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Santa Paula High School

404 North Sixth Street, Santa Paula, CA 93060View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Paula
  • 353 seniors
  • 1,456 students

Santa Paula High School is a public high school in Santa Paula (Santa Paula Unified) with 353 seniors. In fall 2025, 80% of its 92 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 75%. Its students applied most often to UC Merced, UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 31% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

80%

74 of 92 applicants, fall 2025

County median 75%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

74 of 353 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

92 of 353 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

5 of 45 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

4 of 31 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 Paula 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

    11%

    5 of 45 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.84)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    4 of 31 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.98)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    22%

    11 of 50 admitted

    This school22%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    18 of 44 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts lower

    28%

    12 of 43 admitted

    This school28%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Davis12 pts higher

    49%

    20 of 41 admitted

    This school49%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts lower

    65%

    17 of 26 admitted

    This school65%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Riverside7 pts lower

    80%

    36 of 45 admitted

    This school80%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.67)

  • Merced4 pts lower

    93%

    51 of 55 admitted

    This school93%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.74)

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

  • San Luis Obispo4 pts higher

    33%

    14 of 42 admitted

    This school33%Overall30%

  • Long Beach13 pts lower

    34%

    22 of 64 admitted

    This school34%Overall47%

  • Channel Islands6 pts higher

    99%

    75 of 76 admitted

    This school99%Overall93%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    96%

    68 of 71 admitted

    This school96%Overall93%

  • Chico4 pts higher

    98%

    45 of 46 admitted

    This school98%Overall94%

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

Any college

77%

251 of 326 graduates

UC or CSU

16%

52 graduates

Community college

58%

190 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC186%
CSU3410%
CA private college82%
Out of state1<1%
Community college19058%
Not enrolled7523%
Enrolled in college25177%
Total326100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

12

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

149 of 353 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)

12%

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

48 of 417 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 2 classes
  • Science: 4 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 39%County median 61%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 30%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 12%
  • Low-income students 81%County median 40%
  • Graduates completing courses 31%County median 44%

Across California

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