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Valencia High School

500 North Bradford Avenue, Placentia, CA 92870View on map

  • Public
  • Placentia
  • 618 seniors
  • 2,242 students

Valencia High School is a public high school in Placentia (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified) with 618 seniors. In fall 2025, 85% of its 184 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). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

85%

157 of 184 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

25%

157 of 618 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

30%

184 of 618 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.6%

13 of 152 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.7%

12 of 124 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

Valencia High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    13 of 152 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    10%

    12 of 124 admitted

    This school10%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.02)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    23%

    37 of 163 admitted

    This school23%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.20 (all applicants 3.94)

  • San Diego8 pts lower

    17%

    27 of 156 admitted

    This school17%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    35%

    39 of 112 admitted

    This school35%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.94)

  • DavisAbout the same

    40%

    44 of 111 admitted

    This school40%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    81%

    44 of 54 admitted

    This school81%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Riverside7 pts higher

    95%

    138 of 146 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.91)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    56 of 56 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.91)

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

Valencia High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego16 pts lower

    19%

    17 of 91 admitted

    This school19%Overall34%

  • Long BeachAbout the same

    47%

    74 of 156 admitted

    This school47%Overall47%

  • Pomona13 pts higher

    87%

    134 of 154 admitted

    This school87%Overall74%

  • Fullerton12 pts higher

    99%

    208 of 211 admitted

    This school99%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    94%

    50 of 53 admitted

    This school94%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 (562 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

458 of 562 graduates

UC or CSU

33%

185 graduates

Community college

40%

225 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC8515%
CSU10018%
CA private college112%
Out of state377%
Community college22540%
Not enrolled10419%
Enrolled in college45881%
Total562100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

22

AP courses offered

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

59

AP class sections

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

31% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

45%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

265 of 592 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)

38%

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

220 of 585 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 11 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 8 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 7 classes
  • Social science: 20 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 67%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 43%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 25%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 68%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 57%

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