Rio Mesa High School
- Public
- Oxnard
- 476 seniors
- 1,836 students
UC admit rate
73%
43 of 59 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
43 of 476 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
59 of 476 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
4 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
29%
4 of 14 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
Rio Mesa High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
4 of 36 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.78)
- Berkeley15 pts higher
29%
4 of 14 admitted
This school29%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.80)
- IrvineAbout the same
19%
7 of 37 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego11 pts higher
35%
11 of 31 admitted
This school35%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
14 of 35 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.70)
- DavisAbout the same
35%
8 of 23 admitted
This school35%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.57)
- Santa Cruz13 pts lower
58%
7 of 12 admitted
This school58%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.45)
- Riverside10 pts lower
77%
20 of 26 admitted
This school77%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.53)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
20 of 20 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.53 (all applicants 3.53)
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
Rio Mesa High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Pomona31 pts lower
43%
6 of 14 admitted
This school43%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
91%
20 of 22 admitted
This school91%Overall87%
- Channel Islands5 pts lower
88%
29 of 33 admitted
This school88%Overall93%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
90%
28 of 31 admitted
This school90%Overall93%
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 (451 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
357 of 451 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
54 graduates
Community college
64%
287 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 23 | 5% |
| CSU | 31 | 7% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 12 | 3% |
| Community college | 287 | 64% |
| Not enrolled | 94 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 357 | 79% |
| Total | 451 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino, Two or more races
- 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 46%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 9%
- Low-income students 79%County median 40%
- Graduates completing courses 37%County median 44%
Across California
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