Montebello High School
- Public
- Montebello
- 493 seniors
- 1,770 students
UC admit rate
82%
71 of 87 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
71 of 493 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
87 of 493 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
7 of 53 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
6 of 41 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
Montebello High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
13%
7 of 53 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.75)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
6 of 41 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.77)
- IrvineAbout the same
24%
15 of 63 admitted
This school24%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.75)
- San Diego18 pts higher
43%
23 of 53 admitted
This school43%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
41%
13 of 32 admitted
This school41%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.68)
- DavisAbout the same
37%
10 of 27 admitted
This school37%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.59)
- Santa Cruz8 pts lower
63%
26 of 41 admitted
This school63%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.60)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
41 of 46 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.76)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
25 of 26 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.75)
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
Montebello High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach11 pts lower
36%
34 of 95 admitted
This school36%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
76%
51 of 67 admitted
This school76%Overall74%
- Fullerton5 pts higher
92%
71 of 77 admitted
This school92%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills6 pts lower
85%
28 of 33 admitted
This school85%Overall91%
- Los Angeles7 pts higher
99%
101 of 102 admitted
This school99%Overall92%
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 (432 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
50%
218 of 432 graduates
UC or CSU
23%
101 graduates
Community college
24%
103 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 20 | 5% |
| CSU | 81 | 19% |
| CA private college | 9 | 2% |
| Out of state | 5 | 1% |
| Community college | 103 | 24% |
| Not enrolled | 214 | 50% |
| Enrolled in college | 218 | 50% |
| Total | 432 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Race not reported
- 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 2022. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 44%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 8%
- Low-income students 95%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 13%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Montebello 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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