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Aliso Niguel High School

28000 Wolverine Way, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656View on map

  • Public
  • Aliso Viejo
  • 683 seniors
  • 2,534 students

Aliso Niguel High School is a public high school in Aliso Viejo (Capistrano Unified) with 683 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 221 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

171 of 221 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

171 of 683 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

32%

221 of 683 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.3%

16 of 172 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

14 of 123 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

Aliso Niguel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    16 of 172 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.02)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    14 of 123 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    39 of 149 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    57 of 176 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    57 of 171 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    52 of 126 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Cruz16 pts higher

    87%

    82 of 94 admitted

    This school87%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Riverside9 pts higher

    96%

    95 of 99 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.97)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    46 of 47 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.95)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts lower

    25%

    42 of 170 admitted

    This school25%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    32%

    56 of 177 admitted

    This school32%Overall34%

  • Long Beach14 pts higher

    61%

    71 of 116 admitted

    This school61%Overall47%

  • Pomona8 pts higher

    82%

    64 of 78 admitted

    This school82%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    95%

    103 of 108 admitted

    This school95%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 (724 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

88%

635 of 724 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

145 graduates

Community college

45%

325 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7911%
CSU669%
CA private college314%
Out of state13419%
Community college32545%
Not enrolled8912%
Enrolled in college63588%
Total724100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

23

AP courses offered

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

82

AP class sections

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

46% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

57%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

370 of 651 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)

37%

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

248 of 672 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 8 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 14 classes
  • Social science: 31 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 79%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 32%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 57%

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