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Alisal High School

777 Williams Road, Salinas, CA 93905View on map

  • Public
  • Salinas
  • 662 seniors
  • 2,811 students

Alisal High School is a public high school in Salinas (Salinas Union High) with 662 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 180 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Merced, and UC Berkeley (Cal). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

148 of 180 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

148 of 662 seniors

County median 20%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

180 of 662 seniors

County median 26%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.9%

5 of 73 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

11 of 89 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

Alisal High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    5 of 73 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.80)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    11 of 89 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.72)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    19 of 75 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.70)

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    28 of 73 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    29%

    22 of 76 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.57)

  • DavisAbout the same

    37%

    48 of 131 admitted

    This school37%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Santa Cruz27 pts lower

    45%

    37 of 83 admitted

    This school45%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.45)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    71 of 79 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    106 of 116 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.59)

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

Alisal High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo24 pts higher

    54%

    45 of 83 admitted

    This school54%Overall30%

  • San Jose6 pts higher

    86%

    110 of 128 admitted

    This school86%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    96%

    106 of 111 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    97%

    164 of 169 admitted

    This school97%Overall95%

  • Fresno4 pts higher

    100%

    80 of 80 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

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

Any college

83%

453 of 548 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

126 graduates

Community college

58%

319 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC458%
CSU8115%
CA private college71%
Out of state1<1%
Community college31958%
Not enrolled9517%
Enrolled in college45383%
Total548100%

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, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

14

AP courses offered

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

38

AP class sections

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

24% 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

179 of 624 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)

12%

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

75 of 637 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 10 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 17 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 55%County median 51%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 82%
  • Graduates completing courses 52%County median 53%

Across California

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