Academy for Academic Excellence
17500 Mana Road, Apple Valley, CA 92307View on map
- Public
- Apple Valley
- 105 seniors
- 1,498 students
Academy for Academic Excellence is a public high school in Apple Valley (Apple Valley Unified) with 105 seniors. In fall 2025, 91% of its 22 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 69% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
91%
20 of 22 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
19%
20 of 105 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
22 of 105 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 13 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Academy for Academic Excellence applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Irvine9 pts higher
32%
6 of 19 admitted
This school32%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
4 of 17 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)
- Riverside8 pts higher
95%
18 of 19 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.94)
too few applicants to report13 applied
~42% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
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
Academy for Academic Excellence applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 2 campuses.
- Long Beach7 pts higher
55%
6 of 11 admitted
This school55%Overall47%
- Pomona10 pts higher
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%Overall74%
~92% · 2 yrs pooled7 applied
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 (91 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
89%
81 of 91 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
22 graduates
Community college
51%
46 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 13% |
| CSU | 10 | 11% |
| CA private college | 5 | 5% |
| Out of state | 8 | 9% |
| Community college | 46 | 51% |
| Not enrolled | 10 | 11% |
| Enrolled in college | 81 | 89% |
| Total | 91 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
14
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
32% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
29%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
32 of 109 graduates
A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.
2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
19%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
23 of 120 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Social science: 4 classes
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, 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 85%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 51%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 7%
- Low-income students 36%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 69%County median 49%