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Alhambra High School

101 South Second Street, Alhambra, CA 91801View on map

  • Public
  • Alhambra
  • 576 seniors
  • 2,042 students

Alhambra High School is a public high school in Alhambra (Alhambra Unified) with 576 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 174 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 65% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

131 of 174 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

23%

131 of 576 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

174 of 576 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.0%

11 of 137 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

12 of 90 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

Alhambra High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    11 of 137 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.88)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    12 of 90 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    16 of 142 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.87)

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    12%

    16 of 135 admitted

    This school12%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    20 of 76 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.83)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    27 of 80 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    69%

    31 of 45 admitted

    This school69%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.81)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    102 of 113 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    47 of 47 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)

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

Alhambra High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    36%

    24 of 66 admitted

    This school36%Overall30%

  • Long Beach9 pts lower

    39%

    61 of 158 admitted

    This school39%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    72%

    100 of 139 admitted

    This school72%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    117 of 133 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    90%

    149 of 165 admitted

    This school90%Overall92%

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

Any college

75%

396 of 529 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

170 graduates

Community college

38%

201 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6312%
CSU10720%
CA private college153%
Out of state102%
Community college20138%
Not enrolled13325%
Enrolled in college39675%
Total529100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

23

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

50

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

30% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

41%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

215 of 530 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)

24%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

134 of 562 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 11 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 13 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 70%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 42%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 22%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 59%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 65%County median 64%

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