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Middle College High School

1530 West 17th Street, Santa Ana, CA 92706View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Ana
  • 94 seniors
  • 476 students

Middle College High School is a public high school in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Unified) with 94 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 84 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 San Diego (UCSD). 99% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

64 of 84 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

68%

64 of 94 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

89%

84 of 94 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.4%

6 of 64 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

5 of 37 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

Middle College 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%

    6 of 64 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.84)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    5 of 37 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    28%

    19 of 69 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.78)

  • San Diego22 pts higher

    47%

    25 of 53 admitted

    This school47%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts lower

    18%

    4 of 22 admitted

    This school18%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    16 of 36 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts lower

    59%

    10 of 17 admitted

    This school59%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    32 of 41 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.71)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    28 of 29 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.90)

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

Middle College High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo23 pts higher

    53%

    10 of 19 admitted

    This school53%Overall30%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    50%

    34 of 68 admitted

    This school50%Overall47%

  • Pomona13 pts lower

    61%

    20 of 33 admitted

    This school61%Overall74%

  • Fullerton13 pts higher

    100%

    74 of 74 admitted

    This school100%Overall87%

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

Any college

88%

76 of 86 graduates

UC or CSU

63%

54 graduates

Community college

12%

10 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC2934%
CSU2529%
CA private college1012%
Out of state22%
Community college1012%
Not enrolled1012%
Enrolled in college7688%
Total86100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

5

AP courses offered

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

0%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

0 of 101 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)

0%

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

0 of 91 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Other subjects

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 91%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 53%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 32%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 99%County median 57%

Across California

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