WhoGotIn
Language: English

Walnut High School

400 North Pierre Road, Walnut, CA 91789View on map

  • Public
  • Walnut
  • 549 seniors
  • 2,138 students

Walnut High School is a public high school in Walnut (Walnut Valley Unified) with 549 seniors. In fall 2025, 82% of its 305 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 Riverside (UCR). 61% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

82%

251 of 305 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

46%

251 of 549 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

56%

305 of 549 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

9.0%

20 of 223 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

11%

20 of 179 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

Walnut High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 6 and worse at 2.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    9%

    20 of 223 admitted

    This school9%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.92)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    11%

    20 of 179 admitted

    This school11%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Irvine5 pts lower

    17%

    44 of 259 admitted

    This school17%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    25%

    60 of 244 admitted

    This school25%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    63 of 200 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Davis4 pts higher

    41%

    74 of 180 admitted

    This school41%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.88)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    68%

    69 of 102 admitted

    This school68%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.75)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    86%

    207 of 241 admitted

    This school86%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.82)

  • MercedAbout the same

    96%

    112 of 117 admitted

    This school96%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.82)

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

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

  • San Diego13 pts lower

    22%

    32 of 147 admitted

    This school22%Overall34%

  • Long Beach8 pts lower

    39%

    75 of 190 admitted

    This school39%Overall47%

  • Pomona5 pts higher

    78%

    155 of 198 admitted

    This school78%Overall74%

  • Fullerton8 pts higher

    95%

    195 of 205 admitted

    This school95%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    93%

    71 of 76 admitted

    This school93%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 (530 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

91%

482 of 530 graduates

UC or CSU

38%

202 graduates

Community college

41%

218 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC9818%
CSU10420%
CA private college275%
Out of state357%
Community college21841%
Not enrolled489%
Enrolled in college48291%
Total530100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino, White, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
See the full report

Advanced Placement

27

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.

40% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

53%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

296 of 554 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)

39%

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

211 of 545 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 4 classes
  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 4 classes
  • Foreign language: 6 classes
  • Mathematics: 10 classes
  • Science: 14 classes
  • Social science: 17 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 80%County median 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 62%County median 27%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 50%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 41%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 24%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%

Across California

Year
Loading chart…

Other schools in Walnut Valley Unified and nearby