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Crescenta Valley High School

2900 Community Avenue, La Crescenta, CA 91214View on map

  • Public
  • La Crescenta
  • 625 seniors
  • 2,630 students

Crescenta Valley High School is a public high school in La Crescenta (Glendale Unified) with 625 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 304 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 71% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

74%

226 of 304 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

36%

226 of 625 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

49%

304 of 625 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

27 of 254 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

32 of 200 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

Crescenta Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    27 of 254 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.98)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    32 of 200 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    17%

    40 of 242 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    28%

    68 of 244 admitted

    This school28%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    72 of 234 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    64 of 162 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    77%

    87 of 113 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    134 of 142 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    64 of 64 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.84)

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

Crescenta Valley 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 Obispo4 pts lower

    25%

    39 of 153 admitted

    This school25%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    32%

    62 of 193 admitted

    This school32%Overall34%

  • Pomona7 pts higher

    81%

    96 of 119 admitted

    This school81%Overall74%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    63 of 67 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    93%

    107 of 115 admitted

    This school93%Overall93%

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

Any college

90%

575 of 642 graduates

UC or CSU

26%

165 graduates

Community college

45%

288 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC9014%
CSU7512%
CA private college406%
Out of state8213%
Community college28845%
Not enrolled6710%
Enrolled in college57590%
Total642100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

29

AP courses offered

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

98

AP class sections

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

53% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

65%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

388 of 594 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)

47%

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

279 of 593 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 18 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
  • Foreign language: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 15 classes
  • Science: 19 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 84%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 66%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 57%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 39%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 38%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 71%County median 64%

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