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Centennial High School

1820 Rimpau Avenue, Corona, CA 92881View on map

  • Public
  • Corona
  • 673 seniors
  • 2,600 students

Centennial High School is a public high school in Corona (Corona-Norco Unified) with 673 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 171 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

137 of 171 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

137 of 673 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

171 of 673 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.6%

11 of 115 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

25%

19 of 77 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

Centennial High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    11 of 115 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Berkeley11 pts higher

    25%

    19 of 77 admitted

    This school25%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    28%

    41 of 146 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    38 of 115 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    26 of 84 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    17 of 41 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts higher

    81%

    29 of 36 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    118 of 129 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    44 of 44 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

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

Centennial High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach12 pts lower

    35%

    114 of 322 admitted

    This school35%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    73%

    164 of 226 admitted

    This school73%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    326 of 380 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    118 of 124 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    96%

    192 of 200 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 (750 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

58%

433 of 750 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

147 graduates

Community college

26%

197 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC7510%
CSU7210%
CA private college375%
Out of state527%
Community college19726%
Not enrolled31742%
Enrolled in college43358%
Total750100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Black or African American, Filipino, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

20

AP courses offered

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

50

AP class sections

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

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

41%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

266 of 646 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)

24%

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

180 of 738 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 12 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 67%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 52%County median 54%

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