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Porterville High School

465 West Olive Avenue, Porterville, CA 93257View on map

  • Public
  • Porterville
  • 499 seniors
  • 2,057 students

Porterville High School is a public high school in Porterville (Porterville Unified) with 499 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 53 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Davis (UCD). 51% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

45 of 53 applicants, fall 2025

County median 85%

Seniors admitted to a UC

9%

45 of 499 seniors

County median 12%

Seniors who applied to UC

11%

53 of 499 seniors

County median 12%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

4 of 31 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

19%

3 of 16 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

Porterville High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 31 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.97)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    19%

    3 of 16 admitted

    This school19%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.01)

  • Irvine15 pts higher

    37%

    10 of 27 admitted

    This school37%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.95)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    7 of 21 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Barbara45 pts higher

    78%

    14 of 18 admitted

    This school78%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    14 of 30 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Cruz7 pts lower

    65%

    11 of 17 admitted

    This school65%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 3.87)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    15 of 17 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.93)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    32 of 33 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)

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

Porterville High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts higher

    35%

    8 of 23 admitted

    This school35%Overall30%

  • Long Beach11 pts lower

    36%

    16 of 44 admitted

    This school36%Overall47%

  • Fullerton13 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%Overall87%

  • Bakersfield6 pts higher

    94%

    50 of 53 admitted

    This school94%Overall88%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    93%

    80 of 86 admitted

    This school93%Overall96%

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

Any college

55%

265 of 482 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

71 graduates

Community college

36%

174 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC194%
CSU5211%
CA private college112%
Out of state92%
Community college17436%
Not enrolled21745%
Enrolled in college26555%
Total482100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

7

AP courses offered

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

7

AP class sections

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

6% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

12%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

52 of 428 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)

<1%

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

2 of 481 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 2 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 61%County median 59%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 26%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 10%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 86%County median 73%
  • Graduates completing courses 51%County median 45%

Across California

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