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.

Year

UC admit rate

87%

39 of 45 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

42%

39 of 93 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

48%

45 of 93 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

4 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

36%

9 of 25 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

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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1212%
CSU55%
CA private college88%
Out of state2828%
Community college2525%
Not enrolled2121%
Enrolled in college7879%
Total99100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income
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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%

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