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Los Amigos High School

16566 Newhope Street, Fountain Valley, CA 92708View on map

  • Public
  • Fountain Valley
  • 375 seniors
  • 1,327 students

Los Amigos High School is a public high school in Fountain Valley (Garden Grove Unified) with 375 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 92 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). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

75 of 92 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

75 of 375 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

92 of 375 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.8%

5 of 57 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

19%

7 of 36 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 Amigos High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    5 of 57 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Berkeley6 pts higher

    19%

    7 of 36 admitted

    This school19%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.87)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    20%

    15 of 76 admitted

    This school20%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.76)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    23 of 55 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts higher

    47%

    7 of 15 admitted

    This school47%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.48)

  • Davis11 pts lower

    26%

    7 of 27 admitted

    This school26%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts lower

    58%

    11 of 19 admitted

    This school58%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.47)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    43 of 55 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.67)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    30 of 31 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.59)

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 Amigos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, worse at 2.

  • Long Beach15 pts lower

    32%

    51 of 157 admitted

    This school32%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts lower

    68%

    48 of 71 admitted

    This school68%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    93%

    165 of 178 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills8 pts higher

    99%

    91 of 92 admitted

    This school99%Overall91%

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 (370 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

74%

272 of 370 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

107 graduates

Community college

38%

141 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC277%
CSU8022%
CA private college185%
Out of state62%
Community college14138%
Not enrolled9826%
Enrolled in college27274%
Total370100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

24

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.

25% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

126 of 358 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)

16%

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

59 of 362 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 3 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 63%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 32%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 91%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 56%County median 57%

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