El Toro High School
25255 Toledo Way, Lake Forest, CA 92630View on map
- Public
- Lake Forest
- 469 seniors
- 1,849 students
El Toro High School is a public high school in Lake Forest (Saddleback Valley Unified) with 469 seniors. In fall 2025, 58% of its 112 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). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
58%
65 of 112 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
65 of 469 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
112 of 469 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
7.9%
6 of 76 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 52 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 Toro High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 6.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 76 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.89)
- Irvine14 pts lower
9%
8 of 94 admitted
This school9%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.80)
- San Diego13 pts lower
12%
10 of 81 admitted
This school12%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
25%
17 of 68 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.87)
- Davis19 pts lower
18%
8 of 44 admitted
This school18%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa Cruz12 pts higher
84%
31 of 37 admitted
This school84%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.87)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
37 of 45 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.76)
- Merced12 pts lower
84%
21 of 25 admitted
This school84%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.73)
too few applicants to report52 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 Toro High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.
- San DiegoAbout the same
31%
27 of 87 admitted
This school31%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
47%
43 of 92 admitted
This school47%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
77%
30 of 39 admitted
This school77%Overall74%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
71 of 74 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
97%
28 of 29 admitted
This school97%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 (488 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
389 of 488 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
81 graduates
Community college
50%
245 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 34 | 7% |
| CSU | 47 | 10% |
| CA private college | 10 | 2% |
| Out of state | 53 | 11% |
| Community college | 245 | 50% |
| Not enrolled | 99 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 389 | 80% |
| Total | 488 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races, Filipino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
25
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
41
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
32% 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
178 of 450 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)
31%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
153 of 500 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 8 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 4 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 16 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 66%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 46%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 24%County median 21%
- Low-income students 52%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 57%