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Yorba Linda High School

19900 Bastanchury Road, Yorba Linda, CA 92886View on map

  • Public
  • Yorba Linda
  • 332 seniors
  • 1,706 students

Yorba Linda High School is a public high school in Yorba Linda (Placentia-Yorba Linda Unified) with 332 seniors. In fall 2025, 84% of its 141 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 Los Angeles (UCLA). 71% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

84%

118 of 141 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

36%

118 of 332 seniors

County median 23%

Seniors who applied to UC

42%

141 of 332 seniors

County median 30%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

7.8%

9 of 115 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

9.3%

8 of 86 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

Yorba Linda High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 0 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 4.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    8%

    9 of 115 admitted

    This school8%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.93)

  • Berkeley4 pts lower

    9%

    8 of 86 admitted

    This school9%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)

  • IrvineAbout the same

    19%

    24 of 124 admitted

    This school19%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.88)

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    21%

    24 of 117 admitted

    This school21%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.90)

  • Santa Barbara5 pts lower

    27%

    30 of 111 admitted

    This school27%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.90)

  • DavisAbout the same

    39%

    33 of 85 admitted

    This school39%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Santa Cruz4 pts lower

    67%

    37 of 55 admitted

    This school67%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.81)

  • RiversideAbout the same

    90%

    91 of 101 admitted

    This school90%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.86)

  • MercedAbout the same

    94%

    31 of 33 admitted

    This school94%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.87 (all applicants 3.79)

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

Yorba Linda High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.

  • San Diego4 pts lower

    31%

    30 of 98 admitted

    This school31%Overall34%

  • Long Beach6 pts higher

    53%

    40 of 76 admitted

    This school53%Overall47%

  • Pomona5 pts higher

    79%

    53 of 67 admitted

    This school79%Overall74%

  • Fullerton10 pts higher

    97%

    95 of 98 admitted

    This school97%Overall87%

  • San Marcos14 pts lower

    82%

    18 of 22 admitted

    This school82%Overall96%

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 (397 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

85%

337 of 397 graduates

UC or CSU

27%

108 graduates

Community college

31%

122 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5414%
CSU5414%
CA private college318%
Out of state7619%
Community college12231%
Not enrolled6015%
Enrolled in college33785%
Total397100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: White, Asian, Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities
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Advanced Placement

20

AP courses offered

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

50

AP class sections

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

36% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

51%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

217 of 425 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)

40%

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

163 of 411 graduates

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

Subject areas

  • English: 7 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 3 classes
  • Foreign language: 5 classes
  • Mathematics: 6 classes
  • Science: 11 classes
  • Social science: 18 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 79%County median 65%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 65%County median 41%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 48%County median 33%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 41%County median 21%
  • Low-income students 30%County median 58%
  • Graduates completing courses 71%County median 57%

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