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.
UC admit rate
77%
30 of 39 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
39%
30 of 77 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
51%
39 of 77 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
10%
3 of 29 applicants, fall 2025
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
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 14% |
| CSU | 26 | 37% |
| CA private college | 4 | 6% |
| Out of state | 3 | 4% |
| Community college | 24 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 3 | 4% |
| Enrolled in college | 67 | 96% |
| Total | 70 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
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%