Monache High School

960 North Newcomb Street, Porterville, CA 93257View on map

  • Public
  • Porterville
  • 458 seniors
  • 1,862 students

Monache High School is a public high school in Porterville (Porterville Unified) with 458 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 72 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Irvine (UCI). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

55 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

County median 85%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

55 of 458 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

72 of 458 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.4%

3 of 47 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

3 of 28 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

Monache High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    3 of 47 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.77)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    3 of 28 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)

  • Irvine21 pts higher

    44%

    17 of 39 admitted

    This school44%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.75)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    31%

    11 of 35 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    29%

    12 of 41 admitted

    This school29%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.77)

  • DavisAbout the same

    35%

    12 of 34 admitted

    This school35%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Cruz18 pts lower

    53%

    17 of 32 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.67)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    14 of 16 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.89)

  • MercedAbout the same

    95%

    35 of 37 admitted

    This school95%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.66)

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

Monache High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo22 pts higher

    52%

    13 of 25 admitted

    This school52%Overall30%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    93%

    27 of 29 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • BakersfieldAbout the same

    91%

    42 of 46 admitted

    This school91%Overall88%

  • Northridge4 pts higher

    97%

    31 of 32 admitted

    This school97%Overall93%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    95%

    79 of 83 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

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

Any college

57%

238 of 416 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

58 graduates

Community college

42%

173 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC154%
CSU4310%
CA private college1<1%
Out of state61%
Community college17342%
Not enrolled17843%
Enrolled in college23857%
Total416100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

10

AP courses offered

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

11

AP class sections

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

10% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

17%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

72 of 412 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)

5%

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

21 of 422 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 4 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 55%County median 59%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 80%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 38%County median 45%

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