Pioneer Valley High School

  • Public
  • Santa Maria
  • 760 seniors
  • 3,011 students
Year

UC admit rate

80%

103 of 128 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

103 of 760 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

128 of 760 seniors

County median 24%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

10%

6 of 59 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

22%

11 of 51 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Pioneer Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    6 of 59 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    22%

    11 of 51 admitted

    This school22%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    16%

    15 of 93 admitted

    This school16%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.77)

  • San Diego21 pts higher

    46%

    27 of 59 admitted

    This school46%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    37%

    25 of 68 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.73)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    30 of 75 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Cruz12 pts lower

    59%

    32 of 54 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.61)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    43 of 49 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.74)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    54 of 55 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.67)

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

Pioneer Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo20 pts higher

    50%

    59 of 119 admitted

    This school50%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    78%

    35 of 45 admitted

    This school78%Overall80%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    63 of 69 admitted

    This school91%Overall93%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    28 of 28 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    98%

    52 of 53 admitted

    This school98%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 (739 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

71%

526 of 739 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

101 graduates

Community college

56%

413 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC243%
CSU7710%
CA private college2<1%
Out of state101%
Community college41356%
Not enrolled21329%
Enrolled in college52671%
Total739100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, Students with disabilities
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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 50%County median 50%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 90%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 52%County median 48%

Across California

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