El Dorado High School
1651 North Valencia Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870View on map
- Public
- Placentia
- 433 seniors
- 2,054 students
El Dorado High School is a public high school in Placentia (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified) with 433 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 118 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). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
73%
86 of 118 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
20%
86 of 433 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
118 of 433 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
12 of 88 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
7.8%
4 of 51 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 Dorado High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
14%
12 of 88 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.89)
- Berkeley6 pts lower
8%
4 of 51 admitted
This school8%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
19 of 94 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)
- San DiegoAbout the same
27%
25 of 93 admitted
This school27%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Barbara6 pts lower
27%
21 of 79 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.82)
- DavisAbout the same
39%
16 of 41 admitted
This school39%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.87)
- Santa Cruz14 pts lower
58%
15 of 26 admitted
This school58%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.65)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
59 of 65 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.78)
- Merced10 pts lower
86%
19 of 22 admitted
This school86%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.74)
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 Dorado High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San DiegoAbout the same
33%
34 of 103 admitted
This school33%Overall34%
- Long Beach5 pts higher
52%
54 of 103 admitted
This school52%Overall47%
- Pomona13 pts higher
87%
53 of 61 admitted
This school87%Overall74%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
112 of 118 admitted
This school95%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
31 of 31 admitted
This school100%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 (477 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
397 of 477 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
104 graduates
Community college
44%
210 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 8% |
| CSU | 68 | 14% |
| CA private college | 30 | 6% |
| Out of state | 53 | 11% |
| Community college | 210 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 80 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 397 | 83% |
| Total | 477 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless, English learners
Advanced Placement
20
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
53
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
30% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
40%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
200 of 503 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)
36%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
178 of 494 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 4 classes
- English: 8 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 6 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 5 classes
- Science: 8 classes
- Social science: 18 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 77%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 46%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 21%
- Low-income students 38%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 61%County median 57%