Ganesha High School
1151 Fairplex Drive, Pomona, CA 91768View on map
- Public
- Pomona
- 235 seniors
- 799 students
Ganesha High School is a public high school in Pomona (Pomona Unified) with 235 seniors. In fall 2025, 56% of its 36 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). 40% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
56%
20 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
20 of 235 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
15%
36 of 235 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
3 of 21 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
3 of 14 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
Ganesha High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 7 campuses, worse at 2.
- Los Angeles5 pts higher
14%
3 of 21 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.51)
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
3 of 14 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.57)
- Irvine5 pts higher
28%
8 of 29 admitted
This school28%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.48)
- San Diego16 pts higher
41%
9 of 22 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.60)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
38%
6 of 16 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.41)
- Davis4 pts lower
33%
4 of 12 admitted
This school33%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)
- Riverside28 pts lower
59%
10 of 17 admitted
This school59%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.42)
~81% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report9 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
Ganesha High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 3.
- PomonaAbout the same
71%
35 of 49 admitted
This school71%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
88%
37 of 42 admitted
This school88%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
94%
31 of 33 admitted
This school94%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 (191 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
58%
110 of 191 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
45 graduates
Community college
29%
56 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 4% |
| CSU | 38 | 20% |
| CA private college | 6 | 3% |
| Out of state | 3 | 2% |
| Community college | 56 | 29% |
| Not enrolled | 81 | 42% |
| Enrolled in college | 110 | 58% |
| Total | 191 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
5
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
6
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
13% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
11%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
25 of 231 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
20 of 261 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Social science: 3 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 43%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
- Low-income students 89%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 40%County median 64%