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Temple City High School

9501 Lemon Avenue, Temple City, CA 91780View on map

  • Public
  • Temple City
  • 437 seniors
  • 1,803 students

Temple City High School is a public high school in Temple City (Temple City Unified) with 437 seniors. In fall 2025, 89% of its 245 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). 71% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

89%

218 of 245 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

50%

218 of 437 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

56%

245 of 437 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.5%

16 of 214 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

13%

22 of 164 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

Temple City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    7%

    16 of 214 admitted

    This school7%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.04)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    13%

    22 of 164 admitted

    This school13%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.09)

  • Irvine4 pts higher

    26%

    59 of 226 admitted

    This school26%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 4.04)

  • San Diego7 pts lower

    18%

    40 of 218 admitted

    This school18%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.05)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    31%

    55 of 175 admitted

    This school31%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Davis10 pts higher

    47%

    69 of 147 admitted

    This school47%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 4.04)

  • Santa Cruz8 pts higher

    79%

    61 of 77 admitted

    This school79%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.92)

  • Riverside12 pts higher

    99%

    177 of 179 admitted

    This school99%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 4.02)

  • MercedAbout the same

    98%

    87 of 89 admitted

    This school98%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.95)

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

Temple City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    32%

    46 of 145 admitted

    This school32%Overall34%

  • Long Beach15 pts higher

    62%

    108 of 173 admitted

    This school62%Overall47%

  • Pomona15 pts higher

    89%

    138 of 155 admitted

    This school89%Overall74%

  • Fullerton9 pts higher

    95%

    122 of 128 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • Los Angeles5 pts higher

    97%

    97 of 100 admitted

    This school97%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 (443 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

93%

412 of 443 graduates

UC or CSU

39%

173 graduates

Community college

42%

188 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC12929%
CSU4410%
CA private college286%
Out of state235%
Community college18842%
Not enrolled317%
Enrolled in college41293%
Total443100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

20

AP courses offered

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

70

AP class sections

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

45% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

70%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

305 of 438 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)

42%

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

184 of 437 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 12 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 16 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 22 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 63%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 57%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 33%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 32%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 49%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 71%County median 64%

Across California

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