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Mark Keppel High School

501 East Hellman Avenue, Alhambra, CA 91801View on map

  • Public
  • Alhambra
  • 582 seniors
  • 2,181 students

Mark Keppel High School is a public high school in Alhambra (Alhambra Unified) with 582 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 245 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 68% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

206 of 245 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

35%

206 of 582 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

42%

245 of 582 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.2%

14 of 195 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

18 of 143 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

Mark Keppel High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    14 of 195 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.93)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    18 of 143 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Irvine9 pts lower

    13%

    29 of 215 admitted

    This school13%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.90)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    40 of 197 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    48 of 152 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Davis11 pts higher

    49%

    50 of 103 admitted

    This school49%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    77%

    49 of 64 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    158 of 173 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.85)

  • MercedAbout the same

    99%

    74 of 75 admitted

    This school99%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.87)

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

Mark Keppel High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo18 pts higher

    48%

    49 of 103 admitted

    This school48%Overall30%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    49%

    93 of 189 admitted

    This school49%Overall47%

  • Pomona10 pts higher

    84%

    141 of 168 admitted

    This school84%Overall74%

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    141 of 153 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    139 of 143 admitted

    This school97%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 (570 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

78%

446 of 570 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

191 graduates

Community college

39%

224 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC8315%
CSU10819%
CA private college193%
Out of state122%
Community college22439%
Not enrolled12422%
Enrolled in college44678%
Total570100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

51

AP class sections

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

32% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

50%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

282 of 568 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)

36%

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

200 of 549 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 5 classes
  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 9 classes
  • Science: 11 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 74%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 36%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 45%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 68%County median 64%

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