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Rancho San Juan High School

1100 Rogge Road, Salinas, CA 93906View on map

  • Public
  • Salinas
  • 369 seniors
  • 1,559 students

Rancho San Juan High School is a public high school in Salinas (Salinas Union High) with 369 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 106 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

83 of 106 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

83 of 369 seniors

County median 20%

Seniors who applied to UC

29%

106 of 369 seniors

County median 26%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

7 of 53 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

30%

20 of 66 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

Rancho San Juan High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.

  • Los Angeles4 pts higher

    13%

    7 of 53 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Berkeley17 pts higher

    30%

    20 of 66 admitted

    This school30%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    27%

    13 of 49 admitted

    This school27%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.85)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    27 of 66 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    33%

    12 of 36 admitted

    This school33%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.10 (all applicants 3.73)

  • DavisAbout the same

    39%

    28 of 71 admitted

    This school39%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts lower

    57%

    32 of 56 admitted

    This school57%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Riverside4 pts lower

    83%

    29 of 35 admitted

    This school83%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.66)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    47 of 50 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.69)

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

  • San Luis Obispo15 pts lower

    15%

    9 of 62 admitted

    This school15%Overall30%

  • San Jose6 pts higher

    87%

    71 of 82 admitted

    This school87%Overall80%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    86%

    31 of 36 admitted

    This school86%Overall87%

  • Monterey BayAbout the same

    95%

    62 of 65 admitted

    This school95%Overall95%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    98%

    47 of 48 admitted

    This school98%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 (404 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

75%

303 of 404 graduates

UC or CSU

22%

88 graduates

Community college

50%

201 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC287%
CSU6015%
CA private college61%
Out of state82%
Community college20150%
Not enrolled10125%
Enrolled in college30375%
Total404100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

27

AP class sections

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

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

42%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

143 of 340 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)

10%

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

37 of 380 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 4 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • Social science: 11 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 51%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 7%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 83%County median 82%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 53%

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