Pioneer Valley High School
- Public
- Santa Maria
- 760 seniors
- 3,011 students
UC admit rate
80%
103 of 128 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
103 of 760 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
17%
128 of 760 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
10%
6 of 59 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
22%
11 of 51 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
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 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
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 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 (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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 3% |
| CSU | 77 | 10% |
| CA private college | 2 | <1% |
| Out of state | 10 | 1% |
| Community college | 413 | 56% |
| Not enrolled | 213 | 29% |
| Enrolled in college | 526 | 71% |
| Total | 739 | 100% |
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
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 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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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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