Villa Park High School
18042 Taft Avenue, Villa Park, CA 92861View on map
- Public
- Villa Park
- 467 seniors
- 2,049 students
Villa Park High School is a public high school in Villa Park (Orange Unified) with 467 seniors. In fall 2025, 76% of its 113 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 76%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 50% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
76%
86 of 113 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
86 of 467 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
24%
113 of 467 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
6.4%
5 of 78 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
17%
9 of 54 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
Villa Park High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
6%
5 of 78 admitted
This school6%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.96)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
9 of 54 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.00)
- Irvine5 pts higher
27%
23 of 85 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
17 of 88 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
27%
20 of 74 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)
- Davis8 pts higher
45%
22 of 49 admitted
This school45%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Cruz6 pts lower
66%
25 of 38 admitted
This school66%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.77)
- Riverside7 pts higher
95%
52 of 55 admitted
This school95%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.84)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
29 of 29 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.84)
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
Villa Park High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo6 pts lower
24%
15 of 62 admitted
This school24%Overall30%
- San Diego10 pts lower
24%
18 of 74 admitted
This school24%Overall34%
- Long Beach10 pts higher
58%
53 of 92 admitted
This school58%Overall47%
- Pomona7 pts higher
80%
41 of 51 admitted
This school80%Overall74%
- Fullerton8 pts higher
95%
90 of 95 admitted
This school95%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 (498 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
78%
389 of 498 graduates
UC or CSU
19%
96 graduates
Community college
45%
224 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 46 | 9% |
| CSU | 50 | 10% |
| CA private college | 24 | 5% |
| Out of state | 45 | 9% |
| Community college | 224 | 45% |
| Not enrolled | 109 | 22% |
| Enrolled in college | 389 | 78% |
| Total | 498 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Where graduates went, as reported by the school
Schools publish these themselves and count different things; each list says what it counts.
Class of 2024: graduates enrolled at 2 Ivy League and 6 other top universities, 103 colleges in all.
Including Yale, Dartmouth and Stanford University.
From the school's profile; last checked Oct 2026.
The full list with counts, and earlier classes, is in the full report.
See the full reportAdvanced Placement
29
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
62
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
33% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
37%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
194 of 523 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)
21%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
109 of 522 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 1 class
- English: 9 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 8 classes
- Foreign language: 8 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 9 classes
- Social science: 16 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 64%County median 65%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 33%County median 41%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 34%County median 33%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 17%County median 21%
- Low-income students 55%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 50%County median 57%