El Cajon Valley High School
1035 East Madison Avenue, El Cajon, CA 92021View on map
- Public
- El Cajon
- 440 seniors
- 1,657 students
El Cajon Valley High School is a public high school in El Cajon (Grossmont Union High) with 440 seniors. In fall 2025, 74% of its 54 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Riverside (UCR). 32% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
74%
40 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
40 of 440 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
54 of 440 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
11%
3 of 27 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
33%
5 of 15 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
El Cajon Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
3 of 27 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.80)
- Berkeley20 pts higher
33%
5 of 15 admitted
This school33%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.72)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
16 of 48 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.69)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
9 of 18 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz21 pts lower
50%
6 of 12 admitted
This school50%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.55)
- Riverside15 pts lower
72%
26 of 36 admitted
This school72%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.65)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.72)
too few applicants to report38 applied
too few applicants to report9 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
El Cajon Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
31%
4 of 13 admitted
This school31%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts higher
48%
31 of 65 admitted
This school48%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
98%
55 of 56 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
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 (274 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
183 of 274 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
26 graduates
Community college
55%
150 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 4% |
| CSU | 16 | 6% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 150 | 55% |
| Not enrolled | 91 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 183 | 67% |
| Total | 274 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
10
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
14
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
15% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
16%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
68 of 430 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)
8%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
35 of 424 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- 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 22%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 7%County median 28%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 11%
- Low-income students 89%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 32%County median 65%