West Shores High School
2381 Shore Hawk Avenue, Salton City, CA 92275View on map
- Public
- Salton City
- 65 seniors
- 533 students
West Shores High School is a public high school in Salton City (Coachella Valley Unified) with 65 seniors. In fall 2025, 55% of its 20 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC San Diego (UCSD). 42% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
55%
11 of 20 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
11 of 65 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
31%
20 of 65 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
too few applicants to report
Fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
too few applicants to report
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
West Shores High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 2 campuses, worse at 2.
- Irvine4 pts lower
19%
3 of 16 admitted
This school19%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.40)
- Riverside37 pts lower
50%
9 of 18 admitted
This school50%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.71 (all applicants 3.34)
too few applicants to report14 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
~82% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report5 applied
too few applicants to report— applied
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
West Shores High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 2 campuses, worse at 2.
- Northridge10 pts lower
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%Overall93%
- San Bernardino18 pts lower
81%
58 of 72 admitted
This school81%Overall98%
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 (62 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
50%
31 of 62 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
15 graduates
Community college
26%
16 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 5 | 8% |
| CSU | 10 | 16% |
| CA private college | 0 | 0% |
| Out of state | 0 | 0% |
| Community college | 16 | 26% |
| Not enrolled | 31 | 50% |
| Enrolled in college | 31 | 50% |
| Total | 62 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
3
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
6
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
21% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
27%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
22 of 81 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)
9%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
7 of 81 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Foreign language: 3 classes
- Mathematics: 2 classes
- Science: 1 class
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 50%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 10%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 15%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 1%County median 6%
- Low-income students 91%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 42%County median 54%