California City High School
8567 Raven Way, California City, CA 93505View on map
- Public
- California City
- 147 seniors
- 613 students
California City High School is a public high school in California City (Mojave Unified) with 147 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 19 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 79%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI) and UC San Diego (UCSD). 18% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
84%
16 of 19 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
16 of 147 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
19 of 147 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
California City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 2 campuses.
- Irvine16 pts higher
38%
5 of 13 admitted
This school38%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.80)
- San Diego15 pts higher
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
California City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 2.
- BakersfieldAbout the same
89%
17 of 19 admitted
This school89%Overall88%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
91%
10 of 11 admitted
This school91%Overall93%
~91% · 2 yrs pooled6 applied
~100% · 2 yrs pooled5 applied
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 (113 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
41%
46 of 113 graduates
UC or CSU
11%
12 graduates
Community college
24%
27 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 3 | 3% |
| CSU | 9 | 8% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 6 | 5% |
| Community college | 27 | 24% |
| Not enrolled | 67 | 59% |
| Enrolled in college | 46 | 41% |
| Total | 113 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners
Advanced Placement
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 139 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 153 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
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 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 6%
- Low-income students 73%County median 85%
- Graduates completing courses 18%County median 33%