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Irvine High School

4321 Walnut Avenue, Irvine, CA 92604View on map

  • Public
  • Irvine
  • 502 seniors
  • 1,903 students

Irvine High School is a public high school in Irvine (Irvine Unified) with 502 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 251 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

191 of 251 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

38%

191 of 502 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

50%

251 of 502 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

18 of 219 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.0%

14 of 175 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

Irvine High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    18 of 219 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    14 of 175 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.92)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    53 of 236 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    36 of 223 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts lower

    21%

    36 of 169 admitted

    This school21%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    59 of 163 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    76%

    68 of 90 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.82)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    142 of 158 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    89 of 89 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

Irvine High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo13 pts lower

    17%

    17 of 99 admitted

    This school17%Overall30%

  • San Diego14 pts lower

    20%

    26 of 130 admitted

    This school20%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    45%

    64 of 143 admitted

    This school45%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts higher

    80%

    88 of 110 admitted

    This school80%Overall74%

  • Fullerton11 pts higher

    98%

    121 of 124 admitted

    This school98%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 (400 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

90%

360 of 400 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

127 graduates

Community college

48%

191 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC9424%
CSU338%
CA private college164%
Out of state267%
Community college19148%
Not enrolled4010%
Enrolled in college36090%
Total400100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

24

AP courses offered

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

71

AP class sections

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

41% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

58%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

272 of 467 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)

48%

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

232 of 487 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 13 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 15 classes
  • Social science: 24 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 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 56%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 34%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 22%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 67%County median 57%

Across California

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