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El Rancho High School

6501 South Passons Boulevard, Pico Rivera, CA 90660View on map

  • Public
  • Pico Rivera
  • 505 seniors
  • 1,947 students

El Rancho High School is a public high school in Pico Rivera (El Rancho Unified) with 505 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 134 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). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

70%

94 of 134 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

94 of 505 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

134 of 505 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.3%

8 of 97 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

22%

11 of 50 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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 Rancho High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    8 of 97 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Berkeley9 pts higher

    22%

    11 of 50 admitted

    This school22%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Irvine7 pts lower

    15%

    16 of 105 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.70)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    31%

    27 of 87 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    17 of 63 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Davis12 pts higher

    49%

    21 of 43 admitted

    This school49%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts lower

    58%

    19 of 33 admitted

    This school58%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.49)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    57 of 72 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.60)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.61)

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 Rancho High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Long Beach15 pts lower

    32%

    58 of 183 admitted

    This school32%Overall47%

  • Pomona12 pts lower

    62%

    74 of 119 admitted

    This school62%Overall74%

  • Fullerton8 pts lower

    79%

    141 of 179 admitted

    This school79%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    97%

    69 of 71 admitted

    This school97%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    90%

    136 of 151 admitted

    This school90%Overall92%

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 (543 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

66%

357 of 543 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

126 graduates

Community college

39%

212 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC214%
CSU10519%
CA private college143%
Out of state51%
Community college21239%
Not enrolled18634%
Enrolled in college35766%
Total543100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

26

AP class sections

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

25% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

22%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

110 of 501 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)

11%

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

52 of 493 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 57%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 30%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 76%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 56%County median 64%

Across California

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