South Hills High School
- Public
- West Covina
- 389 seniors
- 1,625 students
UC admit rate
78%
77 of 99 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
77 of 389 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
99 of 389 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
8 of 74 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
18%
9 of 49 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
South Hills 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%
8 of 74 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
9 of 49 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine8 pts lower
14%
9 of 65 admitted
This school14%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
15 of 66 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
36%
20 of 55 admitted
This school36%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.95)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
12 of 26 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa Cruz16 pts higher
87%
20 of 23 admitted
This school87%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.95)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
49 of 52 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.94)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
27 of 27 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)
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
South Hills High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Diego4 pts lower
30%
28 of 93 admitted
This school30%Overall34%
- Long Beach12 pts lower
35%
33 of 93 admitted
This school35%Overall47%
- Pomona12 pts higher
86%
96 of 112 admitted
This school86%Overall74%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
94%
93 of 99 admitted
This school94%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
92%
49 of 53 admitted
This school92%Overall92%
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 (386 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
306 of 386 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
92 graduates
Community college
44%
171 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 6% |
| CSU | 68 | 18% |
| CA private college | 25 | 6% |
| Out of state | 18 | 5% |
| Community college | 171 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 80 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 306 | 79% |
| Total | 386 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, 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 68%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 8%
- Low-income students 50%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 65%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Covina-Valley Unified and nearby
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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