Ruben S. Ayala High School
14255 Peyton Avenue, Chino Hills, CA 91709View on map
- Public
- Chino Hills
- 669 seniors
- 2,564 students
Ruben S. Ayala High School is a public high school in Chino Hills (Chino Valley Unified) with 669 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 285 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Riverside (UCR). 82% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
246 of 285 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
37%
246 of 669 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
43%
285 of 669 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
9.2%
19 of 207 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
18%
31 of 171 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
Ruben S. Ayala High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
9%
19 of 207 admitted
This school9%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.97)
- Berkeley5 pts higher
18%
31 of 171 admitted
This school18%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.98)
- Irvine10 pts higher
32%
79 of 247 admitted
This school32%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.91)
- San DiegoAbout the same
25%
59 of 236 admitted
This school25%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
54 of 169 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.93)
- DavisAbout the same
40%
58 of 145 admitted
This school40%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.92)
- Santa Cruz13 pts higher
84%
76 of 90 admitted
This school84%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.87)
- Riverside6 pts higher
93%
206 of 221 admitted
This school93%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.88)
- MercedAbout the same
99%
85 of 86 admitted
This school99%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.90)
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
Ruben S. Ayala High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Diego6 pts lower
28%
44 of 155 admitted
This school28%Overall34%
- Long Beach8 pts higher
55%
110 of 199 admitted
This school55%Overall47%
- Pomona14 pts higher
88%
189 of 216 admitted
This school88%Overall74%
- Fullerton10 pts higher
97%
219 of 226 admitted
This school97%Overall87%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
35 of 35 admitted
This school100%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 (664 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
553 of 664 graduates
UC or CSU
39%
257 graduates
Community college
32%
210 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 128 | 19% |
| CSU | 129 | 19% |
| CA private college | 42 | 6% |
| Out of state | 44 | 7% |
| Community college | 210 | 32% |
| Not enrolled | 111 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 553 | 83% |
| Total | 664 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Filipino, Black or African American, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, Homeless
Advanced Placement
28
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
97
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
59%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
348 of 589 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)
36%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
218 of 606 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 15 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
- Foreign language: 8 classes
- Mathematics: 19 classes
- Science: 17 classes
- Social science: 29 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 82%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 56%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 52%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 37%County median 7%
- Low-income students 48%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 82%County median 49%