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Monte Vista High School

3230 Sweetwater Springs Boulevard, Spring Valley, CA 91977View on map

  • Public
  • Spring Valley
  • 446 seniors
  • 1,467 students

Monte Vista High School is a public high school in Spring Valley (Grossmont Union High) with 446 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 54 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Irvine (UCI). 37% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

37 of 54 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

8%

37 of 446 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

12%

54 of 446 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 34 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

4 of 22 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

Monte Vista High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    4 of 22 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.75)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    17 of 49 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Santa Barbara26 pts higher

    59%

    10 of 17 admitted

    This school59%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    4 of 12 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.58)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts lower

    63%

    10 of 16 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    23 of 28 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.63)

  • MercedAbout the same

    93%

    13 of 14 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.64 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report34 applied

  • Irvine

    too few applicants to report30 applied

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

Monte Vista High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    35%

    29 of 83 admitted

    This school35%Overall34%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    99%

    68 of 69 admitted

    This school99%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 (333 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

209 of 333 graduates

UC or CSU

9%

30 graduates

Community college

48%

159 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC144%
CSU165%
CA private college93%
Out of state113%
Community college15948%
Not enrolled12437%
Enrolled in college20963%
Total333100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Two or more races, Filipino
  • 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

18

AP class sections

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

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

22%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

73 of 325 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)

11%

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

42 of 387 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • 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 48%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 37%County median 65%

Across California

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