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Sunny Hills High School

1801 Lancer Way, Fullerton, CA 92833View on map

  • Public
  • Fullerton
  • 614 seniors
  • 2,344 students

Sunny Hills High School is a public high school in Fullerton (Fullerton Joint Union High) with 614 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 299 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 67% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

233 of 299 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

38%

233 of 614 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

49%

299 of 614 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.9%

21 of 235 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

18%

31 of 177 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

Sunny Hills High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    21 of 235 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    18%

    31 of 177 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 4.01)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    72 of 273 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.89)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    24%

    60 of 250 admitted

    This school24%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    63 of 200 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    80 of 171 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    73%

    54 of 74 admitted

    This school73%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.83)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    88%

    187 of 212 admitted

    This school88%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.84)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    70 of 72 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (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

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

  • San Luis Obispo16 pts lower

    14%

    14 of 99 admitted

    This school14%Overall30%

  • San Diego10 pts lower

    24%

    34 of 139 admitted

    This school24%Overall34%

  • Long Beach12 pts higher

    59%

    132 of 222 admitted

    This school59%Overall47%

  • Pomona9 pts higher

    82%

    141 of 171 admitted

    This school82%Overall74%

  • Fullerton11 pts higher

    98%

    218 of 223 admitted

    This school98%Overall87%

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

Any college

89%

503 of 567 graduates

UC or CSU

38%

215 graduates

Community college

38%

214 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC10519%
CSU11019%
CA private college366%
Out of state387%
Community college21438%
Not enrolled6411%
Enrolled in college50389%
Total567100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

22

AP courses offered

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

87

AP class sections

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

57% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

65%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

397 of 608 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)

46%

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

281 of 609 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 5 classes
  • English: 16 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 11 classes
  • Science: 16 classes
  • Social science: 34 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 78%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 61%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 37%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 48%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 67%County median 57%

Across California

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