Rancho Alamitos High School
11351 Dale Street, Garden Grove, CA 92841View on map
- Public
- Garden Grove
- 373 seniors
- 1,380 students
Rancho Alamitos High School is a public high school in Garden Grove (Garden Grove Unified) with 373 seniors. In fall 2025, 87% of its 101 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 52% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
87%
88 of 101 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
24%
88 of 373 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
27%
101 of 373 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.2%
6 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
14%
4 of 28 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
Rancho Alamitos 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
9%
6 of 65 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.33 (all applicants 3.91)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
14%
4 of 28 admitted
This school14%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
19 of 93 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
26 of 66 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara11 pts higher
43%
10 of 23 admitted
This school43%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.74)
- Davis5 pts higher
42%
11 of 26 admitted
This school42%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz25 pts lower
46%
6 of 13 admitted
This school46%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.62)
- Riverside7 pts higher
95%
70 of 74 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.76)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
42 of 42 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.74)
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
Rancho Alamitos High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach16 pts lower
31%
44 of 140 admitted
This school31%Overall47%
- Pomona9 pts lower
65%
57 of 88 admitted
This school65%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
85%
115 of 135 admitted
This school85%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
92%
55 of 60 admitted
This school92%Overall91%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
91%
50 of 55 admitted
This school91%Overall92%
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 (345 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
253 of 345 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
102 graduates
Community college
39%
135 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 24 | 7% |
| CSU | 78 | 23% |
| CA private college | 12 | 3% |
| Out of state | 4 | 1% |
| Community college | 135 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 92 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 253 | 73% |
| Total | 345 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Advanced Placement
17
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
36
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
28% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
40%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
146 of 366 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)
21%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
85 of 414 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 7 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 8 classes
- Science: 5 classes
- Social science: 8 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 67%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 37%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 21%
- Low-income students 88%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 52%County median 57%