Magnolia High School

2450 West Ball Road, Anaheim, CA 92804View on map

  • Public
  • Anaheim
  • 401 seniors
  • 1,560 students

Magnolia High School is a public high school in Anaheim (Anaheim Union High) with 401 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 77 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

55 of 77 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

55 of 401 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

77 of 401 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 51 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

15%

5 of 34 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

Magnolia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    15%

    5 of 34 admitted

    This school15%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    16%

    12 of 73 admitted

    This school16%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.79)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    8 of 35 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    9 of 27 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    75%

    9 of 12 admitted

    This school75%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    45 of 55 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    21 of 23 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.87)

  • too few applicants to report51 applied

  • ~44% · 3 yrs pooled9 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

Magnolia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, worse at 3.

  • Long Beach6 pts lower

    41%

    50 of 121 admitted

    This school41%Overall47%

  • Pomona9 pts lower

    65%

    44 of 68 admitted

    This school65%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    95%

    121 of 127 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills4 pts higher

    95%

    41 of 43 admitted

    This school95%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles8 pts lower

    84%

    31 of 37 admitted

    This school84%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 (277 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

60%

166 of 277 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

38 graduates

Community college

44%

122 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC135%
CSU259%
CA private college41%
Out of state21%
Community college12244%
Not enrolled11140%
Enrolled in college16660%
Total277100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

11

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

13% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

21%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

67 of 321 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)

7%

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

29 of 400 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 3 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 39%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 14%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 84%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 57%

Across California

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