Western Center Academy
2345 Searl Parkway, Hemet, CA 92543View on map
- Public
- Hemet
- 77 seniors
- 770 students
Western Center Academy is a public high school in Hemet (Hemet Unified) with 77 seniors. In fall 2025, 86% of its 43 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 81%. Its students applied most often to UC Riverside (UCR), UC San Diego (UCSD), and UC Irvine (UCI). 94% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.
UC admit rate
86%
37 of 43 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
48%
37 of 77 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
56%
43 of 77 seniors
UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate
—
— of 23 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate
—
— of 22 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
Western Center Academy applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 5 campuses.
- Irvine4 pts higher
26%
7 of 27 admitted
This school26%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
5 of 10 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.89)
- Davis16 pts higher
53%
8 of 15 admitted
This school53%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.90)
- Santa Cruz12 pts higher
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.82)
- Riverside4 pts higher
91%
29 of 32 admitted
This school91%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.95 (all applicants 3.86)
too few applicants to report31 applied
too few applicants to report23 applied
too few applicants to report22 applied
too few applicants to report7 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
Western Center Academy applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 3 campuses, worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo4 pts higher
33%
8 of 24 admitted
This school33%Overall30%
- Pomona5 pts lower
69%
22 of 32 admitted
This school69%Overall74%
- Fullerton13 pts higher
100%
28 of 28 admitted
This school100%Overall87%
too few applicants to report8 applied
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 (90 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
74 of 90 graduates
UC or CSU
34%
31 graduates
Community college
23%
21 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 18% |
| CSU | 15 | 17% |
| CA private college | 7 | 8% |
| Out of state | 15 | 17% |
| Community college | 21 | 23% |
| Not enrolled | 16 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 74 | 82% |
| Total | 90 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino
- Student need: Low-income
Advanced Placement
15
AP courses offered
2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection
22
AP class sections
Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.
69% of students are in AP courses
2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card
95%
of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses
79 of 83 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)
60%
of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams
47 of 78 graduates
2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)
Subject areas
- Computer science: 2 classes
- English: 7 classes
- Fine and performing arts: 2 classes
- Mathematics: 4 classes
- Science: 4 classes
- Social science: 3 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 93%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 73%County median 18%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 69%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 33%County median 6%
- Low-income students 54%County median 83%
- Graduates completing courses 94%County median 54%