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Esperanza High School

1830 North Kellogg Drive, Anaheim, CA 92807View on map

  • Public
  • Anaheim
  • 363 seniors
  • 1,334 students

Esperanza High School is a public high school in Anaheim (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified) with 363 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 88 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). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

67 of 88 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

67 of 363 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

88 of 363 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

6 of 57 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

4 of 36 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

Esperanza High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    6 of 57 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    4 of 36 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    14 of 73 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.88)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    25%

    18 of 71 admitted

    This school25%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts lower

    27%

    11 of 41 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.89)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    13 of 37 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    15 of 20 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.78)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    46 of 51 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.89)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    16 of 17 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.88)

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

Esperanza High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    25%

    13 of 53 admitted

    This school25%Overall34%

  • Long Beach4 pts higher

    51%

    38 of 74 admitted

    This school51%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts lower

    68%

    36 of 53 admitted

    This school68%Overall74%

  • Fullerton11 pts higher

    97%

    74 of 76 admitted

    This school97%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    21 of 22 admitted

    This school95%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 (323 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

263 of 323 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

56 graduates

Community college

52%

168 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC227%
CSU3411%
CA private college93%
Out of state309%
Community college16852%
Not enrolled6019%
Enrolled in college26381%
Total323100%

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
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

15

AP courses offered

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

42

AP class sections

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

31% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

37%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

141 of 378 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)

28%

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

86 of 308 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 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 67%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 48%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 48%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 51%County median 57%

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