Esperanza High School
- Public
- Anaheim
- 363 seniors
- 1,334 students
UC admit rate
76%
67 of 88 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
67 of 363 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
88 of 363 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
6 of 57 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
11%
4 of 36 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
Esperanza High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
6 of 57 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
4 of 36 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
14 of 73 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.88)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
18 of 71 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
11 of 41 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.89)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
13 of 37 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
15 of 20 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.78)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
46 of 51 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.89)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.88)
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
Esperanza High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Diego10 pts lower
25%
13 of 53 admitted
This school25%Overall34%
- Long Beach4 pts higher
51%
38 of 74 admitted
This school51%Overall47%
- Pomona6 pts lower
68%
36 of 53 admitted
This school68%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
97%
74 of 76 admitted
This school97%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
21 of 22 admitted
This school95%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 (323 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
263 of 323 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
56 graduates
Community college
52%
168 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 22 | 7% |
| CSU | 34 | 11% |
| CA private college | 9 | 3% |
| Out of state | 30 | 9% |
| Community college | 168 | 52% |
| Not enrolled | 60 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 263 | 81% |
| Total | 323 | 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
- Student need: Low-income, 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 71%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 45%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 18%
- Low-income students 48%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 51%County median 57%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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