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Los Altos High School

15325 East Los Robles Avenue, Hacienda Heights, CA 91745View on map

  • Public
  • Hacienda Heights
  • 359 seniors
  • 1,586 students

Los Altos High School is a public high school in Hacienda Heights (Hacienda la Puente Unified) with 359 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 66 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). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

54 of 66 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

54 of 359 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

66 of 359 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 44 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.7%

3 of 31 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

Los Altos High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    3 of 31 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    11%

    5 of 47 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San Diego24 pts higher

    49%

    18 of 37 admitted

    This school49%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts higher

    46%

    11 of 24 admitted

    This school46%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    6 of 12 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts higher

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.86)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    34 of 38 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    26 of 27 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report44 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

Los Altos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    49%

    36 of 74 admitted

    This school49%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    76%

    71 of 93 admitted

    This school76%Overall74%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    93%

    84 of 90 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles7 pts higher

    98%

    65 of 66 admitted

    This school98%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 (380 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

286 of 380 graduates

UC or CSU

25%

94 graduates

Community college

42%

158 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC236%
CSU7119%
CA private college246%
Out of state103%
Community college15842%
Not enrolled9425%
Enrolled in college28675%
Total380100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

23

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.

24% 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

131 of 363 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)

15%

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

62 of 416 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 4 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 55%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 75%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%

Across California

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