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Polytechnic High School

5450 Victoria Avenue, Riverside, CA 92506View on map

  • Public
  • Riverside
  • 567 seniors
  • 2,497 students

Polytechnic High School is a public high school in Riverside (Riverside Unified) with 567 seniors. In fall 2025, 81% of its 133 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). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

81%

108 of 133 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

19%

108 of 567 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

23%

133 of 567 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

8 of 80 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

24%

10 of 42 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

Polytechnic High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    8 of 80 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.36 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    24%

    10 of 42 admitted

    This school24%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    28%

    23 of 81 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    20 of 85 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    21 of 70 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.32 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Davis5 pts higher

    42%

    16 of 38 admitted

    This school42%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts lower

    66%

    29 of 44 admitted

    This school66%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.68)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    85%

    82 of 97 admitted

    This school85%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    21 of 21 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

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

Polytechnic High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 4.

  • San Luis Obispo10 pts higher

    39%

    48 of 122 admitted

    This school39%Overall30%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    70%

    86 of 122 admitted

    This school70%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    128 of 146 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    96%

    108 of 112 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    97%

    124 of 128 admitted

    This school97%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 (571 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

69%

394 of 571 graduates

UC or CSU

23%

131 graduates

Community college

31%

176 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC6812%
CSU6311%
CA private college427%
Out of state458%
Community college17631%
Not enrolled17731%
Enrolled in college39469%
Total571100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Race not reported
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
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Advanced Placement

17

AP courses offered

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

42

AP class sections

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

24% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

37%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

214 of 576 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)

17%

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

92 of 552 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 7 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 9 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 69%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 68%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 54%

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