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Steele Canyon High School

12440 Campo Road, Spring Valley, CA 91978View on map

  • Public
  • Spring Valley
  • 525 seniors
  • 2,237 students

Steele Canyon High School is a public high school in Spring Valley (Grossmont Union High) with 525 seniors. In fall 2025, 58% of its 134 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Irvine (UCI). 60% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

58%

78 of 134 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

15%

78 of 525 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

26%

134 of 525 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.4%

6 of 81 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

6.1%

4 of 66 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

Steele Canyon High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    6 of 81 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Berkeley7 pts lower

    6%

    4 of 66 admitted

    This school6%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.94)

  • Irvine14 pts lower

    8%

    6 of 71 admitted

    This school8%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.82)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    24 of 116 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Santa Barbara7 pts lower

    25%

    16 of 64 admitted

    This school25%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.82)

  • Davis7 pts higher

    44%

    21 of 48 admitted

    This school44%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts higher

    76%

    34 of 45 admitted

    This school76%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Riverside15 pts lower

    72%

    26 of 36 admitted

    This school72%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.65)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    18 of 18 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.73)

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

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

  • San Diego25 pts higher

    59%

    92 of 156 admitted

    This school59%Overall34%

  • Long Beach18 pts higher

    65%

    57 of 88 admitted

    This school65%Overall47%

  • Pomona9 pts lower

    65%

    26 of 40 admitted

    This school65%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    88%

    50 of 57 admitted

    This school88%Overall87%

  • San FranciscoAbout the same

    96%

    23 of 24 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 (505 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

73%

367 of 505 graduates

UC or CSU

18%

93 graduates

Community college

45%

229 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC367%
CSU5711%
CA private college163%
Out of state296%
Community college22945%
Not enrolled13827%
Enrolled in college36773%
Total505100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

14

AP courses offered

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

26

AP class sections

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

25% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

36%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

181 of 508 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)

30%

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

154 of 519 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 8 classes
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Social science: 14 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 69%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 42%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 36%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 49%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 60%County median 65%

Across California

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