Twentynine Palms High School
72750 Wildcat Way, Twentynine Palms, CA 92277View on map
- Public
- Twentynine Palms
- 143 seniors
- 767 students
Twentynine Palms High School is a public high school in Twentynine Palms (Morongo Unified) with 143 seniors. In fall 2025, 65% of its 17 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 80%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 30% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
65%
11 of 17 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
11 of 143 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
17 of 143 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
Twentynine Palms High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 2 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Diego11 pts higher
36%
4 of 11 admitted
This school36%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.84)
- Riverside23 pts lower
64%
9 of 14 admitted
This school64%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.70)
too few applicants to report11 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
too few applicants to report8 applied
too few applicants to report7 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— 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
Twentynine Palms High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 1 campus, about the same at 1.
- FullertonAbout the same
90%
9 of 10 admitted
This school90%Overall87%
~42% · 2 yrs pooled7 applied
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 (127 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
68%
86 of 127 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
16 graduates
Community college
43%
54 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 7 | 6% |
| CSU | 9 | 7% |
| CA private college | 1 | 1% |
| Out of state | 15 | 12% |
| Community college | 54 | 43% |
| Not enrolled | 41 | 32% |
| Enrolled in college | 86 | 68% |
| Total | 127 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
Advanced Placement
6
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
7
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
13% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
22%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
39 of 178 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
11 of 163 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- English: 2 classes
- Science: 3 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 57%County median 53%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 21%County median 21%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 7%
- Low-income students 65%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 30%County median 49%