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Mount Miguel Early College High School

8585 Blossom Lane, Spring Valley, CA 91977View on map

  • Public
  • Spring Valley
  • 417 seniors
  • 1,495 students

Mount Miguel Early College High School is a public high school in Spring Valley (Grossmont Union High) with 417 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 66 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

47 of 66 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

11%

47 of 417 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

66 of 417 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

5 of 43 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

5 of 31 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

Mount Miguel Early College High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    5 of 43 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    5 of 31 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Irvine16 pts lower

    6%

    3 of 47 admitted

    This school6%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)

  • San Diego12 pts higher

    37%

    20 of 54 admitted

    This school37%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    42%

    8 of 19 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Davis7 pts lower

    30%

    6 of 20 admitted

    This school30%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Santa Cruz35 pts lower

    36%

    4 of 11 admitted

    This school36%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.49)

  • Riverside19 pts lower

    68%

    19 of 28 admitted

    This school68%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.78)

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

Mount Miguel Early College High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts higher

    35%

    7 of 20 admitted

    This school35%Overall30%

  • San Diego15 pts higher

    49%

    42 of 85 admitted

    This school49%Overall34%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    84%

    27 of 32 admitted

    This school84%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    98%

    57 of 58 admitted

    This school98%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 (264 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

56%

149 of 264 graduates

UC or CSU

13%

35 graduates

Community college

39%

102 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC114%
CSU249%
CA private college52%
Out of state73%
Community college10239%
Not enrolled11544%
Enrolled in college14956%
Total264100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

5

AP courses offered

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

3

AP class sections

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

3% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

2%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

7 of 358 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)

2%

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

7 of 373 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class

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 18%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 18%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 78%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 38%County median 65%

Across California

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