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Buena Park High School

8833 Academy Drive, Buena Park, CA 90621View on map

  • Public
  • Buena Park
  • 424 seniors
  • 1,570 students

Buena Park High School is a public high school in Buena Park (Fullerton Joint Union High) with 424 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 83 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 46% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

65 of 83 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

65 of 424 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

83 of 424 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

7 of 54 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

7 of 31 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    7 of 54 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    23%

    7 of 31 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    13 of 72 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    20 of 48 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    16 of 32 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Davis12 pts lower

    25%

    5 of 20 admitted

    This school25%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.72)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    43 of 51 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.78)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    20 of 21 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Cruz

    ~46% · 3 yrs pooled9 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

Buena Park High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach9 pts lower

    38%

    36 of 95 admitted

    This school38%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    42 of 55 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Fullerton8 pts higher

    95%

    89 of 94 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    88%

    23 of 26 admitted

    This school88%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles9 pts lower

    83%

    29 of 35 admitted

    This school83%Overall92%

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

Any college

75%

304 of 406 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

93 graduates

Community college

46%

186 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC266%
CSU6717%
CA private college102%
Out of state154%
Community college18646%
Not enrolled10225%
Enrolled in college30475%
Total406100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, 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

31

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

22%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

87 of 399 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)

17%

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

70 of 412 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 7 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 3 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 50%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 88%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 46%County median 57%

Across California

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