Santa Ana High School
- Public
- Santa Ana
- 616 seniors
- 2,196 students
UC admit rate
69%
88 of 128 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
88 of 616 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
128 of 616 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.3%
7 of 84 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
26%
12 of 47 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
Santa Ana High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
7 of 84 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.60)
- Berkeley12 pts higher
26%
12 of 47 admitted
This school26%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.62)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
18 of 105 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.54)
- San DiegoAbout the same
23%
14 of 62 admitted
This school23%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.50)
- Santa Barbara17 pts higher
49%
23 of 47 admitted
This school49%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.53)
- Davis20 pts lower
17%
9 of 52 admitted
This school17%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.43)
- Santa Cruz20 pts lower
52%
15 of 29 admitted
This school52%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.37)
- Riverside11 pts lower
76%
62 of 82 admitted
This school76%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.49)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
43 of 45 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.68 (all applicants 3.62)
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
Santa Ana High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.
- Long Beach26 pts lower
22%
37 of 172 admitted
This school22%Overall47%
- Pomona14 pts lower
60%
42 of 70 admitted
This school60%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
84%
136 of 161 admitted
This school84%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills7 pts lower
84%
37 of 44 admitted
This school84%Overall91%
- Northridge6 pts lower
87%
20 of 23 admitted
This school87%Overall93%
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 (755 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
524 of 755 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
102 graduates
Community college
52%
391 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 31 | 4% |
| CSU | 71 | 9% |
| CA private college | 20 | 3% |
| Out of state | 11 | 1% |
| Community college | 391 | 52% |
| Not enrolled | 231 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 524 | 69% |
| Total | 755 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 42%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 18%
- Low-income students 91%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 38%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Santa Ana 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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