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Arroyo High School

4921 North Cedar Avenue, El Monte, CA 91732View on map

  • Public
  • El Monte
  • 423 seniors
  • 1,610 students

Arroyo High School is a public high school in El Monte (El Monte Union High) with 423 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 100 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

79 of 100 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

79 of 423 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

100 of 423 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

9 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

19%

8 of 42 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 High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    9 of 72 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Berkeley6 pts higher

    19%

    8 of 42 admitted

    This school19%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Irvine13 pts higher

    35%

    30 of 85 admitted

    This school35%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.80)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    31%

    25 of 80 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    14 of 40 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Davis13 pts lower

    24%

    9 of 38 admitted

    This school24%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    60%

    9 of 15 admitted

    This school60%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.62)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    59 of 68 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    22 of 22 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.80)

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

  • Long Beach17 pts lower

    30%

    32 of 107 admitted

    This school30%Overall47%

  • Pomona5 pts higher

    79%

    85 of 108 admitted

    This school79%Overall74%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    97%

    91 of 94 admitted

    This school97%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    97 of 102 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    18 of 18 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

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

Any college

71%

275 of 389 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

105 graduates

Community college

40%

157 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5213%
CSU5314%
CA private college92%
Out of state41%
Community college15740%
Not enrolled11429%
Enrolled in college27571%
Total389100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

29

AP class sections

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

22% 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

118 of 408 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)

20%

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

90 of 444 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 5 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 68%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 21%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 83%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 47%County median 64%

Across California

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