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Cabrillo High School

2001 Santa Fe Avenue, Long Beach, CA 90810View on map

  • Public
  • Long Beach
  • 390 seniors
  • 1,489 students

Cabrillo High School is a public high school in Long Beach (Long Beach Unified) with 390 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 65 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

51 of 65 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

51 of 390 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

65 of 390 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 54 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

4 of 34 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

Cabrillo High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    4 of 34 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • Irvine14 pts lower

    8%

    4 of 51 admitted

    This school8%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.78)

  • San Diego21 pts higher

    46%

    16 of 35 admitted

    This school46%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    11 of 22 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    29%

    6 of 21 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    5 of 10 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    31 of 33 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    13 of 13 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report54 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

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

  • Long Beach45 pts higher

    92%

    133 of 145 admitted

    This school92%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    63%

    29 of 46 admitted

    This school63%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    78 of 86 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

  • Dominguez HillsAbout the same

    94%

    102 of 108 admitted

    This school94%Overall91%

  • Northridge11 pts lower

    82%

    18 of 22 admitted

    This school82%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 (375 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

73%

275 of 375 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

93 graduates

Community college

47%

177 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC175%
CSU7620%
CA private college00%
Out of state51%
Community college17747%
Not enrolled10027%
Enrolled in college27573%
Total375100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

38

AP class sections

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

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

127 of 372 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)

3%

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

13 of 441 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 12 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 49%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 72%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 64%

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