Malibu High School
30237 Morning View Drive, Malibu, CA 90265View on map
- Public
- Malibu
- 93 seniors
- 383 students
Malibu High School is a public high school in Malibu (Santa Monica-Malibu Unified) with 93 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 45 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 43% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
87%
39 of 45 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
42%
39 of 93 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
48%
45 of 93 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
11%
4 of 38 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
36%
9 of 25 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
Malibu High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
4 of 38 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.04)
- Berkeley23 pts higher
36%
9 of 25 admitted
This school36%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.11)
- Irvine9 pts lower
13%
3 of 23 admitted
This school13%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.00)
- San DiegoAbout the same
28%
10 of 36 admitted
This school28%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.99)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
33%
13 of 40 admitted
This school33%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.97)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
9 of 20 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
81%
22 of 27 admitted
This school81%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.94)
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Malibu High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
27%
8 of 30 admitted
This school27%Overall30%
- San Diego4 pts higher
39%
14 of 36 admitted
This school39%Overall34%
- Northridge7 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%Overall93%
too few applicants to report6 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 (99 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
79%
78 of 99 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
17 graduates
Community college
25%
25 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 12 | 12% |
| CSU | 5 | 5% |
| CA private college | 8 | 8% |
| Out of state | 28 | 28% |
| Community college | 25 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 21 | 21% |
| Enrolled in college | 78 | 79% |
| Total | 99 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
16
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
28
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
44% 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
49 of 105 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)
47%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
50 of 106 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 7 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 71%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 44%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 29%County median 11%
- Low-income students 19%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 43%County median 64%