Valencia High School
- Public
- Placentia
- 618 seniors
- 2,242 students
UC admit rate
85%
157 of 184 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
25%
157 of 618 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
184 of 618 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.6%
13 of 152 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
9.7%
12 of 124 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
Valencia 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
9%
13 of 152 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)
- Berkeley4 pts lower
10%
12 of 124 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.02)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
37 of 163 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
27 of 156 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
35%
39 of 112 admitted
This school35%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.94)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
44 of 111 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
44 of 54 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.84)
- Riverside7 pts higher
95%
138 of 146 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.91)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
56 of 56 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
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
Valencia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Diego16 pts lower
19%
17 of 91 admitted
This school19%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
47%
74 of 156 admitted
This school47%Overall47%
- Pomona13 pts higher
87%
134 of 154 admitted
This school87%Overall74%
- Fullerton12 pts higher
99%
208 of 211 admitted
This school99%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
94%
50 of 53 admitted
This school94%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 (562 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
458 of 562 graduates
UC or CSU
33%
185 graduates
Community college
40%
225 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 85 | 15% |
| CSU | 100 | 18% |
| CA private college | 11 | 2% |
| Out of state | 37 | 7% |
| Community college | 225 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 104 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 458 | 81% |
| Total | 562 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 68%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 27%County median 18%
- Low-income students 68%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 61%County median 57%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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