California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley
1401 Highland Avenue, Duarte, CA 91010View on map
- Public
- Duarte
- 235 seniors
- 1,022 students
California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley is a public high school in Duarte (Duarte Unified) with 235 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 125 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 92% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
82%
102 of 125 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
43%
102 of 235 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
53%
125 of 235 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
17%
16 of 93 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
18%
11 of 62 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
California School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
17%
16 of 93 admitted
This school17%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.03)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
18%
11 of 62 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.06)
- Irvine10 pts higher
32%
22 of 68 admitted
This school32%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.98)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
21 of 74 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.04)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
22 of 66 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
23 of 43 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.00)
- Santa Cruz20 pts higher
92%
54 of 59 admitted
This school92%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.97)
- Riverside9 pts higher
96%
45 of 47 admitted
This school96%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.84)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
24 of 24 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.99)
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 School of the Arts - San Gabriel Valley applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego6 pts higher
40%
20 of 50 admitted
This school40%Overall34%
- Long Beach7 pts higher
54%
39 of 72 admitted
This school54%Overall47%
- Pomona13 pts higher
86%
32 of 37 admitted
This school86%Overall74%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
52 of 55 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
94%
34 of 36 admitted
This school94%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 (238 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
207 of 238 graduates
UC or CSU
36%
85 graduates
Community college
28%
67 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 45 | 19% |
| CSU | 40 | 17% |
| CA private college | 27 | 11% |
| Out of state | 28 | 12% |
| Community college | 67 | 28% |
| Not enrolled | 31 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 207 | 87% |
| Total | 238 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
28
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
45% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
62%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
151 of 244 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)
32%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
82 of 255 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 7 classes
- Social science: 10 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 85%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 59%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 26%County median 11%
- Low-income students 34%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 92%County median 64%