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Cobalt Institute of Math and Science

14045 Topaz Road, Victorville, CA 92392View on map

  • Public
  • Victorville
  • 175 seniors
  • 1,036 students

Cobalt Institute of Math and Science is a public high school in Victorville (Victor Valley Union High) with 175 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 106 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

91 of 106 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

52%

91 of 175 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

61%

106 of 175 seniors

County median 18%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

7 of 66 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

4 of 32 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

Cobalt Institute of Math and Science applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    7 of 66 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.92)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 32 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)

  • Irvine12 pts higher

    34%

    27 of 79 admitted

    This school34%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego24 pts higher

    49%

    35 of 71 admitted

    This school49%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts lower

    29%

    8 of 28 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Davis16 pts higher

    54%

    15 of 28 admitted

    This school54%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts lower

    57%

    8 of 14 admitted

    This school57%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    83%

    75 of 90 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    18 of 18 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)

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

Cobalt Institute of Math and Science applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    45%

    36 of 80 admitted

    This school45%Overall47%

  • Pomona8 pts lower

    65%

    30 of 46 admitted

    This school65%Overall74%

  • Fullerton8 pts higher

    94%

    51 of 54 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    98%

    59 of 60 admitted

    This school98%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 (161 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

86%

138 of 161 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

44 graduates

Community college

53%

86 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC138%
CSU3119%
CA private college64%
Out of state21%
Community college8653%
Not enrolled2314%
Enrolled in college13886%
Total161100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

14

AP class sections

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

31% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

56%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

80 of 142 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)

20%

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

35 of 177 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 1 class
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 81%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 41%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 79%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 68%County median 49%

Across California

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