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Monterey Trail High School

8661 Power Inn Road, Elk Grove, CA 95624View on map

  • Public
  • Elk Grove
  • 595 seniors
  • 2,203 students

Monterey Trail High School is a public high school in Elk Grove (Elk Grove Unified) with 595 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 163 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Merced. 66% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

125 of 163 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

125 of 595 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

27%

163 of 595 seniors

County median 20%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

3.8%

3 of 80 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

4.2%

3 of 72 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 Trail High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 4.

  • Los Angeles6 pts lower

    4%

    3 of 80 admitted

    This school4%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.79)

  • Berkeley9 pts lower

    4%

    3 of 72 admitted

    This school4%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)

  • Irvine11 pts lower

    11%

    11 of 98 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.77)

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    19%

    17 of 91 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    17 of 51 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.80)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    52 of 143 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    76%

    45 of 59 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    96%

    65 of 68 admitted

    This school96%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    88 of 91 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.81)

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 Trail High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo18 pts higher

    48%

    24 of 50 admitted

    This school48%Overall30%

  • Long Beach5 pts higher

    52%

    37 of 71 admitted

    This school52%Overall47%

  • San Jose5 pts higher

    85%

    47 of 55 admitted

    This school85%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    247 of 260 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

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

Any college

78%

419 of 538 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

178 graduates

Community college

39%

212 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5510%
CSU12323%
CA private college102%
Out of state194%
Community college21239%
Not enrolled11922%
Enrolled in college41978%
Total538100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

20

AP class sections

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

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

25%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

131 of 531 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)

15%

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

84 of 570 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 6 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 58%County median 49%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 22%County median 22%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 19%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 53%County median 63%
  • Graduates completing courses 66%County median 50%

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