Citrus Hill High School

18150 Wood Road, Perris, CA 92570View on map

  • Public
  • Perris
  • 405 seniors
  • 1,500 students

Citrus Hill High School is a public high school in Perris (Val Verde Unified) with 405 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 118 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). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

103 of 118 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

103 of 405 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

118 of 405 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.5%

6 of 63 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 23 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

Citrus Hill High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    6 of 63 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine14 pts higher

    36%

    32 of 88 admitted

    This school36%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.90)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    34%

    30 of 87 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    26%

    10 of 39 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Davis26 pts higher

    63%

    12 of 19 admitted

    This school63%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    76%

    16 of 21 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.86)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    92 of 105 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    35 of 35 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.93)

  • too few applicants to report23 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

Citrus Hill High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    44%

    60 of 136 admitted

    This school44%Overall47%

  • Pomona9 pts lower

    65%

    66 of 102 admitted

    This school65%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    144 of 150 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    93%

    104 of 112 admitted

    This school93%Overall96%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    99%

    154 of 156 admitted

    This school99%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 (335 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

53%

179 of 335 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

79 graduates

Community college

22%

75 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5717%
CSU227%
CA private college196%
Out of state62%
Community college7522%
Not enrolled15647%
Enrolled in college17953%
Total335100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

18

AP courses offered

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

26

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

37%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

123 of 335 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

42 of 418 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 11 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 15%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 90%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 54%

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