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Calexico High School

1030 Encinas Avenue, Calexico, CA 92231View on map

  • Public
  • Calexico
  • 707 seniors
  • 2,703 students

Calexico High School is a public high school in Calexico (Calexico Unified) with 707 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 95 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Irvine (UCI). 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

74 of 95 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

10%

74 of 707 seniors

County median 11%

Seniors who applied to UC

13%

95 of 707 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.5%

6 of 63 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

5 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

Calexico High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    6 of 63 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.81)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    5 of 34 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    15 of 62 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.76)

  • San Diego14 pts higher

    39%

    32 of 82 admitted

    This school39%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Barbara26 pts higher

    58%

    14 of 24 admitted

    This school58%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    12 of 27 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    77%

    10 of 13 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    41 of 50 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.66)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    31 of 33 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.90)

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

Calexico High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, worse at 2.

  • San Diego30 pts higher

    65%

    80 of 124 admitted

    This school65%Overall34%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    14 of 14 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

  • Chico14 pts lower

    80%

    12 of 15 admitted

    This school80%Overall94%

  • San Marcos11 pts lower

    85%

    40 of 47 admitted

    This school85%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 (571 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

85%

485 of 571 graduates

UC or CSU

11%

60 graduates

Community college

70%

400 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC305%
CSU305%
CA private college1<1%
Out of state244%
Community college40070%
Not enrolled8615%
Enrolled in college48585%
Total571100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

9

AP courses offered

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

24

AP class sections

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

15% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

21%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

128 of 620 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)

10%

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

65 of 658 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 7 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 46%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 69%County median 75%
  • Graduates completing courses 36%County median 37%

Across California

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