Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina

2226 East Rio Verde Drive, West Covina, CA 91791View on map

  • Public
  • West Covina
  • 77 seniors
  • 265 students

Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina is a public high school in West Covina (West Covina Unified) with 77 seniors. In fall 2025, 77% of its 39 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Riverside (UCR). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

77%

30 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

39%

30 of 77 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

51%

39 of 77 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

3 of 29 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 19 applicants, fall 2025

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

Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    3 of 29 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    11%

    3 of 28 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    6 of 22 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Barbara14 pts higher

    47%

    7 of 15 admitted

    This school47%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 4.00)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    6 of 13 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.96)

  • Riverside9 pts lower

    78%

    18 of 23 admitted

    This school78%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 4.01)

  • too few applicants to report19 applied

  • ~67% · 3 yrs pooled9 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

Mt. SAC Early College Academy at West Covina applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Long Beach4 pts higher

    51%

    22 of 43 admitted

    This school51%Overall47%

  • Pomona10 pts higher

    84%

    42 of 50 admitted

    This school84%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    90%

    37 of 41 admitted

    This school90%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    30 of 32 admitted

    This school94%Overall92%

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

Any college

96%

67 of 70 graduates

UC or CSU

51%

36 graduates

Community college

34%

24 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC1014%
CSU2637%
CA private college46%
Out of state34%
Community college2434%
Not enrolled34%
Enrolled in college6796%
Total70100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

1

AP course offered

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

2

AP class sections

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

11% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

4%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

2 of 50 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)

1%

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

1 of 88 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Mathematics: 2 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 83%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 70%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 93%County median 64%

Across California

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