Pasadena High School
2925 East Sierra Madre Boulevard, Pasadena, CA 91107View on map
- Public
- Pasadena
- 339 seniors
- 1,197 students
Pasadena High School is a public high school in Pasadena (Pasadena Unified) with 339 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 122 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
76%
93 of 122 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
27%
93 of 339 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
36%
122 of 339 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
13 of 93 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
13 of 62 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
Pasadena High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
14%
13 of 93 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
13 of 62 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.93)
- Irvine8 pts lower
15%
12 of 81 admitted
This school15%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.83)
- San Diego5 pts lower
20%
17 of 87 admitted
This school20%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Barbara4 pts lower
28%
18 of 64 admitted
This school28%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.88)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
19 of 53 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.83)
- Santa Cruz4 pts higher
75%
39 of 52 admitted
This school75%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.81)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
51 of 57 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.77)
- Merced6 pts lower
90%
27 of 30 admitted
This school90%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.75)
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
Pasadena High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo24 pts higher
54%
30 of 56 admitted
This school54%Overall30%
- Long Beach6 pts higher
53%
39 of 73 admitted
This school53%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
71%
44 of 62 admitted
This school71%Overall74%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
95%
55 of 58 admitted
This school95%Overall92%
- Northridge5 pts higher
98%
52 of 53 admitted
This school98%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 (417 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
364 of 417 graduates
UC or CSU
25%
103 graduates
Community college
51%
213 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 36 | 9% |
| CSU | 67 | 16% |
| CA private college | 15 | 4% |
| Out of state | 33 | 8% |
| Community college | 213 | 51% |
| Not enrolled | 53 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 364 | 87% |
| Total | 417 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Undated list: graduates admitted to 4 Ivy League and 15 other top universities, 75 colleges in all.
Including Harvard, Yale and Brown.
From the school's profile; last checked Oct 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
16
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
56
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
47% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
55%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
210 of 382 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)
30%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
102 of 339 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 10 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 14 classes
- Social science: 17 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 56%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 27%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 11%
- Low-income students 66%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%