Imperial High School
517 West Barioni Boulevard, Imperial, CA 92251View on map
- Public
- Imperial
- 343 seniors
- 1,449 students
Imperial High School is a public high school in Imperial (Imperial Unified) with 343 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 33 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
82%
27 of 33 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
27 of 343 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
10%
33 of 343 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
17%
3 of 18 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 11 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
Imperial High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.
- Los Angeles7 pts higher
17%
3 of 18 admitted
This school17%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine36 pts higher
58%
11 of 19 admitted
This school58%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego20 pts higher
45%
13 of 29 admitted
This school45%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.02)
- Santa Barbara48 pts higher
80%
8 of 10 admitted
This school80%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.05)
- Riverside4 pts lower
83%
15 of 18 admitted
This school83%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.90)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report10 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~72% · 3 yrs pooled5 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
Imperial High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 2 campuses.
- San Diego32 pts higher
67%
50 of 75 admitted
This school67%Overall34%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
26 of 26 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
~100% · 2 yrs pooled8 applied
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 (306 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
80%
245 of 306 graduates
UC or CSU
10%
32 graduates
Community college
60%
183 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 20 | 7% |
| CSU | 12 | 4% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 26 | 9% |
| Community college | 183 | 60% |
| Not enrolled | 61 | 20% |
| Enrolled in college | 245 | 80% |
| Total | 306 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
7
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
14
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
18% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
23%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
80 of 355 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)
11%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
32 of 297 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 6 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 64%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 7%
- Low-income students 48%County median 75%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 37%