Rancho Alamitos High School
- Public
- Garden Grove
- 373 seniors
- 1,380 students
UC admit rate
87%
88 of 101 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
24%
88 of 373 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
101 of 373 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.2%
6 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
14%
4 of 28 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
Rancho Alamitos High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
6 of 65 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 3.91)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
4 of 28 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.96)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
19 of 93 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
26 of 66 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara11 pts higher
43%
10 of 23 admitted
This school43%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.74)
- Davis5 pts higher
42%
11 of 26 admitted
This school42%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz25 pts lower
46%
6 of 13 admitted
This school46%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.62)
- Riverside7 pts higher
95%
70 of 74 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.76)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
42 of 42 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.74)
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
Rancho Alamitos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach16 pts lower
31%
44 of 140 admitted
This school31%Overall47%
- Pomona9 pts lower
65%
57 of 88 admitted
This school65%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
85%
115 of 135 admitted
This school85%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
92%
55 of 60 admitted
This school92%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
91%
50 of 55 admitted
This school91%Overall92%
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 (345 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
253 of 345 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
102 graduates
Community college
39%
135 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 7% |
| CSU | 78 | 23% |
| CA private college | 12 | 3% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 135 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 92 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 253 | 73% |
| Total | 345 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 64%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 18%
- Low-income students 88%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Garden Grove 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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