Saddleback High School
- Public
- Santa Ana
- 337 seniors
- 1,407 students
UC admit rate
68%
45 of 66 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
45 of 337 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
20%
66 of 337 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
6 of 45 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
β
β of 20 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
Saddleback High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
13%
6 of 45 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.62)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
9 of 52 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.63)
- San Diego20 pts higher
44%
16 of 36 admitted
This school44%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.63)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
39%
12 of 31 admitted
This school39%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.64)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
8 of 20 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.54)
- Santa Cruz41 pts lower
31%
4 of 13 admitted
This school31%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.16)
- Riverside19 pts lower
69%
24 of 35 admitted
This school69%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.47)
- Merced12 pts lower
84%
16 of 19 admitted
This school84%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.58 (all applicants 3.42)
too few applicants to report20 applied
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
Saddleback High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach15 pts lower
32%
27 of 85 admitted
This school32%Overall47%
- FullertonAbout the same
83%
80 of 96 admitted
This school83%Overall87%
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 (337 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
247 of 337 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
48 graduates
Community college
53%
180 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 23 | 7% |
| CSU | 25 | 7% |
| CA private college | 17 | 5% |
| Out of state | 2 | 1% |
| Community college | 180 | 53% |
| Not enrolled | 90 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 247 | 73% |
| Total | 337 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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 30%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 8%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 18%
- Low-income students 94%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 41%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Ana Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 11 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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