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Segerstrom High School

2301 West MacArthur Boulevard, Santa Ana, CA 92704View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Ana
  • 595 seniors
  • 2,209 students

Segerstrom High School is a public high school in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Unified) with 595 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 137 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). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

107 of 137 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

18%

107 of 595 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

23%

137 of 595 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

10 of 88 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

9 of 63 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

Segerstrom High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    11%

    10 of 88 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.83)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    9 of 63 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.91)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    29 of 115 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.78)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    34 of 81 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    17 of 57 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Davis12 pts higher

    49%

    20 of 41 admitted

    This school49%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    61%

    14 of 23 admitted

    This school61%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.56)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    89%

    76 of 85 admitted

    This school89%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    52 of 52 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (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

Segerstrom High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    21%

    21 of 100 admitted

    This school21%Overall34%

  • Long Beach7 pts lower

    40%

    74 of 183 admitted

    This school40%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    72%

    83 of 116 admitted

    This school72%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    192 of 201 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • Dominguez Hills6 pts higher

    98%

    41 of 42 admitted

    This school98%Overall91%

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

Any college

88%

464 of 527 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

143 graduates

Community college

55%

289 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC387%
CSU10520%
CA private college265%
Out of state61%
Community college28955%
Not enrolled6312%
Enrolled in college46488%
Total527100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Homeless, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

15

AP courses offered

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

64

AP class sections

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

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

44%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

274 of 626 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)

24%

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

144 of 608 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 9 classes
  • Science: 10 classes
  • Social science: 25 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 64%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 28%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 84%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 57%

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