El Monte High School

  • Public
  • El Monte
  • 368 seniors
  • 1,294 students
Year

UC admit rate

89%

79 of 89 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

79 of 368 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

89 of 368 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

11%

7 of 61 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

9.5%

4 of 42 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

El Monte High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    7 of 61 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    4 of 42 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.84)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    12 of 62 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.71)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    19 of 52 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    11 of 34 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.64)

  • Davis10 pts lower

    27%

    6 of 22 admitted

    This school27%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.47)

  • Santa Cruz32 pts lower

    39%

    11 of 28 admitted

    This school39%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.46)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    60 of 73 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    42 of 46 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.50 (all applicants 3.43)

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

El Monte High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Pomona8 pts lower

    65%

    64 of 98 admitted

    This school65%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    90%

    86 of 96 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    92%

    35 of 38 admitted

    This school92%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    98%

    115 of 117 admitted

    This school98%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    20 of 22 admitted

    This school91%Overall93%

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 (309 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

234 of 309 graduates

UC or CSU

31%

96 graduates

Community college

39%

120 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC279%
CSU6922%
CA private college165%
Out of state21%
Community college12039%
Not enrolled7524%
Enrolled in college23476%
Total309100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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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 70%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 44%County median 64%

Across California

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