Royal High School
1402 Royal Avenue, Simi Valley, CA 93065View on map
- Public
- Simi Valley
- 478 seniors
- 1,751 students
Royal High School is a public high school in Simi Valley (Simi Valley Unified) with 478 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 82 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC Santa Barbara (UCSB), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 43% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
83%
68 of 82 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
68 of 478 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
17%
82 of 478 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
20%
13 of 66 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
21%
8 of 38 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
Royal High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, worse at 1.
- Los Angeles10 pts higher
20%
13 of 66 admitted
This school20%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.07)
- Berkeley8 pts higher
21%
8 of 38 admitted
This school21%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 4.09)
- Irvine6 pts lower
16%
8 of 49 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.05)
- San Diego19 pts higher
44%
24 of 55 admitted
This school44%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.11)
- Santa Barbara6 pts higher
39%
24 of 62 admitted
This school39%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.02)
- Davis19 pts higher
56%
19 of 34 admitted
This school56%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.08)
- Santa Cruz17 pts higher
88%
23 of 26 admitted
This school88%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.99)
- Riverside11 pts higher
98%
41 of 42 admitted
This school98%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.95)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.97)
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
Royal High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
32%
14 of 44 admitted
This school32%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
35%
17 of 49 admitted
This school35%Overall34%
- Channel Islands4 pts higher
98%
39 of 40 admitted
This school98%Overall93%
- Northridge5 pts higher
98%
51 of 52 admitted
This school98%Overall93%
- San MarcosAbout the same
92%
12 of 13 admitted
This school92%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 (418 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
75%
313 of 418 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
54 graduates
Community college
49%
204 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 23 | 6% |
| CSU | 31 | 7% |
| CA private college | 30 | 7% |
| Out of state | 25 | 6% |
| Community college | 204 | 49% |
| Not enrolled | 105 | 25% |
| Enrolled in college | 313 | 75% |
| Total | 418 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Advanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
46
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
42% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
51%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
206 of 405 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)
22%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
109 of 490 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 6 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 1 class
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 6 classes
- Science: 7 classes
- Social science: 22 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 62%County median 61%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 30%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 30%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 12%
- Low-income students 40%County median 40%
- Graduates completing courses 43%County median 44%