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Brawley Union High School

480 North Imperial Avenue, Brawley, CA 92227View on map

  • Public
  • Brawley
  • 393 seniors
  • 1,868 students

Brawley Union High School is a public high school in Brawley (Brawley Union High) with 393 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 39 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

33 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

8%

33 of 393 seniors

County median 11%

Seniors who applied to UC

10%

39 of 393 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

4 of 33 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 14 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

Brawley Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    4 of 33 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine15 pts higher

    38%

    9 of 24 admitted

    This school38%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego27 pts higher

    52%

    16 of 31 admitted

    This school52%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Barbara46 pts higher

    79%

    11 of 14 admitted

    This school79%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    77%

    17 of 22 admitted

    This school77%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    90%

    9 of 10 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report14 applied

  • Davis

    ~51% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied

  • Santa Cruz

    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

Brawley Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Diego31 pts higher

    66%

    54 of 82 admitted

    This school66%Overall34%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    93%

    14 of 15 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    96%

    24 of 25 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    37 of 39 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

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

Any college

75%

309 of 412 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

52 graduates

Community college

53%

220 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC174%
CSU359%
CA private college51%
Out of state328%
Community college22053%
Not enrolled10325%
Enrolled in college30975%
Total412100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

19

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

26%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

113 of 432 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)

7%

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

28 of 406 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 62%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 72%County median 75%
  • Graduates completing courses 56%County median 37%

Across California

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