Liberty High School is a public high school in Madera (Golden Valley Unified) with 173 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 23 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 86%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
78%
18 of 23 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
18 of 173 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
23 of 173 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 16 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 13 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
Liberty High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- Irvine13 pts higher
36%
5 of 14 admitted
This school36%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 4.16)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
3 of 12 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.13)
too few applicants to report16 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
~48% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
~46% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
~92% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Liberty High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 3 campuses.
- San Luis Obispo4 pts higher
33%
8 of 24 admitted
This school33%Overall30%
- Monterey Bay5 pts higher
100%
12 of 12 admitted
This school100%Overall95%
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
52 of 52 admitted
This school100%Overall96%
~86% · 2 yrs pooled7 applied
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 (141 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
99 of 141 graduates
UC or CSU
22%
31 graduates
Community college
40%
56 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 9 | 6% |
| CSU | 22 | 16% |
| CA private college | 4 | 3% |
| Out of state | 8 | 6% |
| Community college | 56 | 40% |
| Not enrolled | 42 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 99 | 70% |
| Total | 141 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
15
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
47%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
88 of 189 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
16 of 154 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 3 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 1 class
- Mathematics: 1 class
- Science: 1 class
- Social science: 4 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 72%County median 54%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 35%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 4%
- Low-income students 32%County median 72%
- Graduates completing courses 51%County median 52%