Golden West High School
1717 North McAuliff Street, Visalia, CA 93292View on map
- Public
- Visalia
- 455 seniors
- 2,014 students
Golden West High School is a public high school in Visalia (Visalia Unified) with 455 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 43 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Merced, and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
88%
38 of 43 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
38 of 455 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
9%
43 of 455 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 29 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 17 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
Golden West High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Irvine4 pts lower
19%
3 of 16 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
4 of 21 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
11 of 22 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.77)
- Davis10 pts higher
47%
9 of 19 admitted
This school47%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.77)
- Santa Cruz17 pts higher
89%
16 of 18 admitted
This school89%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.81)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
24 of 25 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.76)
too few applicants to report29 applied
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Golden West High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
28%
7 of 25 admitted
This school28%Overall30%
- Sacramento6 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- FresnoAbout the same
95%
77 of 81 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
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 (374 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
270 of 374 graduates
UC or CSU
10%
38 graduates
Community college
59%
219 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 3% |
| CSU | 25 | 7% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 11 | 3% |
| Community college | 219 | 59% |
| Not enrolled | 104 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 270 | 72% |
| Total | 374 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
12
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
17
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
18%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
79 of 444 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
21 of 426 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 5 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 47%County median 59%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 7%
- Low-income students 69%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 36%County median 45%