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Monrovia High School

845 West Colorado Boulevard, Monrovia, CA 91016View on map

  • Public
  • Monrovia
  • 385 seniors
  • 1,355 students

Monrovia High School is a public high school in Monrovia (Monrovia Unified) with 385 seniors. In fall 2025, 67% of its 94 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). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

67%

63 of 94 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

63 of 385 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

24%

94 of 385 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.4%

4 of 63 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

8.1%

3 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

Monrovia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    4 of 63 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Berkeley5 pts lower

    8%

    3 of 37 admitted

    This school8%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Irvine14 pts lower

    9%

    6 of 69 admitted

    This school9%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.87)

  • San Diego7 pts lower

    18%

    10 of 56 admitted

    This school18%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    13 of 48 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Davis6 pts lower

    31%

    11 of 35 admitted

    This school31%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts higher

    79%

    22 of 28 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Riverside6 pts higher

    93%

    40 of 43 admitted

    This school93%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.97)

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

Monrovia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, worse at 1.

  • Long Beach4 pts lower

    43%

    31 of 72 admitted

    This school43%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts higher

    80%

    64 of 80 admitted

    This school80%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    92%

    61 of 66 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    98%

    53 of 54 admitted

    This school98%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 (355 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

77%

272 of 355 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

75 graduates

Community college

46%

162 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC319%
CSU4412%
CA private college185%
Out of state175%
Community college16246%
Not enrolled8323%
Enrolled in college27277%
Total355100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

41

AP class sections

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

42% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

51%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

175 of 341 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)

21%

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

75 of 351 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 11 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 31%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 39%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 64%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 64%

Across California

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