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Paloma Valley High School

31375 Bradley Road, Menifee, CA 92584View on map

  • Public
  • Menifee
  • 549 seniors
  • 2,639 students

Paloma Valley High School is a public high school in Menifee (Perris Union High) with 549 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 97 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 58% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

77 of 97 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

77 of 549 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

97 of 549 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.3%

3 of 41 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

19%

5 of 26 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

Paloma Valley 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

    7%

    3 of 41 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • Berkeley6 pts higher

    19%

    5 of 26 admitted

    This school19%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    33%

    15 of 46 admitted

    This school33%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.80)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    25%

    15 of 59 admitted

    This school25%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.73)

  • Santa Barbara29 pts higher

    61%

    22 of 36 admitted

    This school61%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.61)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    29%

    4 of 14 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.72)

  • Santa Cruz24 pts lower

    47%

    17 of 36 admitted

    This school47%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Riverside14 pts lower

    73%

    54 of 74 admitted

    This school73%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.64)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    31 of 33 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.60 (all applicants 3.54)

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

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

  • Long Beach19 pts lower

    29%

    36 of 126 admitted

    This school29%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    62%

    56 of 90 admitted

    This school62%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts lower

    83%

    104 of 126 admitted

    This school83%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    93%

    204 of 220 admitted

    This school93%Overall96%

  • San Bernardino4 pts lower

    94%

    92 of 98 admitted

    This school94%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 (739 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

65%

484 of 739 graduates

UC or CSU

19%

139 graduates

Community college

36%

263 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC507%
CSU8912%
CA private college314%
Out of state517%
Community college26336%
Not enrolled25535%
Enrolled in college48465%
Total739100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

33

AP courses offered

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

29

AP class sections

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

21% 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

162 of 558 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)

12%

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

72 of 620 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 13 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 61%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 23%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 62%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 58%County median 54%

Across California

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