El Toro High School
- Public
- Lake Forest
- 469 seniors
- 1,849 students
UC admit rate
58%
65 of 112 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
65 of 469 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
112 of 469 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.9%
6 of 76 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 52 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
El Toro High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 6.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 76 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.89)
- Irvine14 pts lower
9%
8 of 94 admitted
This school9%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.80)
- San Diego13 pts lower
12%
10 of 81 admitted
This school12%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
25%
17 of 68 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.87)
- Davis19 pts lower
18%
8 of 44 admitted
This school18%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa Cruz12 pts higher
84%
31 of 37 admitted
This school84%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.87)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
37 of 45 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.76)
- Merced12 pts lower
84%
21 of 25 admitted
This school84%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.73)
too few applicants to report52 applied
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 Toro High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San DiegoAbout the same
31%
27 of 87 admitted
This school31%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
47%
43 of 92 admitted
This school47%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
77%
30 of 39 admitted
This school77%Overall74%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
71 of 74 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
28 of 29 admitted
This school97%Overall96%
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 (488 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
389 of 488 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
81 graduates
Community college
50%
245 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 34 | 7% |
| CSU | 47 | 10% |
| CA private college | 10 | 2% |
| Out of state | 53 | 11% |
| Community college | 245 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 99 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 389 | 80% |
| Total | 488 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 64%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 18%
- Low-income students 52%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Saddleback 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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