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Monterey High School

101 Herrmann Drive, Monterey, CA 93940View on map

  • Public
  • Monterey
  • 332 seniors
  • 1,413 students

Monterey High School is a public high school in Monterey (Monterey Peninsula Unified) with 332 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 94 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 78% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

77 of 94 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

23%

77 of 332 seniors

County median 20%

Seniors who applied to UC

28%

94 of 332 seniors

County median 26%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

14%

8 of 56 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

8 of 48 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

Monterey High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    14%

    8 of 56 admitted

    This school14%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.00)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    17%

    8 of 48 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine27 pts higher

    49%

    27 of 55 admitted

    This school49%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.96)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    19 of 52 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Santa Barbara6 pts higher

    38%

    24 of 63 admitted

    This school38%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Davis24 pts higher

    62%

    40 of 65 admitted

    This school62%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.98)

  • Santa Cruz13 pts higher

    84%

    32 of 38 admitted

    This school84%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.79)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    18 of 21 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    20 of 20 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)

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

Monterey High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts lower

    23%

    16 of 69 admitted

    This school23%Overall30%

  • San Jose5 pts higher

    86%

    60 of 70 admitted

    This school86%Overall80%

  • Sacramento6 pts higher

    100%

    43 of 43 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Chico6 pts higher

    100%

    24 of 24 admitted

    This school100%Overall94%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    70 of 70 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

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

Any college

73%

250 of 344 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

73 graduates

Community college

44%

152 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3610%
CSU3711%
CA private college62%
Out of state196%
Community college15244%
Not enrolled9427%
Enrolled in college25073%
Total344100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

5

AP courses offered

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

4

AP class sections

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

7% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

20%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

73 of 359 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

34 of 309 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 3 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 63%County median 51%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 51%County median 82%
  • Graduates completing courses 78%County median 53%

Across California

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