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Glendale High School

1440 East Broadway, Glendale, CA 91205View on map

  • Public
  • Glendale
  • 549 seniors
  • 2,051 students

Glendale High School is a public high school in Glendale (Glendale Unified) with 549 seniors. In fall 2025, 64% of its 103 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

64%

66 of 103 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

66 of 549 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

103 of 549 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.0%

7 of 88 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

5 of 40 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

Glendale High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 88 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.95)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    5 of 40 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Irvine13 pts lower

    9%

    7 of 76 admitted

    This school9%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    25%

    15 of 59 admitted

    This school25%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    16 of 47 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Davis25 pts lower

    12%

    3 of 25 admitted

    This school12%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Cruz17 pts higher

    88%

    22 of 25 admitted

    This school88%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    37 of 47 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.80)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.79)

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

Glendale High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach10 pts lower

    37%

    27 of 73 admitted

    This school37%Overall47%

  • Pomona7 pts higher

    81%

    30 of 37 admitted

    This school81%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    41 of 45 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    92%

    65 of 71 admitted

    This school92%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    70 of 72 admitted

    This school97%Overall93%

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 (501 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

77%

386 of 501 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

70 graduates

Community college

58%

289 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC347%
CSU367%
CA private college133%
Out of state143%
Community college28958%
Not enrolled11523%
Enrolled in college38677%
Total501100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian
  • 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

37

AP class sections

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

28% 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

146 of 475 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)

22%

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

109 of 498 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 15 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 30%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 14%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 42%County median 64%

Across California

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