Buena High School
- Public
- Ventura
- 371 seniors
- 1,487 students
UC admit rate
75%
39 of 52 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
11%
39 of 371 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
52 of 371 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 27 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley 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
Buena High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Irvine13 pts lower
10%
3 of 31 admitted
This school10%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.77)
- San Diego8 pts lower
17%
5 of 29 admitted
This school17%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.79)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
37%
13 of 35 admitted
This school37%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.80)
- Davis7 pts higher
44%
7 of 16 admitted
This school44%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.85)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
73%
19 of 26 admitted
This school73%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.73)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
21 of 26 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.72)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
13 of 13 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)
too few applicants to report27 applied
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
Buena High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 2 of 2 campuses.
- Channel Islands4 pts higher
97%
38 of 39 admitted
This school97%Overall93%
- Northridge4 pts higher
97%
32 of 33 admitted
This school97%Overall93%
~100% · 3 yrs pooled9 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 (394 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
81%
321 of 394 graduates
UC or CSU
11%
43 graduates
Community college
63%
247 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 4% |
| CSU | 27 | 7% |
| CA private college | 10 | 3% |
| Out of state | 21 | 5% |
| Community college | 247 | 63% |
| Not enrolled | 73 | 19% |
| Enrolled in college | 321 | 81% |
| Total | 394 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
Academic context
State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2025, 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 55%County median 55%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 21%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 22%County median 24%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 9%
- Low-income students 66%County median 40%
- Graduates completing courses 31%County median 44%
Across California
Other schools in Ventura Unified and nearby
Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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