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Apple Valley High School

11837 Navajo Road, Apple Valley, CA 92308View on map

  • Public
  • Apple Valley
  • 558 seniors
  • 2,163 students

Apple Valley High School is a public high school in Apple Valley (Apple Valley Unified) with 558 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 79 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

67 of 79 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

67 of 558 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

14%

79 of 558 seniors

County median 18%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

8 of 58 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 31 applicants, 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

Apple Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    14%

    8 of 58 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Irvine11 pts higher

    33%

    21 of 63 admitted

    This school33%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego15 pts higher

    40%

    18 of 45 admitted

    This school40%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.06)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    43%

    15 of 35 admitted

    This school43%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Davis30 pts higher

    67%

    14 of 21 admitted

    This school67%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts higher

    84%

    16 of 19 admitted

    This school84%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    48 of 52 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.97)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report31 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

Apple Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach6 pts lower

    41%

    24 of 58 admitted

    This school41%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    72%

    26 of 36 admitted

    This school72%Overall74%

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    46 of 50 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • San Marcos4 pts higher

    100%

    24 of 24 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

  • San Bernardino4 pts lower

    95%

    52 of 55 admitted

    This school95%Overall98%

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

Any college

64%

313 of 489 graduates

UC or CSU

11%

54 graduates

Community college

43%

208 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC214%
CSU337%
CA private college163%
Out of state357%
Community college20843%
Not enrolled17636%
Enrolled in college31364%
Total489100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
See the full report

Advanced Placement

4

AP courses offered

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

28

AP class sections

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

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

139 of 491 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)

5%

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

25 of 519 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 49%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 19%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 69%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 48%County median 49%

Across California

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