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Covina High School

463 South Hollenbeck Avenue, Covina, CA 91723View on map

  • Public
  • Covina
  • 252 seniors
  • 1,001 students

Covina High School is a public high school in Covina (Covina-Valley Unified) with 252 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 68 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 69% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

68%

46 of 68 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

46 of 252 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

68 of 252 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.4%

3 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

3 of 27 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    3 of 47 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    3 of 27 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.93)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    24%

    13 of 54 admitted

    This school24%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.87)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    31%

    15 of 49 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara12 pts higher

    44%

    11 of 25 admitted

    This school44%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Davis8 pts higher

    45%

    10 of 22 admitted

    This school45%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    28 of 34 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    17 of 17 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz

    ~67% · 3 yrs pooled8 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

Covina High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo9 pts higher

    38%

    10 of 26 admitted

    This school38%Overall30%

  • Long Beach5 pts lower

    42%

    28 of 66 admitted

    This school42%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    55 of 72 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    89%

    56 of 63 admitted

    This school89%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    96%

    46 of 48 admitted

    This school96%Overall92%

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

Any college

78%

212 of 273 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

71 graduates

Community college

41%

112 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC135%
CSU5821%
CA private college197%
Out of state104%
Community college11241%
Not enrolled6122%
Enrolled in college21278%
Total273100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

16

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.

46% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

103 of 292 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)

12%

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

32 of 264 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 63%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 31%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 60%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 69%County median 64%

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