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Mt. Whitney High School

900 South Conyer Street, Visalia, CA 93277View on map

  • Public
  • Visalia
  • 361 seniors
  • 1,627 students

Mt. Whitney High School is a public high school in Visalia (Visalia Unified) with 361 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 38 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Davis (UCD), and UC Merced. 34% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

29 of 38 applicants, fall 2025

County median 85%

Seniors admitted to a UC

8%

29 of 361 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

11%

38 of 361 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 25 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 18 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. Whitney High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, worse at 3.

  • Irvine6 pts lower

    17%

    3 of 18 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego20 pts higher

    44%

    8 of 18 admitted

    This school44%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Barbara10 pts higher

    43%

    9 of 21 admitted

    This school43%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Davis21 pts higher

    58%

    14 of 24 admitted

    This school58%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts lower

    64%

    7 of 11 admitted

    This school64%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Merced5 pts lower

    91%

    21 of 23 admitted

    This school91%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report25 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report18 applied

  • Riverside

    too few applicants to report9 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. Whitney High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.

  • Fullerton5 pts higher

    92%

    11 of 12 admitted

    This school92%Overall87%

  • Fresno4 pts lower

    92%

    36 of 39 admitted

    This school92%Overall96%

  • Sacramento

    ~93% · 3 yrs pooled8 applied

  • Monterey Bay

    ~92% · 3 yrs pooled5 applied

  • San Jose

    ~69% · 2 yrs pooled3 applied

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

Any college

68%

198 of 292 graduates

UC or CSU

9%

26 graduates

Community college

57%

165 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC72%
CSU197%
CA private college31%
Out of state41%
Community college16557%
Not enrolled9432%
Enrolled in college19868%
Total292100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

AP courses offered

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

18

AP class sections

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

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

24%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

80 of 328 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)

5%

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

16 of 316 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 5 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 56%County median 59%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 71%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 34%County median 45%

Across California

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