Canyon High School
220 South Imperial Highway, Anaheim, CA 92807View on map
- Public
- Anaheim
- 520 seniors
- 2,241 students
Canyon High School is a public high school in Anaheim (Orange Unified) with 520 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 235 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 71% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
194 of 235 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
37%
194 of 520 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
45%
235 of 520 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
8.2%
15 of 184 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
8.3%
10 of 121 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
Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
15 of 184 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 4.00)
- Berkeley5 pts lower
8%
10 of 121 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.06)
- IrvineAbout the same
22%
45 of 208 admitted
This school22%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)
- San Diego11 pts lower
14%
26 of 185 admitted
This school14%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa Barbara9 pts lower
23%
34 of 147 admitted
This school23%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.98)
- Davis14 pts lower
23%
20 of 86 admitted
This school23%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz11 pts higher
82%
46 of 56 admitted
This school82%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.90)
- Riverside8 pts higher
95%
142 of 149 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.93)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
60 of 61 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.88)
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
Canyon High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo12 pts lower
18%
21 of 118 admitted
This school18%Overall30%
- San Diego6 pts higher
40%
62 of 155 admitted
This school40%Overall34%
- Long Beach30 pts higher
77%
137 of 178 admitted
This school77%Overall47%
- Pomona7 pts higher
81%
100 of 124 admitted
This school81%Overall74%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
177 of 186 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
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 (513 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
448 of 513 graduates
UC or CSU
29%
150 graduates
Community college
41%
209 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 81 | 16% |
| CSU | 69 | 13% |
| CA private college | 33 | 6% |
| Out of state | 56 | 11% |
| Community college | 209 | 41% |
| Not enrolled | 65 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 448 | 87% |
| Total | 513 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Undated list: graduates attended 4 Ivy League and 20 other top universities, 79 colleges in all.
Including Columbia University, Yale University and University of Pennsylvania.
From the school's profile; last checked Oct 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
25
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
56
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
56%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
318 of 566 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)
36%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
196 of 548 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 13 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 7 classes
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 24 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 75%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 45%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 43%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 21%
- Low-income students 32%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 71%County median 57%