of 333 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
30 graduates
Community college
48%
159 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 14 | 4% |
| CSU | 16 | 5% |
| CA private college | 9 | 3% |
| Out of state | 11 | 3% |
| Community college | 159 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 124 | 37% |
| Enrolled in college | 209 | 63% |
| Total | 333 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, 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 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 11%
- Low-income students 78%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 37%County median 65%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 11 campuses
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