La Habra High School
801 West Highlander Avenue, La Habra, CA 90631View on map
- Public
- La Habra
- 471 seniors
- 1,841 students
La Habra High School is a public high school in La Habra (Fullerton Joint Union High) with 471 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 82 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 San Diego (UCSD). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
68%
56 of 82 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
12%
56 of 471 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
17%
82 of 471 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
5.0%
3 of 60 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
18%
5 of 28 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
La Habra High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Los Angeles5 pts lower
5%
3 of 60 admitted
This school5%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.92)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
18%
5 of 28 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.96)
- Irvine15 pts lower
8%
5 of 64 admitted
This school8%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.83)
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
8 of 47 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.89)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
38%
14 of 37 admitted
This school38%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.96)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
10 of 22 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.95)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
11 of 15 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.74)
- Riverside10 pts higher
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.82)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
20 of 20 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)
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
La Habra High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Diego11 pts lower
23%
13 of 56 admitted
This school23%Overall34%
- Long Beach12 pts lower
35%
36 of 104 admitted
This school35%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
74%
57 of 77 admitted
This school74%Overall74%
- Fullerton11 pts higher
98%
104 of 106 admitted
This school98%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
26 of 26 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
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 (470 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
349 of 470 graduates
UC or CSU
20%
92 graduates
Community college
44%
206 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 29 | 6% |
| CSU | 63 | 13% |
| CA private college | 21 | 4% |
| Out of state | 30 | 6% |
| Community college | 206 | 44% |
| Not enrolled | 121 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 349 | 74% |
| Total | 470 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Advanced Placement
20
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
41
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
28% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
30%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
153 of 512 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)
14%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
66 of 483 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 5 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
- Foreign language: 7 classes
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 6 classes
- Social science: 11 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 54%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 21%
- Low-income students 66%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 57%