Monterey County high schools by UC admissions, fall 2025

Year

Ranked by the share of each school's seniors (12th graders) admitted to at least one UC campus: admits and seniors from the same year, so large and small schools compare fairly.

See CSU rankings

Include schools with under 50 seniors

Showing 1–20 of 20 schools


Stevenson School Pebble Beach Private	132	65%	79%	52%	—
Pacific Grove High School Pacific Grove · Public	161	40%	72%	29%	59%
Carmel High School Carmel · Public	200	37%	71%	26%	73%
Monterey High School Monterey · Public	332	28%	82%	23%	78%
Rancho San Juan High School Salinas · Public	369	29%	78%	22%	61%
Alisal High School Salinas · Public	662	27%	82%	22%	52%
Everett Alvarez High School Salinas · Public	475	25%	84%	21%	50%
Palma High School Private	88	38%	52%	19%	—
North Monterey County High School Castroville · Public	316	19%	85%	16%	43%
Salinas High School Salinas · Public	611	19%	79%	15%	57%
Gonzales High School Gonzales · Public	204	18%	73%	13%	38%
Greenfield High School Greenfield · Public	285	17%	75%	13%	34%
Soledad High School Soledad · Public	387	16%	70%	11%	40%
North Salinas High School Salinas · Public	526	16%	66%	10%	53%
Marina High School Marina · Public	153	12%	72%	9%	66%
King City High School King City · Public	284	12%	73%	8%	33%
Seaside High School Seaside · Public	278	8%	83%	7%	69%
Central Coast High School Seaside · Public	56	—	—	—	—
El Puente Salinas · Public	169	—	too few	—	—
Learning for Life Charter Marina · Public	59	—	too few	—	—

Fall 2025. Seniors are 12th graders enrolled that October. Ticks mark the county median. "Too few" means under 10 applicants or counts the source hides. A–G complete is the share of graduates who finished the UC/CSU required courses (public schools, latest published class).

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