Arroyo Grande High School
- Public
- Arroyo Grande
- 531 seniors
- 1,939 students
UC admit rate
81%
91 of 113 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
17%
91 of 531 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
21%
113 of 531 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
7 of 55 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
11%
6 of 54 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
Arroyo Grande High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 4 of 9 campuses, about the same at 4 and worse at 1.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
7 of 55 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.10)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
11%
6 of 54 admitted
This school11%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.14)
- Irvine23 pts higher
45%
26 of 58 admitted
This school45%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.99)
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
11 of 66 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
34%
26 of 77 admitted
This school34%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 4.01)
- Davis9 pts higher
46%
26 of 56 admitted
This school46%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
38 of 49 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.00)
- Riverside7 pts higher
94%
31 of 33 admitted
This school94%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.74)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.79)
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. All CA is the campusβs 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
Arroyo Grande High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis Obispo18 pts higher
48%
69 of 144 admitted
This school48%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
36%
37 of 102 admitted
This school36%Overall34%
- San JoseAbout the same
77%
37 of 48 admitted
This school77%Overall80%
- Fullerton6 pts higher
93%
40 of 43 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- Chico4 pts higher
97%
37 of 38 admitted
This school97%Overall94%
Fall 2025. A student admitted to several campuses counts once at each one. Overall is the campusβs 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 (408 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
74%
300 of 408 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
97 graduates
Community college
43%
177 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 28 | 7% |
| CSU | 69 | 17% |
| CA private college | 6 | 1% |
| Out of state | 20 | 5% |
| Community college | 177 | 43% |
| Not enrolled | 108 | 26% |
| Enrolled in college | 300 | 74% |
| Total | 408 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, Homeless
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, and the share of low-income students. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 70%County median 60%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 37%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 41%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 16%County median 10%
- Low-income students 48%County median 52%
- Graduates completing courses 45%County median 50%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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