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Santa Ana High School

520 West Walnut, Santa Ana, CA 92701View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Ana
  • 616 seniors
  • 2,196 students

Santa Ana High School is a public high school in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Unified) with 616 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 128 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Riverside (UCR). 38% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

88 of 128 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

88 of 616 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

21%

128 of 616 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.3%

7 of 84 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

26%

12 of 47 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    7 of 84 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.60)

  • Berkeley12 pts higher

    26%

    12 of 47 admitted

    This school26%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.62)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    18 of 105 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.54)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    14 of 62 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.50)

  • Santa Barbara17 pts higher

    49%

    23 of 47 admitted

    This school49%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.53)

  • Davis20 pts lower

    17%

    9 of 52 admitted

    This school17%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.43)

  • Santa Cruz20 pts lower

    52%

    15 of 29 admitted

    This school52%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.37)

  • Riverside11 pts lower

    76%

    62 of 82 admitted

    This school76%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.49)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    43 of 45 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.68 (all applicants 3.62)

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

Santa Ana High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 4.

  • Long Beach26 pts lower

    22%

    37 of 172 admitted

    This school22%Overall47%

  • Pomona14 pts lower

    60%

    42 of 70 admitted

    This school60%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    84%

    136 of 161 admitted

    This school84%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills7 pts lower

    84%

    37 of 44 admitted

    This school84%Overall91%

  • Northridge6 pts lower

    87%

    20 of 23 admitted

    This school87%Overall93%

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 (755 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

69%

524 of 755 graduates

UC or CSU

14%

102 graduates

Community college

52%

391 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC314%
CSU719%
CA private college203%
Out of state111%
Community college39152%
Not enrolled23131%
Enrolled in college52469%
Total755100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

17

AP courses offered

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

55

AP class sections

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

30% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

38%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

207 of 551 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)

6%

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

44 of 726 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 10 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 7 classes
  • Science: 9 classes
  • Social science: 23 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 35%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 91%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 38%County median 57%

Across California

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