Santa Fe High School
- Public
- Santa Fe Springs
- 523 seniors
- 1,756 students
UC admit rate
66%
76 of 115 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
76 of 523 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
115 of 523 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.5%
6 of 71 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
11%
4 of 37 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
Santa Fe High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 71 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
4 of 37 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.93)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
16 of 84 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.80)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
31 of 75 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara10 pts lower
23%
14 of 62 admitted
This school23%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.76)
- Davis10 pts lower
27%
6 of 22 admitted
This school27%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
64%
16 of 25 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.60)
- RiversideAbout the same
85%
46 of 54 admitted
This school85%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.70)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
21 of 21 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.82)
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
Santa Fe High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Long Beach6 pts higher
53%
85 of 161 admitted
This school53%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
75%
71 of 95 admitted
This school75%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
91%
149 of 164 admitted
This school91%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills7 pts higher
99%
68 of 69 admitted
This school99%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
91%
73 of 80 admitted
This school91%Overall92%
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 (409 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
68%
279 of 409 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
123 graduates
Community college
32%
130 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 25 | 6% |
| CSU | 98 | 24% |
| CA private college | 9 | 2% |
| Out of state | 17 | 4% |
| Community college | 130 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 130 | 32% |
| Enrolled in college | 279 | 68% |
| Total | 409 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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 69%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 23%County median 8%
- Low-income students 77%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 65%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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