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Sonora High School

401 South Palm Street, La Habra, CA 90631View on map

  • Public
  • La Habra
  • 459 seniors
  • 1,695 students

Sonora High School is a public high school in La Habra (Fullerton Joint Union High) with 459 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 100 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 San Diego (UCSD). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

76%

76 of 100 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

17%

76 of 459 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

100 of 459 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.5%

6 of 71 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.5%

4 of 42 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

Sonora High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    6 of 71 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    4 of 42 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.96)

  • Irvine4 pts lower

    19%

    14 of 75 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San Diego6 pts lower

    19%

    13 of 67 admitted

    This school19%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Barbara11 pts lower

    22%

    12 of 55 admitted

    This school22%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    16 of 39 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    73%

    22 of 30 admitted

    This school73%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Riverside11 pts higher

    98%

    49 of 50 admitted

    This school98%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    22 of 22 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.87)

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

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

  • San Luis Obispo5 pts lower

    24%

    10 of 41 admitted

    This school24%Overall30%

  • Long Beach7 pts lower

    40%

    49 of 122 admitted

    This school40%Overall47%

  • Pomona12 pts higher

    85%

    70 of 82 admitted

    This school85%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    96%

    125 of 130 admitted

    This school96%Overall87%

  • San Marcos4 pts higher

    100%

    29 of 29 admitted

    This school100%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 (361 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

76%

275 of 361 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

88 graduates

Community college

41%

148 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC226%
CSU6618%
CA private college247%
Out of state154%
Community college14841%
Not enrolled8624%
Enrolled in college27576%
Total361100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Race not reported
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
See the full report

Advanced Placement

10

AP courses offered

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

23

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

34%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

141 of 414 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)

25%

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

98 of 385 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 1 class
  • 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 76%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 49%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 43%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 65%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 57%

Across California

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