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Bolsa Grande High School

9401 Westminster Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92844View on map

  • Public
  • Garden Grove
  • 425 seniors
  • 1,606 students

Bolsa Grande High School is a public high school in Garden Grove (Garden Grove Unified) with 425 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 148 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). 64% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

114 of 148 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

27%

114 of 425 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

35%

148 of 425 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.9%

8 of 101 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

11 of 47 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

Bolsa Grande High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    8 of 101 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    23%

    11 of 47 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.05)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    35 of 142 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    30%

    35 of 115 admitted

    This school30%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    14 of 47 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Davis10 pts lower

    27%

    12 of 45 admitted

    This school27%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Cruz17 pts lower

    55%

    6 of 11 admitted

    This school55%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.58)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    83 of 93 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.77)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    46 of 47 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.76)

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

Bolsa Grande High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    37%

    11 of 30 admitted

    This school37%Overall30%

  • Long Beach5 pts lower

    42%

    93 of 223 admitted

    This school42%Overall47%

  • Pomona7 pts lower

    67%

    78 of 117 admitted

    This school67%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    210 of 219 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    79 of 79 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

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

Any college

84%

359 of 430 graduates

UC or CSU

37%

160 graduates

Community college

43%

186 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6916%
CSU9121%
CA private college72%
Out of state61%
Community college18643%
Not enrolled7117%
Enrolled in college35984%
Total430100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

52

AP class sections

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

40% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

52%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

235 of 453 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

126 of 419 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 14 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 69%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 50%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 42%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 86%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 64%County median 57%

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