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Cathedral City High School

69250 Dinah Shore Drive, Cathedral City, CA 92234View on map

  • Public
  • Cathedral City
  • 346 seniors
  • 1,267 students

Cathedral City High School is a public high school in Cathedral City (Palm Springs Unified) with 346 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 86 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Riverside (UCR). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

88%

76 of 86 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

76 of 346 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

86 of 346 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

21%

8 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

7 of 38 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

Cathedral City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles11 pts higher

    21%

    8 of 39 admitted

    This school21%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    7 of 38 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    31%

    20 of 65 admitted

    This school31%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    25 of 60 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    12 of 35 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Davis21 pts higher

    58%

    15 of 26 admitted

    This school58%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts higher

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Riverside11 pts higher

    98%

    58 of 59 admitted

    This school98%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    25 of 25 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.75)

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

Cathedral City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Long Beach17 pts higher

    64%

    84 of 132 admitted

    This school64%Overall47%

  • Pomona4 pts higher

    78%

    62 of 80 admitted

    This school78%Overall74%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    77%

    20 of 26 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    93%

    140 of 150 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    96%

    172 of 180 admitted

    This school96%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 (288 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

65%

187 of 288 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

60 graduates

Community college

39%

113 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3111%
CSU2910%
CA private college52%
Out of state93%
Community college11339%
Not enrolled10135%
Enrolled in college18765%
Total288100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

7

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

12%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

35 of 281 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)

3%

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

11 of 345 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 4 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 56%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 98%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 57%County median 54%

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