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Mountain View High School

2900 Parkway Drive, El Monte, CA 91732View on map

  • Public
  • El Monte
  • 273 seniors
  • 1,124 students

Mountain View High School is a public high school in El Monte (El Monte Union High) with 273 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 59 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

46 of 59 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

46 of 273 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

59 of 273 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 37 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

21%

5 of 24 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

Mountain View High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    21%

    5 of 24 admitted

    This school21%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.62)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    9 of 47 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.58)

  • San Diego7 pts higher

    32%

    11 of 34 admitted

    This school32%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.63)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    8 of 16 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Davis13 pts higher

    50%

    11 of 22 admitted

    This school50%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Santa Cruz30 pts lower

    42%

    5 of 12 admitted

    This school42%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Riverside6 pts lower

    81%

    34 of 42 admitted

    This school81%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.76 (all applicants 3.63)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    22 of 23 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report37 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

Mountain View High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach22 pts lower

    25%

    14 of 56 admitted

    This school25%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    71%

    51 of 72 admitted

    This school71%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    90%

    70 of 78 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    81 of 86 admitted

    This school94%Overall92%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    37 of 37 admitted

    This school100%Overall93%

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

Any college

69%

182 of 265 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

48 graduates

Community college

43%

115 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC156%
CSU3312%
CA private college156%
Out of state42%
Community college11543%
Not enrolled8331%
Enrolled in college18269%
Total265100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

15

AP courses offered

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

19

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

23%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

68 of 297 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)

7%

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

22 of 321 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 46%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 95%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 64%

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