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North Monterey County High School

13990 Castroville Boulevard, Castroville, CA 95012View on map

  • Public
  • Castroville
  • 316 seniors
  • 1,169 students

North Monterey County High School is a public high school in Castroville (North Monterey County Unified) with 316 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 59 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Santa Barbara (UCSB). 43% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

50 of 59 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

50 of 316 seniors

County median 20%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

59 of 316 seniors

County median 26%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

4 of 35 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

5 of 29 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

North Monterey County High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    4 of 35 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    5 of 29 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Irvine30 pts higher

    52%

    13 of 25 admitted

    This school52%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.99)

  • San Diego25 pts higher

    50%

    16 of 32 admitted

    This school50%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    11 of 35 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Davis14 pts higher

    51%

    20 of 39 admitted

    This school51%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Cruz9 pts lower

    63%

    20 of 32 admitted

    This school63%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.69)

  • Riverside13 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    22 of 22 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.79 (all applicants 3.79)

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

North Monterey County High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Luis Obispo42 pts higher

    72%

    23 of 32 admitted

    This school72%Overall30%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    82%

    37 of 45 admitted

    This school82%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    95%

    36 of 38 admitted

    This school95%Overall94%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    92%

    45 of 49 admitted

    This school92%Overall95%

  • Fresno4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%Overall96%

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

Any college

65%

178 of 272 graduates

UC or CSU

20%

55 graduates

Community college

43%

116 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC207%
CSU3513%
CA private college21%
Out of state52%
Community college11643%
Not enrolled9435%
Enrolled in college17865%
Total272100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

9

AP courses offered

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

12

AP class sections

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

18% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

29%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

75 of 258 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 296 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Science: 1 class
  • 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 58%County median 51%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 82%
  • Graduates completing courses 43%County median 53%

Across California

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