Palo Verde High School
667 North Lovekin Boulevard, Blythe, CA 92225View on map
- Public
- Blythe
- 155 seniors
- 696 students
Palo Verde High School is a public high school in Blythe (Palo Verde Unified) with 155 seniors. In fall 2025, 90% of its 10 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
90%
9 of 10 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
6%
9 of 155 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
6%
10 of 155 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
~85% · 3 yrs pooled6 applied
too few applicants to report6 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— applied
too few applicants to report— 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
too few applicants to report4 applied
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 (178 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
69%
123 of 178 graduates
UC or CSU
7%
13 graduates
Community college
48%
85 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 4% |
| CSU | 6 | 3% |
| CA private college | 4 | 2% |
| Out of state | 21 | 12% |
| Community college | 85 | 48% |
| Not enrolled | 55 | 31% |
| Enrolled in college | 123 | 69% |
| Total | 178 | 100% |
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, English learners
Advanced Placement
6
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
13% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
16%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
25 of 158 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 161 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 5 classes
- Mathematics: 1 class
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 43%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 16%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 6%
- Low-income students 75%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 39%County median 54%