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West Valley High School

3401 Mustang Way, Hemet, CA 92545View on map

  • Public
  • Hemet
  • 446 seniors
  • 1,854 students

West Valley High School is a public high school in Hemet (Hemet Unified) with 446 seniors. In fall 2025, 69% of its 70 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Riverside (UCR), and UC Irvine (UCI). 55% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

69%

48 of 70 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

11%

48 of 446 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

16%

70 of 446 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

—

— of 32 applicants, fall 2025

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

—

— of 20 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

West Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 5.

  • Irvine12 pts lower

    11%

    4 of 37 admitted

    This school11%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.44)

  • San Diego9 pts lower

    16%

    9 of 58 admitted

    This school16%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.43)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    32%

    10 of 31 admitted

    This school32%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.88 (all applicants 3.41)

  • Davis14 pts lower

    23%

    3 of 13 admitted

    This school23%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.48)

  • Santa Cruz16 pts lower

    56%

    15 of 27 admitted

    This school56%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.45)

  • Riverside15 pts lower

    73%

    37 of 51 admitted

    This school73%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.59 (all applicants 3.41)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    11 of 11 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.47 (all applicants 3.47)

  • Los Angeles

    too few applicants to report32 applied

  • Berkeley

    too few applicants to report20 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 Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.

  • Pomona34 pts lower

    40%

    46 of 116 admitted

    This school40%Overall74%

  • Fullerton23 pts lower

    64%

    94 of 148 admitted

    This school64%Overall87%

  • San MarcosAbout the same

    92%

    194 of 210 admitted

    This school92%Overall96%

  • San Bernardino7 pts lower

    91%

    180 of 198 admitted

    This school91%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 (366 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

55%

203 of 366 graduates

UC or CSU

15%

54 graduates

Community college

36%

133 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC318%
CSU236%
CA private college72%
Out of state92%
Community college13336%
Not enrolled16345%
Enrolled in college20355%
Total366100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

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

Advanced Placement

7

AP courses offered

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

9

AP class sections

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

10% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

15%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

57 of 393 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)

4%

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

14 of 388 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 2 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 1 class
  • Mathematics: 1 class
  • Social science: 5 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 58%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 25%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 23%County median 20%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 9%County median 6%
  • Low-income students 89%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 55%County median 54%

Across California

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