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Nogales High School

401 South Nogales Street, La Puente, CA 91744View on map

  • Public
  • La Puente
  • 374 seniors
  • 1,468 students

Nogales High School is a public high school in La Puente (Rowland Unified) with 374 seniors. In fall 2025, 72% of its 116 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 San Diego (UCSD). 40% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

72%

84 of 116 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

84 of 374 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

31%

116 of 374 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.5%

6 of 71 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.7%

3 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

Nogales High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    6 of 71 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    3 of 31 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    18 of 93 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.58)

  • San Diego5 pts lower

    20%

    16 of 82 admitted

    This school20%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.54)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    11 of 33 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.46)

  • Davis23 pts lower

    14%

    4 of 28 admitted

    This school14%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.42)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    60%

    21 of 35 admitted

    This school60%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Riverside10 pts lower

    77%

    64 of 83 admitted

    This school77%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.56)

  • Merced9 pts lower

    87%

    27 of 31 admitted

    This school87%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.58 (all applicants 3.45)

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

Nogales High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach11 pts lower

    36%

    40 of 110 admitted

    This school36%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    75%

    80 of 106 admitted

    This school75%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts higher

    93%

    117 of 126 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    98 of 103 admitted

    This school95%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 (373 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

62%

231 of 373 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

65 graduates

Community college

38%

142 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC154%
CSU5013%
CA private college154%
Out of state92%
Community college14238%
Not enrolled14238%
Enrolled in college23162%
Total373100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

14

AP courses offered

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

32

AP class sections

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

25% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

151 of 443 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)

9%

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

40 of 450 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 2 classes
  • Social science: 11 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 54%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 91%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 40%County median 64%

Across California

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