University Preparatory High School
915 South Mooney Boulevard, Mariposa Building, Visalia, CA 93277View on map
- Public
- Visalia
- 68 seniors
- 244 students
University Preparatory High School is a public high school in Visalia (Tulare County Office of Education) with 68 seniors. In fall 2025, 88% of its 25 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 85%. Its students applied most often to UC Davis (UCD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Berkeley (Cal). 93% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
88%
22 of 25 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
32%
22 of 68 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
37%
25 of 68 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 15 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 14 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
University Preparatory High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 3 campuses.
- Irvine36 pts higher
58%
7 of 12 admitted
This school58%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.03 (all applicants 4.02)
- Davis37 pts higher
74%
14 of 19 admitted
This school74%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.98)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.94)
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report13 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~75% · 3 yrs pooled8 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
University Preparatory High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 1 campus.
- Fresno4 pts higher
100%
18 of 18 admitted
This school100%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 (57 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
91%
52 of 57 graduates
UC or CSU
28%
16 graduates
Community college
49%
28 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 11% |
| CSU | 10 | 18% |
| CA private college | 5 | 9% |
| Out of state | 3 | 5% |
| Community college | 28 | 49% |
| Not enrolled | 5 | 9% |
| Enrolled in college | 52 | 91% |
| Total | 57 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
0%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
0 of 38 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)
0%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
0 of 63 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
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 92%County median 59%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 67%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 64%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 40%County median 7%
- Low-income students 42%County median 73%
- Graduates completing courses 93%County median 45%