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South Hills High School

645 South Barranca Street, West Covina, CA 91723View on map

  • Public
  • West Covina
  • 389 seniors
  • 1,625 students

South Hills High School is a public high school in West Covina (Covina-Valley Unified) with 389 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 99 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Los Angeles (UCLA), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 65% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

77 of 99 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

20%

77 of 389 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

99 of 389 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

11%

8 of 74 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

9 of 49 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 Hills 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

    11%

    8 of 74 admitted

    This school11%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    9 of 49 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Irvine8 pts lower

    14%

    9 of 65 admitted

    This school14%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    23%

    15 of 66 admitted

    This school23%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Barbara4 pts higher

    36%

    20 of 55 admitted

    This school36%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    12 of 26 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Santa Cruz16 pts higher

    87%

    20 of 23 admitted

    This school87%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.95)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    94%

    49 of 52 admitted

    This school94%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    27 of 27 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)

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

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    30%

    28 of 93 admitted

    This school30%Overall34%

  • Long Beach12 pts lower

    35%

    33 of 93 admitted

    This school35%Overall47%

  • Pomona12 pts higher

    86%

    96 of 112 admitted

    This school86%Overall74%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    94%

    93 of 99 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    92%

    49 of 53 admitted

    This school92%Overall92%

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

Any college

79%

306 of 386 graduates

UC or CSU

24%

92 graduates

Community college

44%

171 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC246%
CSU6818%
CA private college256%
Out of state185%
Community college17144%
Not enrolled8021%
Enrolled in college30679%
Total386100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian
  • 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

43

AP class sections

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

55% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

41%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

175 of 427 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)

14%

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

60 of 441 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 3 classes
  • English: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 5 classes
  • Science: 16 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 62%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 40%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 50%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 65%County median 64%

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