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Valley High School

1801 South Greenville Street, Santa Ana, CA 92704View on map

  • Public
  • Santa Ana
  • 454 seniors
  • 1,737 students

Valley High School is a public high school in Santa Ana (Santa Ana Unified) with 454 seniors. In fall 2025, 78% of its 76 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC Irvine (UCI), UC Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 39% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

78%

59 of 76 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

13%

59 of 454 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

17%

76 of 454 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

8.2%

4 of 49 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

14%

5 of 35 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

Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    4 of 49 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.76)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    14%

    5 of 35 admitted

    This school14%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.73)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    25%

    16 of 63 admitted

    This school25%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.77)

  • San Diego20 pts higher

    45%

    18 of 40 admitted

    This school45%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Barbara18 pts higher

    50%

    15 of 30 admitted

    This school50%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.74)

  • DavisAbout the same

    39%

    9 of 23 admitted

    This school39%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts higher

    82%

    18 of 22 admitted

    This school82%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.01 (all applicants 3.88)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    84%

    26 of 31 admitted

    This school84%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.61)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    17 of 18 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (all applicants 3.54)

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

Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 3 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.

  • Long Beach4 pts lower

    43%

    45 of 104 admitted

    This school43%Overall47%

  • Pomona4 pts lower

    70%

    32 of 46 admitted

    This school70%Overall74%

  • FullertonAbout the same

    89%

    98 of 110 admitted

    This school89%Overall87%

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 (497 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

70%

347 of 497 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

77 graduates

Community college

49%

245 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC357%
CSU428%
CA private college173%
Out of state82%
Community college24549%
Not enrolled15030%
Enrolled in college34770%
Total497100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

15

AP courses offered

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

35

AP class sections

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

26% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

36%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

152 of 428 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)

5%

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

24 of 495 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Foreign language: 3 classes
  • Mathematics: 8 classes
  • Science: 5 classes
  • Social science: 12 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 32%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 13%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 7%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 3%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 92%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 39%County median 57%

Across California

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