Hesperia High School
9898 Maple Avenue, Hesperia, CA 92345View on map
- Public
- Hesperia
- 537 seniors
- 2,494 students
Hesperia High School is a public high school in Hesperia (Hesperia Unified) with 537 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 104 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
86 of 104 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
16%
86 of 537 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
104 of 537 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.8%
6 of 61 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
11%
4 of 38 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
Hesperia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
6 of 61 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.80)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
4 of 38 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.91)
- IrvineAbout the same
21%
15 of 70 admitted
This school21%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.79)
- San Diego17 pts higher
41%
29 of 70 admitted
This school41%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.76)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
35%
13 of 37 admitted
This school35%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.80)
- Davis14 pts lower
23%
5 of 22 admitted
This school23%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.70)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
12 of 17 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.72)
- RiversideAbout the same
90%
65 of 72 admitted
This school90%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.79)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
35 of 35 admitted
This school100%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
Hesperia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Pomona8 pts lower
65%
75 of 115 admitted
This school65%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
86%
111 of 129 admitted
This school86%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
92%
24 of 26 admitted
This school92%Overall91%
- Northridge4 pts higher
97%
33 of 34 admitted
This school97%Overall93%
- San BernardinoAbout the same
99%
161 of 163 admitted
This school99%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 (454 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
333 of 454 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
88 graduates
Community college
48%
219 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 38 | 8% |
| CSU | 50 | 11% |
| CA private college | 10 | 2% |
| Out of state | 16 | 4% |
| Community college | 219 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 121 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 333 | 73% |
| Total | 454 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
22
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
36
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
20% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
28%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
159 of 572 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)
9%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
49 of 543 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 3 classes
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 8 classes
- Social science: 10 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 53%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 7%
- Low-income students 71%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 55%County median 49%