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Fontana High School

9453 Citrus Avenue, Fontana, CA 92335View on map

  • Public
  • Fontana
  • 583 seniors
  • 2,452 students

Fontana High School is a public high school in Fontana (Fontana Unified) with 583 seniors. In fall 2025, 75% of its 238 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 81% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

75%

179 of 238 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

31%

179 of 583 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

41%

238 of 583 seniors

County median 18%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.3%

8 of 127 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.1%

5 of 55 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

Fontana High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    8 of 127 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    5 of 55 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    19 of 170 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.53)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    28 of 117 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.47)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    29%

    15 of 51 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.48)

  • Davis19 pts lower

    18%

    7 of 38 admitted

    This school18%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.44)

  • Santa Cruz26 pts lower

    45%

    15 of 33 admitted

    This school45%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Riverside12 pts lower

    75%

    146 of 195 admitted

    This school75%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.52)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    61 of 65 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.57 (all applicants 3.54)

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

Fontana High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Pomona19 pts lower

    55%

    129 of 235 admitted

    This school55%Overall74%

  • Fullerton14 pts lower

    72%

    128 of 177 admitted

    This school72%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    143 of 153 admitted

    This school93%Overall92%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    95%

    359 of 376 admitted

    This school95%Overall98%

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

60%

293 of 487 graduates

UC or CSU

36%

175 graduates

Community college

18%

88 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC4910%
CSU12626%
CA private college225%
Out of state82%
Community college8818%
Not enrolled19440%
Enrolled in college29360%
Total487100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

31

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

31%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

172 of 556 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)

8%

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

45 of 573 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 62%County median 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 81%County median 49%

Across California

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