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Valhalla High School

1725 Hillsdale Road, El Cajon, CA 92019View on map

  • Public
  • El Cajon
  • 464 seniors
  • 1,692 students

Valhalla High School is a public high school in El Cajon (Grossmont Union High) with 464 seniors. In fall 2025, 63% of its 101 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC Irvine (UCI). 47% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

63%

64 of 101 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

64 of 464 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

22%

101 of 464 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

18%

12 of 68 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.1%

4 of 44 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

Valhalla High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Los Angeles8 pts higher

    18%

    12 of 68 admitted

    This school18%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    4 of 44 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)

  • Irvine16 pts lower

    7%

    4 of 60 admitted

    This school7%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)

  • San Diego13 pts higher

    38%

    35 of 93 admitted

    This school38%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa Barbara8 pts higher

    40%

    14 of 35 admitted

    This school40%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Davis26 pts higher

    63%

    12 of 19 admitted

    This school63%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Santa CruzAbout the same

    71%

    12 of 17 admitted

    This school71%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.76)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    28 of 34 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    15 of 15 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.89)

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

Valhalla High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • San Diego32 pts higher

    67%

    85 of 127 admitted

    This school67%Overall34%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    95%

    52 of 55 admitted

    This school95%Overall96%

  • Chico

    ~94% · 3 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 (438 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

83%

362 of 438 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

91 graduates

Community college

55%

241 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC235%
CSU6816%
CA private college92%
Out of state215%
Community college24155%
Not enrolled7617%
Enrolled in college36283%
Total438100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

16

AP courses offered

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

27

AP class sections

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

22% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

35%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

140 of 405 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)

23%

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

115 of 507 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 2 classes
  • English: 3 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 4 classes
  • Science: 6 classes
  • Social science: 8 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 55%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 31%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 29%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 70%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 47%County median 65%

Across California

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