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.

Year

UC admit rate

86%

246 of 285 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

37%

246 of 669 seniors

County median 15%

Seniors who applied to UC

43%

285 of 669 seniors

County median 18%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.2%

19 of 207 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

31 of 171 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

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

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC12819%
CSU12919%
CA private college426%
Out of state447%
Community college21032%
Not enrolled11117%
Enrolled in college55383%
Total664100%

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
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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%

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