La Sierra High School
4145 La Sierra Avenue, Riverside, CA 92505View on map
- Public
- Riverside
- 324 seniors
- 1,458 students
La Sierra High School is a public high school in Riverside (Alvord Unified) with 324 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 77 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
60 of 77 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
19%
60 of 324 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
77 of 324 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 42 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
16%
4 of 25 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 Sierra High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
4 of 25 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)
- Irvine4 pts lower
19%
11 of 59 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.76)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
17 of 44 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.75)
- Santa Barbara30 pts higher
63%
10 of 16 admitted
This school63%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.56)
- Davis14 pts lower
24%
4 of 17 admitted
This school24%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.55)
- Santa Cruz31 pts lower
40%
4 of 10 admitted
This school40%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.19)
- Riverside8 pts lower
79%
49 of 62 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.67)
- Merced15 pts lower
82%
18 of 22 admitted
This school82%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.52)
too few applicants to report42 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
La Sierra High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Pomona4 pts lower
69%
50 of 72 admitted
This school69%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
88%
122 of 138 admitted
This school88%Overall87%
- Northridge7 pts higher
100%
14 of 14 admitted
This school100%Overall93%
- San Bernardino6 pts lower
92%
118 of 128 admitted
This school92%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 (325 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
55%
179 of 325 graduates
UC or CSU
16%
52 graduates
Community college
30%
98 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 7% |
| CSU | 28 | 9% |
| CA private college | 20 | 6% |
| Out of state | 9 | 3% |
| Community college | 98 | 30% |
| Not enrolled | 146 | 45% |
| Enrolled in college | 179 | 55% |
| Total | 325 | 100% |
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
Advanced Placement
13
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
32
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
31% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
36%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
136 of 374 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)
13%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
46 of 351 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 7 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 5 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 51%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
- Low-income students 87%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 54%