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Everett Alvarez High School

1900 Independence Boulevard, Salinas, CA 93906View on map

  • Public
  • Salinas
  • 475 seniors
  • 1,826 students

Everett Alvarez High School is a public high school in Salinas (Salinas Union High) with 475 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 118 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Santa Cruz (UCSC). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

99 of 118 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

99 of 475 seniors

County median 20%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

118 of 475 seniors

County median 26%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

4 of 49 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

10%

7 of 67 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

Everett Alvarez High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 7.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    4 of 49 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    10%

    7 of 67 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine9 pts higher

    32%

    18 of 57 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.92)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    28%

    13 of 47 admitted

    This school28%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    18 of 55 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)

  • DavisAbout the same

    38%

    30 of 80 admitted

    This school38%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    72%

    44 of 61 admitted

    This school72%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    44 of 48 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.88)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    55 of 59 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.81)

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

Everett Alvarez High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo27 pts higher

    57%

    45 of 79 admitted

    This school57%Overall30%

  • San Jose4 pts higher

    84%

    86 of 102 admitted

    This school84%Overall80%

  • Sacramento5 pts higher

    99%

    96 of 97 admitted

    This school99%Overall94%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    98%

    105 of 107 admitted

    This school98%Overall95%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    99%

    75 of 76 admitted

    This school99%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 (394 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

78%

306 of 394 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

68 graduates

Community college

58%

229 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC205%
CSU4812%
CA private college21%
Out of state72%
Community college22958%
Not enrolled8822%
Enrolled in college30678%
Total394100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

28

AP class sections

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

22% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

33%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

165 of 495 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

53 of 494 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 41%County median 51%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 94%County median 82%
  • Graduates completing courses 50%County median 53%

Across California

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