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Pacifica High School

6851 Lampson Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92845View on map

  • Public
  • Garden Grove
  • 405 seniors
  • 1,616 students

Pacifica High School is a public high school in Garden Grove (Garden Grove Unified) with 405 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 120 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Riverside (UCR). 66% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

95 of 120 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

23%

95 of 405 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

120 of 405 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.5%

6 of 71 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 45 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    6 of 71 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    27%

    26 of 98 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    19%

    15 of 79 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    14 of 55 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.85)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    13 of 36 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa Cruz26 pts lower

    46%

    11 of 24 admitted

    This school46%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.55)

  • Riverside5 pts higher

    92%

    71 of 77 admitted

    This school92%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    92%

    35 of 38 admitted

    This school92%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report45 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

Pacifica High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego11 pts lower

    23%

    20 of 87 admitted

    This school23%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    49%

    72 of 146 admitted

    This school49%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts higher

    79%

    54 of 68 admitted

    This school79%Overall74%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    97%

    119 of 123 admitted

    This school97%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    36 of 36 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

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

Any college

87%

317 of 365 graduates

UC or CSU

34%

123 graduates

Community college

47%

172 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5114%
CSU7220%
CA private college72%
Out of state154%
Community college17247%
Not enrolled4813%
Enrolled in college31787%
Total365100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

23

AP courses offered

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

47

AP class sections

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

38% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

48%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

193 of 405 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)

41%

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

177 of 430 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 9 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 8 classes
  • Social science: 14 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 76%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 58%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 45%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 51%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 66%County median 57%

Across California

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