Ontario High School

901 West Francis Street, Ontario, CA 91762View on map

  • Public
  • Ontario
  • 452 seniors
  • 1,949 students

Ontario High School is a public high school in Ontario (Chaffey Joint Union High) with 452 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 84 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

70 of 84 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

70 of 452 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

19%

84 of 452 seniors

County median 18%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.3%

4 of 55 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.1%

3 of 33 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

Ontario High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    4 of 55 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    3 of 33 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    21%

    13 of 62 admitted

    This school21%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    26%

    10 of 38 admitted

    This school26%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.71)

  • Santa Barbara24 pts higher

    56%

    14 of 25 admitted

    This school56%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Santa Cruz21 pts lower

    50%

    9 of 18 admitted

    This school50%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.54)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    64 of 72 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    19 of 19 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.83)

  • too few applicants to report12 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

Ontario High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Long Beach8 pts lower

    39%

    35 of 89 admitted

    This school39%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts lower

    67%

    64 of 95 admitted

    This school67%Overall74%

  • Fullerton6 pts lower

    81%

    80 of 99 admitted

    This school81%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles9 pts lower

    83%

    40 of 48 admitted

    This school83%Overall92%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    99%

    89 of 90 admitted

    This school99%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 (491 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

62%

302 of 491 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

111 graduates

Community college

34%

165 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC449%
CSU6714%
CA private college194%
Out of state71%
Community college16534%
Not enrolled18938%
Enrolled in college30262%
Total491100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • 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

22

AP class sections

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

19% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

27%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

139 of 509 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)

7%

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

41 of 550 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 53%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 49%

Across California

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