Soledad High School

425 Gabilan Drive, Soledad, CA 93960View on map

  • Public
  • Soledad
  • 387 seniors
  • 1,500 students

Soledad High School is a public high school in Soledad (Soledad Unified) with 387 seniors. In fall 2025, 70% of its 60 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 77%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Berkeley (Cal), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 40% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

70%

42 of 60 applicants, fall 2025

County median 77%

Seniors admitted to a UC

11%

42 of 387 seniors

County median 20%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

60 of 387 seniors

County median 26%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 26 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

16%

5 of 32 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

Soledad High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    16%

    5 of 32 admitted

    This school16%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    6 of 23 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.84)

  • San Diego8 pts higher

    33%

    8 of 24 admitted

    This school33%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts higher

    43%

    10 of 23 admitted

    This school43%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.83)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    16 of 40 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa Cruz11 pts lower

    61%

    14 of 23 admitted

    This school61%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.60)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    9 of 10 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.96)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.81)

  • too few applicants to report26 applied

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo7 pts higher

    37%

    17 of 46 admitted

    This school37%Overall30%

  • San Jose9 pts lower

    72%

    38 of 53 admitted

    This school72%Overall80%

  • SacramentoAbout the same

    92%

    36 of 39 admitted

    This school92%Overall94%

  • Monterey Bay5 pts higher

    100%

    36 of 36 admitted

    This school100%Overall95%

  • FresnoAbout the same

    96%

    44 of 46 admitted

    This school96%Overall96%

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

Any college

66%

227 of 344 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

57 graduates

Community college

46%

159 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC216%
CSU3610%
CA private college21%
Out of state93%
Community college15946%
Not enrolled11734%
Enrolled in college22766%
Total344100%

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

11

AP courses offered

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

14

AP class sections

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

14% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

18%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

62 of 349 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)

5%

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

18 of 363 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • Social science: 5 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 40%County median 51%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 9%County median 15%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 11%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 4%
  • Low-income students 85%County median 82%
  • Graduates completing courses 40%County median 53%

Across California

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