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Hector G. Godinez

3002 Centennial Road, Santa Ana, CA 92704View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Ana
  • 415 seniors
  • 1,666 students

Hector G. Godinez is a public high school in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Unified) with 415 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 142 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

118 of 142 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

28%

118 of 415 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

34%

142 of 415 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

9 of 87 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

6 of 37 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

Hector G. Godinez applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    9 of 87 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.91)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    6 of 37 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    32 of 122 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    34 of 83 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts higher

    44%

    17 of 39 admitted

    This school44%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    23 of 52 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts lower

    61%

    25 of 41 admitted

    This school61%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.63)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    71 of 84 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    56 of 57 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.75)

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

Hector G. Godinez applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Long Beach7 pts higher

    54%

    98 of 182 admitted

    This school54%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    74%

    90 of 121 admitted

    This school74%Overall74%

  • Fullerton12 pts higher

    99%

    196 of 198 admitted

    This school99%Overall87%

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

Any college

85%

462 of 543 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

176 graduates

Community college

48%

263 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6412%
CSU11221%
CA private college132%
Out of state102%
Community college26348%
Not enrolled8115%
Enrolled in college46285%
Total543100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Homeless, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

14

AP courses offered

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

43

AP class sections

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

31% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

44%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

176 of 398 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)

16%

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

91 of 560 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 9 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 70%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 90%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 57%

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