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SOAR High School (Students On Academic Rise)

3041 West Avenue K, Lancaster, CA 93536View on map

  • Public
  • Lancaster
  • 104 seniors
  • 720 students

SOAR High School (Students On Academic Rise) is a public high school in Lancaster (Antelope Valley Union High) with 104 seniors. In fall 2025, 90% of its 77 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). 95% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

90%

69 of 77 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

66%

69 of 104 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

74%

77 of 104 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.3%

5 of 60 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

6 of 43 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

SOAR High School (Students On Academic Rise) applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    5 of 60 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.93)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    6 of 43 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Irvine11 pts higher

    33%

    23 of 69 admitted

    This school33%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.90)

  • San Diego16 pts lower

    9%

    4 of 47 admitted

    This school9%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts lower

    24%

    11 of 45 admitted

    This school24%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Davis11 pts lower

    26%

    9 of 35 admitted

    This school26%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Santa Cruz5 pts higher

    76%

    16 of 21 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.79)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    53 of 60 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    44 of 44 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.94)

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

SOAR High School (Students On Academic Rise) applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    44%

    23 of 52 admitted

    This school44%Overall47%

  • Pomona11 pts lower

    63%

    17 of 27 admitted

    This school63%Overall74%

  • Fullerton8 pts higher

    95%

    38 of 40 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • Northridge7 pts higher

    100%

    52 of 52 admitted

    This school100%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 (109 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

93%

101 of 109 graduates

UC or CSU

61%

66 graduates

Community college

14%

15 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3330%
CSU3330%
CA private college66%
Out of state1413%
Community college1514%
Not enrolled87%
Enrolled in college10193%
Total109100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
  • Student need: Low-income
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Advanced Placement

1

AP course offered

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

2

AP class sections

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

7% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

23%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

36 of 158 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

7 of 111 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 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 94%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 67%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 63%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 42%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 55%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 95%County median 64%

Across California

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