Fountain Valley High School
- Public
- Fountain Valley
- 803 seniors
- 3,059 students
UC admit rate
71%
218 of 309 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
218 of 803 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
38%
309 of 803 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.1%
19 of 234 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
10%
15 of 146 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
Fountain Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
19 of 234 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
15 of 146 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)
- Irvine4 pts higher
26%
72 of 278 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego7 pts lower
18%
44 of 249 admitted
This school18%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
26%
38 of 146 admitted
This school26%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.85)
- Davis5 pts higher
42%
39 of 92 admitted
This school42%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Cruz7 pts lower
65%
35 of 54 admitted
This school65%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.73)
- RiversideAbout the same
88%
159 of 180 admitted
This school88%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.87)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
101 of 103 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.89)
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
Fountain Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo12 pts lower
18%
17 of 95 admitted
This school18%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts lower
21%
28 of 133 admitted
This school21%Overall34%
- Long Beach44 pts higher
91%
239 of 263 admitted
This school91%Overall47%
- Pomona5 pts lower
69%
85 of 124 admitted
This school69%Overall74%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
93%
186 of 199 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
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 (863 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
90%
781 of 863 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
263 graduates
Community college
53%
460 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 125 | 14% |
| CSU | 138 | 16% |
| CA private college | 19 | 2% |
| Out of state | 39 | 5% |
| Community college | 460 | 53% |
| Not enrolled | 82 | 10% |
| Enrolled in college | 781 | 90% |
| Total | 863 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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 81%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 49%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 33%County median 18%
- Low-income students 53%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 63%County median 57%
Across California
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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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