El Modena High School
3920 Spring Street, Orange, CA 92869View on map
- Public
- Orange
- 439 seniors
- 1,756 students
El Modena High School is a public high school in Orange (Orange Unified) with 439 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 81 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). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
72%
58 of 81 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
13%
58 of 439 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
18%
81 of 439 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
6.5%
3 of 46 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
10%
3 of 29 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 Modena High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
7%
3 of 46 admitted
This school7%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
10%
3 of 29 admitted
This school10%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine13 pts lower
9%
6 of 68 admitted
This school9%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.85)
- San Diego4 pts lower
21%
12 of 56 admitted
This school21%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Barbara23 pts higher
56%
15 of 27 admitted
This school56%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.90)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
12 of 26 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
72%
13 of 18 admitted
This school72%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.84)
- Riverside10 pts higher
97%
33 of 34 admitted
This school97%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.88)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.97)
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 Modena High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- San Luis Obispo10 pts lower
20%
7 of 35 admitted
This school20%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts lower
22%
11 of 51 admitted
This school22%Overall34%
- Long Beach7 pts lower
40%
27 of 67 admitted
This school40%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
75%
36 of 48 admitted
This school75%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
97%
71 of 73 admitted
This school97%Overall87%
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 (487 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
75%
363 of 487 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
72 graduates
Community college
50%
242 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 5% |
| CSU | 48 | 10% |
| CA private college | 21 | 4% |
| Out of state | 28 | 6% |
| Community college | 242 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 124 | 25% |
| Enrolled in college | 363 | 75% |
| Total | 487 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
24
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
34
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
35%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
165 of 465 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)
15%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
75 of 484 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 7 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 6 classes
- Social science: 9 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 61%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 21%
- Low-income students 69%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 57%