Moreno Valley High School

23300 Cottonwood Avenue, Moreno Valley, CA 92553View on map

  • Public
  • Moreno Valley
  • 473 seniors
  • 2,088 students

Moreno Valley High School is a public high school in Moreno Valley (Moreno Valley Unified) with 473 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 104 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

87 of 104 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

87 of 473 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

104 of 473 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.7%

5 of 65 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

4 of 34 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    5 of 65 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.69)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    4 of 34 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    19 of 85 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.64)

  • San Diego18 pts higher

    43%

    21 of 49 admitted

    This school43%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Barbara13 pts higher

    45%

    10 of 22 admitted

    This school45%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.56)

  • Davis4 pts lower

    33%

    6 of 18 admitted

    This school33%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts lower

    63%

    15 of 24 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    71 of 89 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.58)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    26 of 26 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.62)

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

Moreno Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Pomona6 pts lower

    68%

    106 of 156 admitted

    This school68%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    172 of 200 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • Northridge21 pts lower

    72%

    26 of 36 admitted

    This school72%Overall93%

  • San Bernardino7 pts lower

    92%

    288 of 314 admitted

    This school92%Overall98%

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

Any college

53%

223 of 421 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

89 graduates

Community college

26%

109 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC338%
CSU5613%
CA private college164%
Out of state92%
Community college10926%
Not enrolled19847%
Enrolled in college22353%
Total421100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

19

AP courses offered

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

42

AP class sections

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

25% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

28%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

148 of 533 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)

8%

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

40 of 490 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 41%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 93%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 54%

Across California

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