Montgomery Senior High School
- Public
- San Diego
- 423 seniors
- 1,546 students
UC admit rate
76%
91 of 120 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
91 of 423 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
28%
120 of 423 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.7%
5 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
6 of 42 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
Montgomery Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
5 of 65 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.37 (all applicants 3.84)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
6 of 42 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.99)
- IrvineAbout the same
21%
16 of 77 admitted
This school21%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.82)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
42 of 111 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.77)
- Santa Barbara10 pts higher
42%
13 of 31 admitted
This school42%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.66)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
10 of 22 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Cruz13 pts lower
59%
20 of 34 admitted
This school59%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.75)
- Riverside7 pts lower
80%
36 of 45 admitted
This school80%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.63)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
27 of 28 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.71)
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
Montgomery Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego32 pts higher
66%
99 of 150 admitted
This school66%Overall34%
- FullertonAbout the same
86%
32 of 37 admitted
This school86%Overall87%
- San Marcos10 pts lower
86%
68 of 79 admitted
This school86%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 (389 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
288 of 389 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
81 graduates
Community college
48%
185 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 32 | 8% |
| CSU | 49 | 13% |
| CA private college | 12 | 3% |
| Out of state | 10 | 3% |
| Community college | 185 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 101 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 288 | 74% |
| Total | 389 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino
- 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 57%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 11%
- Low-income students 62%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 65%
Across California
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