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Chaparral High School

27215 Nicolas Road, Temecula, CA 92591View on map

  • Public
  • Temecula
  • 774 seniors
  • 3,264 students

Chaparral High School is a public high school in Temecula (Temecula Valley Unified) with 774 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 194 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). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

156 of 194 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

156 of 774 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

194 of 774 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.7%

8 of 104 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 69 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

Chaparral High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    8 of 104 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    18%

    27 of 147 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    25 of 144 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts lower

    22%

    23 of 105 admitted

    This school22%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    23 of 72 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    82%

    58 of 71 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.80)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    109 of 126 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    58 of 61 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report69 applied

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

Chaparral High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    23%

    96 of 412 admitted

    This school23%Overall34%

  • Long Beach6 pts lower

    41%

    106 of 260 admitted

    This school41%Overall47%

  • Pomona7 pts lower

    66%

    114 of 172 admitted

    This school66%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    226 of 256 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    98%

    402 of 410 admitted

    This school98%Overall96%

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

Any college

72%

449 of 626 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

153 graduates

Community college

35%

221 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC498%
CSU10417%
CA private college173%
Out of state589%
Community college22135%
Not enrolled17728%
Enrolled in college44972%
Total626100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

30

AP courses offered

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

73

AP class sections

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

37% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

50%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

380 of 756 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)

28%

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

188 of 669 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 14 classes
  • Science: 13 classes
  • Social science: 25 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 70%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 42%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 42%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 68%County median 54%

Across California

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