Pacific Grove High School
- Public
- Pacific Grove
- 161 seniors
- 539 students
UC admit rate
72%
47 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
29%
47 of 161 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
40%
65 of 161 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.0%
3 of 43 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
6 of 42 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
Pacific Grove High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
3 of 43 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.89)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
6 of 42 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.91)
- Irvine19 pts higher
41%
16 of 39 admitted
This school41%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.96)
- San DiegoAbout the same
27%
11 of 41 admitted
This school27%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
12 of 45 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.83)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
16 of 45 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
27 of 38 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.81)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
16 of 20 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.79)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.80)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Pacific Grove High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Luis Obispo4 pts higher
34%
19 of 56 admitted
This school34%Overall30%
- SacramentoAbout the same
93%
14 of 15 admitted
This school93%Overall94%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%Overall95%
- San FranciscoAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (127 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
106 of 127 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
15 graduates
Community college
56%
71 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 5% |
| CSU | 9 | 7% |
| CA private college | 5 | 4% |
| Out of state | 15 | 12% |
| Community college | 71 | 56% |
| Not enrolled | 21 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 106 | 83% |
| Total | 127 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 83%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 55%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 54%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 31%County median 5%
- Low-income students 18%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 59%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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