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.
UC admit rate
86%
37 of 43 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
37 of 206 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
43 of 206 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
13%
4 of 30 applicants, fall 2025
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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 14 | 10% |
| CSU | 21 | 15% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 1 | 1% |
| Community college | 71 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 33 | 23% |
| Enrolled in college | 109 | 77% |
| Total | 142 | 100% |
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
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%