Coachella Valley High School
83-800 Airport Boulevard, Thermal, CA 92274View on map
- Public
- Thermal
- 557 seniors
- 2,282 students
Coachella Valley High School is a public high school in Thermal (Coachella Valley Unified) with 557 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 110 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). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
95 of 110 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
95 of 557 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
20%
110 of 557 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
6.3%
4 of 64 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
19%
8 of 43 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
Coachella Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
6%
4 of 64 admitted
This school6%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
19%
8 of 43 admitted
This school19%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine6 pts higher
28%
24 of 85 admitted
This school28%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.76)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
24 of 72 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
38%
16 of 42 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.66)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
14 of 31 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
69%
11 of 16 admitted
This school69%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.64)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
80 of 89 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.77)
- MercedAbout the same
98%
40 of 41 admitted
This school98%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.78)
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
Coachella Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Pomona8 pts lower
66%
86 of 130 admitted
This school66%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
84%
146 of 174 admitted
This school84%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
94%
160 of 170 admitted
This school94%Overall96%
- FresnoAbout the same
98%
78 of 80 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
- San Bernardino4 pts lower
94%
342 of 362 admitted
This school94%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 (531 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
354 of 531 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
100 graduates
Community college
46%
246 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 41 | 8% |
| CSU | 59 | 11% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 5 | 1% |
| Community college | 246 | 46% |
| Not enrolled | 177 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 354 | 67% |
| Total | 531 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
9
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
30
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
29%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
159 of 548 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)
4%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
22 of 598 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Foreign language: 6 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 16 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 40%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 6%
- Low-income students 88%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 41%County median 54%