North Monterey County High School
- Public
- Castroville
- 316 seniors
- 1,169 students
UC admit rate
85%
50 of 59 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
16%
50 of 316 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
59 of 316 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
4 of 35 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
5 of 29 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
North Monterey County High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
4 of 35 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
17%
5 of 29 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.90)
- Irvine30 pts higher
52%
13 of 25 admitted
This school52%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego25 pts higher
50%
16 of 32 admitted
This school50%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
11 of 35 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.75)
- Davis14 pts higher
51%
20 of 39 admitted
This school51%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Cruz9 pts lower
63%
20 of 32 admitted
This school63%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.69)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
22 of 22 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.79)
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
North Monterey County High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Luis Obispo42 pts higher
72%
23 of 32 admitted
This school72%Overall30%
- San JoseAbout the same
82%
37 of 45 admitted
This school82%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
95%
36 of 38 admitted
This school95%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
92%
45 of 49 admitted
This school92%Overall95%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%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 (272 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
65%
178 of 272 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
55 graduates
Community college
43%
116 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 20 | 7% |
| CSU | 35 | 13% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 5 | 2% |
| Community college | 116 | 43% |
| Not enrolled | 94 | 35% |
| Enrolled in college | 178 | 65% |
| Total | 272 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, 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 52%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 8%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 5%
- Low-income students 81%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 43%County median 53%
Across California
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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