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Arroyo Grande High School

495 Valley Road, Arroyo Grande, CA 93420View on map

  • Public
  • Arroyo Grande
  • 531 seniors
  • 1,939 students

Arroyo Grande High School is a public high school in Arroyo Grande (Lucia Mar Unified) with 531 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 113 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 45% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

91 of 113 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

91 of 531 seniors

County median 17%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

113 of 531 seniors

County median 22%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

7 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

6 of 54 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

Arroyo Grande High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    7 of 55 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.10)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    6 of 54 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.14)

  • Irvine23 pts higher

    45%

    26 of 58 admitted

    This school45%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    11 of 66 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    26 of 77 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    26 of 56 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    78%

    38 of 49 admitted

    This school78%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    31 of 33 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.74)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    20 of 21 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.79)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo18 pts higher

    48%

    69 of 144 admitted

    This school48%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    36%

    37 of 102 admitted

    This school36%Overall34%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    77%

    37 of 48 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    93%

    40 of 43 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • Chico4 pts higher

    97%

    37 of 38 admitted

    This school97%Overall94%

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

Any college

74%

300 of 408 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

97 graduates

Community college

43%

177 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC287%
CSU6917%
CA private college61%
Out of state205%
Community college17743%
Not enrolled10826%
Enrolled in college30074%
Total408100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

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.

27% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

45%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

195 of 438 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)

30%

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

135 of 456 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 67%County median 60%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 48%County median 52%
  • Graduates completing courses 45%County median 50%

Across California

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