Canyon Springs High School
23100 Cougar Canyon Drive, Moreno Valley, CA 92557View on map
- Public
- Moreno Valley
- 495 seniors
- 2,213 students
Canyon Springs High School is a public high school in Moreno Valley (Moreno Valley Unified) with 495 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 136 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 48% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
79%
108 of 136 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
108 of 495 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
136 of 495 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
6.3%
5 of 79 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
15%
5 of 33 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 Springs High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
6%
5 of 79 admitted
This school6%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.66)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
5 of 33 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.70)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
16 of 94 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.62)
- San Diego15 pts higher
40%
34 of 85 admitted
This school40%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.55)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
14 of 44 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.60)
- Davis11 pts lower
26%
8 of 31 admitted
This school26%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.53)
- Santa Cruz31 pts lower
40%
12 of 30 admitted
This school40%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.69 (all applicants 3.32)
- Riverside8 pts lower
79%
88 of 111 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.57)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
32 of 34 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.61 (all applicants 3.54)
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 Springs High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Long Beach7 pts lower
41%
56 of 138 admitted
This school41%Overall47%
- Pomona9 pts lower
65%
82 of 126 admitted
This school65%Overall74%
- Fullerton4 pts higher
90%
75 of 83 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
91%
136 of 150 admitted
This school91%Overall92%
- San MarcosAbout the same
98%
164 of 168 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
- San Bernardino4 pts lower
95%
276 of 292 admitted
This school95%Overall98%
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 (453 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
50%
228 of 453 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
85 graduates
Community college
24%
109 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 8% |
| CSU | 49 | 11% |
| CA private college | 21 | 5% |
| Out of state | 13 | 3% |
| Community college | 109 | 24% |
| Not enrolled | 225 | 50% |
| Enrolled in college | 228 | 50% |
| Total | 453 | 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, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Advanced Placement
15
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
29
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
20% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
26%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
130 of 505 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
52 of 519 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 9 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 62%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 6%
- Low-income students 82%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 54%