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Herbert Hoover High School

651 Glenwood Road, Glendale, CA 91202View on map

  • Public
  • Glendale
  • 388 seniors
  • 1,584 students

Herbert Hoover High School is a public high school in Glendale (Glendale Unified) with 388 seniors. In fall 2025, 64% of its 83 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 Santa Barbara (UCSB). 41% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

64%

53 of 83 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

53 of 388 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

83 of 388 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.5%

7 of 74 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 44 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

Herbert Hoover High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    7 of 74 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Irvine13 pts lower

    9%

    6 of 64 admitted

    This school9%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    9 of 55 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    18 of 56 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Davis15 pts higher

    52%

    14 of 27 admitted

    This school52%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    77%

    17 of 22 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.89)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    23 of 26 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report44 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

Herbert Hoover High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, worse at 1.

  • Pomona5 pts higher

    79%

    22 of 28 admitted

    This school79%Overall74%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    32 of 34 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles4 pts lower

    88%

    29 of 33 admitted

    This school88%Overall92%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    61 of 63 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 (313 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

252 of 313 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

41 graduates

Community college

65%

203 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC196%
CSU227%
CA private college41%
Out of state41%
Community college20365%
Not enrolled6119%
Enrolled in college25281%
Total313100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
See the full report

Advanced Placement

21

AP courses offered

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

34

AP class sections

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

29% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

37%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

140 of 383 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)

19%

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

66 of 354 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 51%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 30%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 41%County median 64%

Across California

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