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.

Year

UC admit rate

56%

20 of 36 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

20 of 235 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

15%

36 of 235 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

3 of 21 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

3 of 14 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

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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC74%
CSU3820%
CA private college63%
Out of state32%
Community college5629%
Not enrolled8142%
Enrolled in college11058%
Total191100%

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
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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%

Across California

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