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Santiago High School

12342 Trask Avenue, Garden Grove, CA 92843View on map

  • Public
  • Garden Grove
  • 457 seniors
  • 1,557 students

Santiago High School is a public high school in Garden Grove (Garden Grove Unified) with 457 seniors. In fall 2025, 83% of its 113 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 57% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

83%

94 of 113 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

21%

94 of 457 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

113 of 457 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

13%

9 of 72 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

20%

9 of 45 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

Santiago High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    13%

    9 of 72 admitted

    This school13%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Berkeley7 pts higher

    20%

    9 of 45 admitted

    This school20%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Irvine7 pts higher

    29%

    29 of 100 admitted

    This school29%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego10 pts higher

    35%

    22 of 63 admitted

    This school35%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    37%

    16 of 43 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.77)

  • Davis5 pts lower

    32%

    9 of 28 admitted

    This school32%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.66)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    60%

    12 of 20 admitted

    This school60%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.63)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    64 of 74 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.78)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    37 of 37 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.83)

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

Santiago High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.

  • Long Beach10 pts lower

    38%

    56 of 149 admitted

    This school38%Overall47%

  • Pomona10 pts lower

    64%

    63 of 99 admitted

    This school64%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    154 of 161 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills9 pts higher

    100%

    70 of 70 admitted

    This school100%Overall91%

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    100%

    35 of 35 admitted

    This school100%Overall92%

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

Any college

71%

328 of 464 graduates

UC or CSU

30%

138 graduates

Community college

39%

180 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC439%
CSU9520%
CA private college72%
Out of state31%
Community college18039%
Not enrolled13629%
Enrolled in college32871%
Total464100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

22

AP courses offered

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

39

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

41%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

161 of 393 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)

21%

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

102 of 492 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 2 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 14 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 59%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 11%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 91%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 57%County median 57%

Across California

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