Temecula Preparatory
35777 Abelia Street, Winchester, CA 92596View on map
- Public
- Winchester
- 72 seniors
- 1,087 students
Temecula Preparatory is a public high school in Winchester (Temecula Valley Unified) with 72 seniors. In fall 2025, 94% of its 31 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 96% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
94%
29 of 31 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
40%
29 of 72 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
43%
31 of 72 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
14%
3 of 22 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 15 applicants, fall 2025
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
Temecula Preparatory applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- Los Angeles4 pts higher
14%
3 of 22 admitted
This school14%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.05)
- IrvineAbout the same
25%
6 of 24 admitted
This school25%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.92)
- San Diego14 pts higher
39%
11 of 28 admitted
This school39%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Barbara18 pts lower
14%
3 of 21 admitted
This school14%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
8 of 11 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.83)
- Riverside8 pts higher
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.85)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
10 of 10 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.83)
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
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
Temecula Preparatory applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
10 of 42 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San Diego14 pts higher
48%
32 of 66 admitted
This school48%Overall34%
- Fullerton13 pts higher
100%
28 of 28 admitted
This school100%Overall87%
- San MarcosAbout the same
96%
50 of 52 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 (71 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
58 of 71 graduates
UC or CSU
44%
31 graduates
Community college
25%
18 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 21% |
| CSU | 16 | 23% |
| CA private college | 4 | 6% |
| Out of state | 5 | 7% |
| Community college | 18 | 25% |
| Not enrolled | 13 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 58 | 82% |
| Total | 71 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
18
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
25
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
43% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
61%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
47 of 77 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)
31%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
20 of 64 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 8 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
- Foreign language: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 3 classes
- Science: 2 classes
- Social science: 2 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 90%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 38%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 59%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 18%County median 6%
- Low-income students 16%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 96%County median 54%