Monterey Trail High School
- Public
- Elk Grove
- 595 seniors
- 2,203 students
UC admit rate
77%
125 of 163 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
125 of 595 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
163 of 595 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
3.8%
3 of 80 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
4.2%
3 of 72 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 Trail High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles6 pts lower
4%
3 of 80 admitted
This school4%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)
- Berkeley9 pts lower
4%
3 of 72 admitted
This school4%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)
- Irvine11 pts lower
11%
11 of 98 admitted
This school11%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.77)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
17 of 91 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.80)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
17 of 51 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.80)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
52 of 143 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz5 pts higher
76%
45 of 59 admitted
This school76%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.78)
- Riverside8 pts higher
96%
65 of 68 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.87)
- MercedAbout the same
97%
88 of 91 admitted
This school97%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.81)
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 Trail High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo18 pts higher
48%
24 of 50 admitted
This school48%Overall30%
- Long Beach5 pts higher
52%
37 of 71 admitted
This school52%Overall47%
- San Jose5 pts higher
85%
47 of 55 admitted
This school85%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
95%
247 of 260 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
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 (538 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
78%
419 of 538 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
178 graduates
Community college
39%
212 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 55 | 10% |
| CSU | 123 | 23% |
| CA private college | 10 | 2% |
| Out of state | 19 | 4% |
| Community college | 212 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 119 | 22% |
| Enrolled in college | 419 | 78% |
| Total | 538 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Two or more races, Filipino, White, Pacific Islander
- Student need: Low-income, 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 53%County median 50%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 7%
- Low-income students 53%County median 63%
- Graduates completing courses 66%County median 50%
Across California
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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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