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Laguna Hills High School

25401 Paseo de Valencia, Laguna Hills, CA 92653View on map

  • Public
  • Laguna Hills
  • 330 seniors
  • 1,241 students

Laguna Hills High School is a public high school in Laguna Hills (Saddleback Valley Unified) with 330 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 83 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). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

67%

56 of 83 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

56 of 330 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

83 of 330 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

8 of 65 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

7 of 49 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

Laguna Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    8 of 65 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.99)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    7 of 49 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Irvine11 pts higher

    33%

    22 of 66 admitted

    This school33%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)

  • San Diego11 pts higher

    36%

    23 of 64 admitted

    This school36%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts higher

    39%

    20 of 51 admitted

    This school39%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    14 of 32 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa Cruz12 pts higher

    84%

    26 of 31 admitted

    This school84%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.94)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    25 of 28 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    90%

    18 of 20 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.74)

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

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

  • San Luis ObispoAbout the same

    30%

    16 of 53 admitted

    This school30%Overall30%

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    35%

    21 of 60 admitted

    This school35%Overall34%

  • Long Beach8 pts lower

    39%

    17 of 44 admitted

    This school39%Overall47%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    93%

    41 of 44 admitted

    This school93%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 (333 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

80%

267 of 333 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

49 graduates

Community college

50%

167 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC319%
CSU185%
CA private college124%
Out of state3912%
Community college16750%
Not enrolled6620%
Enrolled in college26780%
Total333100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

26

AP class sections

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

35% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

44%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

165 of 377 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)

31%

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

110 of 358 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 8 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 4 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 50%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 12%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 56%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 50%County median 57%

Across California

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