Banning High School
100 West Westward, Banning, CA 92220View on map
- Public
- Banning
- 268 seniors
- 1,152 students
Banning High School is a public high school in Banning (Banning Unified) with 268 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 35 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 44% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
69%
24 of 35 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
24 of 268 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
35 of 268 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 17 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 10 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
Banning High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Irvine4 pts higher
26%
6 of 23 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.85)
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
5 of 14 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.87)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
18 of 21 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.93)
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
~52% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Banning High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach29 pts lower
18%
10 of 56 admitted
This school18%Overall47%
- Pomona4 pts higher
78%
28 of 36 admitted
This school78%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
40 of 46 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
94%
34 of 36 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
97%
70 of 72 admitted
This school97%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 (206 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
42%
86 of 206 graduates
UC or CSU
14%
29 graduates
Community college
17%
35 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 5% |
| CSU | 18 | 9% |
| CA private college | 12 | 6% |
| Out of state | 10 | 5% |
| Community college | 35 | 17% |
| Not enrolled | 120 | 58% |
| Enrolled in college | 86 | 42% |
| Total | 206 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Advanced Placement
5
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
12
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
17% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
27%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
65 of 245 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)
<1%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
1 of 254 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Science: 3 classes
- Social science: 5 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 41%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
- Low-income students 88%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 44%County median 54%