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Katella High School

2200 East Wagner Avenue, Anaheim, CA 92806View on map

  • Public
  • Anaheim
  • 592 seniors
  • 2,168 students

Katella High School is a public high school in Anaheim (Anaheim Union High) with 592 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 108 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). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

82 of 108 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

82 of 592 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

108 of 592 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

6 of 73 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 48 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

Katella 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

    8%

    6 of 73 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    18%

    17 of 96 admitted

    This school18%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.73)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    20 of 60 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Barbara21 pts higher

    53%

    17 of 32 admitted

    This school53%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    7 of 22 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    10 of 14 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.68)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    87%

    53 of 61 admitted

    This school87%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    26 of 26 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report48 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

Katella High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach12 pts lower

    35%

    50 of 141 admitted

    This school35%Overall47%

  • Pomona7 pts lower

    67%

    45 of 67 admitted

    This school67%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    145 of 159 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    90%

    35 of 39 admitted

    This school90%Overall92%

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

Any college

69%

387 of 557 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

107 graduates

Community college

47%

259 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC336%
CSU7413%
CA private college132%
Out of state81%
Community college25947%
Not enrolled17031%
Enrolled in college38769%
Total557100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

15

AP courses offered

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

22

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

26%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

131 of 496 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)

10%

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

62 of 601 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 45%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 86%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 52%County median 57%

Across California

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