Valley High School

  • Public
  • Santa Ana
  • 454 seniors
  • 1,737 students
Year

UC admit rate

78%

59 of 76 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

59 of 454 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

76 of 454 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

8.2%

4 of 49 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

14%

5 of 35 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    4 of 49 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA β€” (all applicants 3.76)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    5 of 35 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.73)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    16 of 63 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.77)

  • San Diego20 pts higher

    45%

    18 of 40 admitted

    This school45%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    15 of 30 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.74)

  • DavisAbout the same

    39%

    9 of 23 admitted

    This school39%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    82%

    18 of 22 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.88)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    26 of 31 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.61)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (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

Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach4 pts lower

    43%

    45 of 104 admitted

    This school43%Overall47%

  • Pomona4 pts lower

    70%

    32 of 46 admitted

    This school70%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    89%

    98 of 110 admitted

    This school89%Overall87%

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 (497 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

70%

347 of 497 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

77 graduates

Community college

49%

245 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC357%
CSU428%
CA private college173%
Out of state82%
Community college24549%
Not enrolled15030%
Enrolled in college34770%
Total497100%

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
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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 39%County median 64%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 40%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 18%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 57%

Across California

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