Duarte High School

1565 East Central Avenue, Duarte, CA 91010View on map

  • Public
  • Duarte
  • 206 seniors
  • 692 students

Duarte High School is a public high school in Duarte (Duarte Unified) with 206 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 43 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 43% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

37 of 43 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

37 of 206 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

43 of 206 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

4 of 30 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

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

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    13%

    4 of 30 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.03)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    18%

    6 of 34 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 4.00)

  • San Diego25 pts higher

    50%

    15 of 30 admitted

    This school50%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    26%

    6 of 23 admitted

    This school26%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    5 of 15 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Santa Cruz19 pts higher

    91%

    10 of 11 admitted

    This school91%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Riverside13 pts higher

    100%

    17 of 17 admitted

    This school100%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    13 of 14 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.92)

  • 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

Duarte High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • PomonaAbout the same

    73%

    32 of 44 admitted

    This school73%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    89%

    31 of 35 admitted

    This school89%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    32 of 34 admitted

    This school94%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%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 (142 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

77%

109 of 142 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

35 graduates

Community college

50%

71 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1410%
CSU2115%
CA private college21%
Out of state11%
Community college7150%
Not enrolled3323%
Enrolled in college10977%
Total142100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

9

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

13% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

10%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

19 of 187 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)

9%

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

15 of 168 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 3 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 53%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 72%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 43%County median 64%

Across California

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