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Palmdale High School

2137 East Avenue R, Palmdale, CA 93550View on map

  • Public
  • Palmdale
  • 569 seniors
  • 2,106 students

Palmdale High School is a public high school in Palmdale (Antelope Valley Union High) with 569 seniors. In fall 2025, 68% of its 75 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 36% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

68%

51 of 75 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

51 of 569 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

13%

75 of 569 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.8%

5 of 51 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

3 of 22 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    5 of 51 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.68)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    3 of 22 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.83)

  • Irvine5 pts higher

    27%

    14 of 52 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.74)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    13 of 40 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    41%

    15 of 37 admitted

    This school41%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.61)

  • DavisAbout the same

    36%

    9 of 25 admitted

    This school36%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Cruz19 pts lower

    53%

    10 of 19 admitted

    This school53%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Riverside18 pts lower

    70%

    32 of 46 admitted

    This school70%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.56)

  • Merced20 pts lower

    76%

    19 of 25 admitted

    This school76%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.67 (all applicants 3.47)

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

Palmdale High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Long Beach12 pts lower

    35%

    25 of 72 admitted

    This school35%Overall47%

  • Pomona24 pts lower

    50%

    19 of 38 admitted

    This school50%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    87%

    27 of 31 admitted

    This school87%Overall87%

  • Northridge14 pts lower

    79%

    85 of 108 admitted

    This school79%Overall93%

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

Any college

54%

284 of 527 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

84 graduates

Community college

35%

185 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC132%
CSU7113%
CA private college41%
Out of state112%
Community college18535%
Not enrolled24346%
Enrolled in college28454%
Total527100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

35

AP class sections

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

22% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

31%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

165 of 531 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

31 of 662 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 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 41%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 6%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 13%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard <1%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 67%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 36%County median 64%

Across California

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