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Mission Viejo High School

25025 Chrisanta Drive, Mission Viejo, CA 92691View on map

  • Public
  • Mission Viejo
  • 394 seniors
  • 1,519 students

Mission Viejo High School is a public high school in Mission Viejo (Saddleback Valley Unified) with 394 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 98 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). 56% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

67%

66 of 98 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

66 of 394 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

98 of 394 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.7%

5 of 65 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

5 of 46 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    5 of 65 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.90)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    5 of 46 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Irvine10 pts lower

    12%

    9 of 73 admitted

    This school12%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    14 of 70 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.85)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    13 of 52 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.87)

  • DavisAbout the same

    34%

    14 of 41 admitted

    This school34%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    22 of 31 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    33 of 35 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    27 of 27 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.94)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo17 pts lower

    13%

    9 of 72 admitted

    This school13%Overall30%

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    26%

    22 of 85 admitted

    This school26%Overall34%

  • Long Beach4 pts higher

    51%

    38 of 74 admitted

    This school51%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts higher

    84%

    32 of 38 admitted

    This school84%Overall74%

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    57 of 62 admitted

    This school92%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 (414 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

337 of 414 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

65 graduates

Community college

48%

200 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC317%
CSU348%
CA private college82%
Out of state6415%
Community college20048%
Not enrolled7719%
Enrolled in college33781%
Total414100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

36

AP class sections

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

35% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

44%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

146 of 333 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)

28%

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

116 of 412 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 65%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 51%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 31%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 41%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 56%County median 57%

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