Norte Vista High School

6585 Crest Avenue, Riverside, CA 92503View on map

  • Public
  • Riverside
  • 379 seniors
  • 1,844 students

Norte Vista High School is a public high school in Riverside (Alvord Unified) with 379 seniors. In fall 2025, 71% of its 63 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 46% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

71%

45 of 63 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

12%

45 of 379 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

63 of 379 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

4 of 35 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

32%

6 of 19 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

Norte Vista High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 8 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    4 of 35 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.69)

  • Berkeley18 pts higher

    32%

    6 of 19 admitted

    This school32%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    15%

    6 of 41 admitted

    This school15%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.56)

  • San Diego4 pts higher

    29%

    13 of 45 admitted

    This school29%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    13 of 26 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.49)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts lower

    65%

    11 of 17 admitted

    This school65%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    40 of 49 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.57)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    23 of 23 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.75)

  • too few applicants to report16 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

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

  • Pomona14 pts lower

    60%

    50 of 84 admitted

    This school60%Overall74%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    120 of 128 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    90%

    52 of 58 admitted

    This school90%Overall92%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    96%

    136 of 142 admitted

    This school96%Overall98%

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

Any college

50%

221 of 439 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

61 graduates

Community college

28%

124 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC327%
CSU297%
CA private college276%
Out of state92%
Community college12428%
Not enrolled21850%
Enrolled in college22150%
Total439100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

118 of 399 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

23 of 464 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Social science: 10 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 50%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 15%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 20%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 46%County median 54%

Across California

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