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Garey High School

321 West Lexington Avenue, Pomona, CA 91766View on map

  • Public
  • Pomona
  • 463 seniors
  • 1,423 students

Garey High School is a public high school in Pomona (Pomona Unified) with 463 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 83 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

68 of 83 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

68 of 463 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

83 of 463 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.8%

5 of 57 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

22%

5 of 23 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

Garey High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    5 of 57 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Berkeley8 pts higher

    22%

    5 of 23 admitted

    This school22%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    19%

    11 of 59 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.67)

  • San Diego9 pts higher

    34%

    18 of 53 admitted

    This school34%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    12 of 37 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Davis8 pts lower

    29%

    7 of 24 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    61%

    14 of 23 admitted

    This school61%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.60)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    50 of 58 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    90%

    19 of 21 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.61)

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

Garey High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.

  • Pomona5 pts lower

    68%

    50 of 73 admitted

    This school68%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    89%

    68 of 76 admitted

    This school89%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills8 pts lower

    83%

    10 of 12 admitted

    This school83%Overall91%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    91%

    31 of 34 admitted

    This school91%Overall92%

  • San Bernardino7 pts lower

    91%

    20 of 22 admitted

    This school91%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 (341 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

62%

210 of 341 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

55 graduates

Community college

38%

131 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC144%
CSU4112%
CA private college175%
Out of state72%
Community college13138%
Not enrolled13138%
Enrolled in college21062%
Total341100%

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, Homeless, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

12

AP courses offered

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

23

AP class sections

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

23% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

38%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

118 of 311 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)

5%

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

19 of 376 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Science: 6 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 61%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 36%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 96%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 64%

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