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Southwest High School

2001 Ocotillo Drive, El Centro, CA 92243View on map

  • Public
  • El Centro
  • 454 seniors
  • 1,886 students

Southwest High School is a public high school in El Centro (Central Union High) with 454 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 78 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

61 of 78 applicants, fall 2025

County median 80%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

61 of 454 seniors

County median 11%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

78 of 454 seniors

County median 15%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

6.7%

3 of 45 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

12%

4 of 34 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

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

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    3 of 45 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.74)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    4 of 34 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.87)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    28%

    12 of 43 admitted

    This school28%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 3.79)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    27%

    18 of 67 admitted

    This school27%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa Barbara24 pts higher

    57%

    13 of 23 admitted

    This school57%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.78)

  • DavisAbout the same

    37%

    10 of 27 admitted

    This school37%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    69%

    11 of 16 admitted

    This school69%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.74)

  • Riverside8 pts lower

    79%

    38 of 48 admitted

    This school79%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.75)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    27 of 28 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.74)

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

Southwest High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • San Diego28 pts higher

    62%

    56 of 90 admitted

    This school62%Overall34%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    91%

    10 of 11 admitted

    This school91%Overall93%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    96%

    26 of 27 admitted

    This school96%Overall94%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    94%

    30 of 32 admitted

    This school94%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 (425 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

84%

355 of 425 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

77 graduates

Community college

59%

249 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC399%
CSU389%
CA private college41%
Out of state256%
Community college24959%
Not enrolled7016%
Enrolled in college35584%
Total425100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

7

AP courses offered

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

10

AP class sections

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

10% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

15%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

70 of 457 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)

7%

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

30 of 437 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 2 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 53%County median 54%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 24%County median 21%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 25%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 7%
  • Low-income students 79%County median 75%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 37%

Across California

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