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South El Monte High School

1001 Durfee Avenue, South El Monte, CA 91733View on map

  • Public
  • South El Monte
  • 308 seniors
  • 1,080 students

South El Monte High School is a public high school in South El Monte (El Monte Union High) with 308 seniors. In fall 2025, 79% of its 63 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). 54% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

79%

50 of 63 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

16%

50 of 308 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

20%

63 of 308 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

12%

6 of 49 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

23%

7 of 30 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

South El Monte High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    12%

    6 of 49 admitted

    This school12%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Berkeley10 pts higher

    23%

    7 of 30 admitted

    This school23%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine10 pts higher

    32%

    17 of 53 admitted

    This school32%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.93)

  • San Diego16 pts higher

    41%

    14 of 34 admitted

    This school41%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts higher

    37%

    10 of 27 admitted

    This school37%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Davis9 pts lower

    29%

    4 of 14 admitted

    This school29%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    73%

    11 of 15 admitted

    This school73%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.83)

  • Riverside4 pts higher

    91%

    29 of 32 admitted

    This school91%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    14 of 14 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.86)

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

South El Monte High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach15 pts lower

    32%

    28 of 87 admitted

    This school32%Overall47%

  • Pomona6 pts lower

    68%

    60 of 88 admitted

    This school68%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    85%

    82 of 97 admitted

    This school85%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles6 pts higher

    98%

    83 of 85 admitted

    This school98%Overall92%

  • San Francisco

    ~94% · 2 yrs pooled7 applied

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

Any college

78%

190 of 244 graduates

UC or CSU

32%

78 graduates

Community college

44%

108 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC177%
CSU6125%
CA private college21%
Out of state21%
Community college10844%
Not enrolled5422%
Enrolled in college19078%
Total244100%

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
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Advanced Placement

16

AP courses offered

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

19

AP class sections

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

20% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

30%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

94 of 316 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

20 of 364 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 3 classes
  • 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 60%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 54%County median 64%

Across California

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