Arcadia High School
- Public
- Arcadia
- 817 seniors
- 2,881 students
UC admit rate
85%
420 of 495 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
51%
420 of 817 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
61%
495 of 817 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.3%
39 of 421 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
51 of 371 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
Arcadia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
39 of 421 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.97)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
51 of 371 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.99)
- Irvine5 pts lower
18%
77 of 432 admitted
This school18%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.94)
- San Diego8 pts lower
16%
71 of 432 admitted
This school16%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
127 of 385 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.92)
- DavisAbout the same
41%
130 of 321 admitted
This school41%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
158 of 230 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.86)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
342 of 376 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.90)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
172 of 176 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.88)
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
Arcadia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
69 of 214 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- Long Beach10 pts higher
57%
130 of 229 admitted
This school57%Overall47%
- Pomona13 pts higher
87%
183 of 210 admitted
This school87%Overall74%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
93%
161 of 174 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
95%
94 of 99 admitted
This school95%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 (717 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
643 of 717 graduates
UC or CSU
32%
229 graduates
Community college
39%
279 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 156 | 22% |
| CSU | 73 | 10% |
| CA private college | 60 | 8% |
| Out of state | 75 | 10% |
| Community college | 279 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 74 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 643 | 90% |
| Total | 717 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Filipino, Race not reported
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 67%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 39%County median 8%
- Low-income students 30%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 63%County median 64%
Across California
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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