Paloma Valley High School
- Public
- Menifee
- 549 seniors
- 2,639 students
UC admit rate
79%
77 of 97 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
77 of 549 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
97 of 549 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.3%
3 of 41 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
19%
5 of 26 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
Paloma Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
3 of 41 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)
- Berkeley6 pts higher
19%
5 of 26 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.93)
- Irvine10 pts higher
33%
15 of 46 admitted
This school33%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.80)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
15 of 59 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Barbara29 pts higher
61%
22 of 36 admitted
This school61%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.61)
- Davis9 pts lower
29%
4 of 14 admitted
This school29%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.72)
- Santa Cruz24 pts lower
47%
17 of 36 admitted
This school47%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.45)
- Riverside14 pts lower
73%
54 of 74 admitted
This school73%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.64)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
31 of 33 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.54)
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
Paloma Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Long Beach19 pts lower
29%
36 of 126 admitted
This school29%Overall47%
- Pomona11 pts lower
62%
56 of 90 admitted
This school62%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts lower
83%
104 of 126 admitted
This school83%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
93%
204 of 220 admitted
This school93%Overall96%
- San Bernardino4 pts lower
94%
92 of 98 admitted
This school94%Overall98%
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 (739 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
65%
484 of 739 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
139 graduates
Community college
36%
263 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 50 | 7% |
| CSU | 89 | 12% |
| CA private college | 31 | 4% |
| Out of state | 51 | 7% |
| Community college | 263 | 36% |
| Not enrolled | 255 | 35% |
| Enrolled in college | 484 | 65% |
| Total | 739 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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 65%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 5%
- Low-income students 62%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 54%
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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