Mt. Whitney High School
- Public
- Visalia
- 361 seniors
- 1,627 students
UC admit rate
76%
29 of 38 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
29 of 361 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
11%
38 of 361 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 25 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 18 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
Mt. Whitney High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, worse at 3.
- Irvine6 pts lower
17%
3 of 18 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)
- San Diego20 pts higher
44%
8 of 18 admitted
This school44%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Barbara10 pts higher
43%
9 of 21 admitted
This school43%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.82)
- Davis21 pts higher
58%
14 of 24 admitted
This school58%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.78)
- Santa Cruz8 pts lower
64%
7 of 11 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.80)
- Merced5 pts lower
91%
21 of 23 admitted
This school91%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.74)
too few applicants to report25 applied
too few applicants to report18 applied
too few applicants to report9 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
Mt. Whitney High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- Fullerton5 pts higher
92%
11 of 12 admitted
This school92%Overall87%
- Fresno4 pts lower
92%
36 of 39 admitted
This school92%Overall96%
~93% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
~92% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied
~69% · 2 yrs pooled3 applied
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 (292 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
68%
198 of 292 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
26 graduates
Community college
57%
165 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 2% |
| CSU | 19 | 7% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 165 | 57% |
| Not enrolled | 94 | 32% |
| Enrolled in college | 198 | 68% |
| Total | 292 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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 58%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
- Low-income students 71%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 34%County median 45%
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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