Monterey High School
- Public
- Monterey
- 332 seniors
- 1,413 students
UC admit rate
82%
77 of 94 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
77 of 332 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
28%
94 of 332 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
14%
8 of 56 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
8 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
Monterey High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
14%
8 of 56 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.00)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
8 of 48 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine27 pts higher
49%
27 of 55 admitted
This school49%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.96)
- San Diego12 pts higher
37%
19 of 52 admitted
This school37%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
24 of 63 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)
- Davis24 pts higher
62%
40 of 65 admitted
This school62%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.98)
- Santa Cruz13 pts higher
84%
32 of 38 admitted
This school84%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.79)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
18 of 21 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.80)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
20 of 20 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
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
Monterey High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo7 pts lower
23%
16 of 69 admitted
This school23%Overall30%
- San Jose5 pts higher
86%
60 of 70 admitted
This school86%Overall80%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
43 of 43 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
24 of 24 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
70 of 70 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
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 (344 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
250 of 344 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
73 graduates
Community college
44%
152 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 10% |
| CSU | 37 | 11% |
| CA private college | 6 | 2% |
| Out of state | 19 | 6% |
| Community college | 152 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 94 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 250 | 73% |
| Total | 344 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 62%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 5%
- Low-income students 51%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 78%County median 53%
Across California
Other schools in Monterey Peninsula Unified and nearby
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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