Cathedral City High School

  • Public
  • Cathedral City
  • 346 seniors
  • 1,267 students
Year

UC admit rate

88%

76 of 86 applicants, fall 2025

County median 81%

Seniors admitted to a UC

22%

76 of 346 seniors

County median 18%

Seniors who applied to UC

25%

86 of 346 seniors

County median 23%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

21%

8 of 39 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

18%

7 of 38 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

Cathedral City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 8 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1.

  • Los Angeles11 pts higher

    21%

    8 of 39 admitted

    This school21%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.94)

  • Berkeley5 pts higher

    18%

    7 of 38 admitted

    This school18%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Irvine8 pts higher

    31%

    20 of 65 admitted

    This school31%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.86)

  • San Diego17 pts higher

    42%

    25 of 60 admitted

    This school42%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.84)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    34%

    12 of 35 admitted

    This school34%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.86)

  • Davis21 pts higher

    58%

    15 of 26 admitted

    This school58%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.81)

  • Santa Cruz14 pts higher

    86%

    12 of 14 admitted

    This school86%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.75)

  • Riverside11 pts higher

    98%

    58 of 59 admitted

    This school98%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Merced4 pts higher

    100%

    25 of 25 admitted

    This school100%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.75)

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

Cathedral City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 2.

  • Long Beach17 pts higher

    64%

    84 of 132 admitted

    This school64%Overall47%

  • Pomona4 pts higher

    78%

    62 of 80 admitted

    This school78%Overall74%

  • San JoseAbout the same

    77%

    20 of 26 admitted

    This school77%Overall80%

  • Fullerton7 pts higher

    93%

    140 of 150 admitted

    This school93%Overall87%

  • San BernardinoAbout the same

    96%

    172 of 180 admitted

    This school96%Overall98%

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

Any college

65%

187 of 288 graduates

UC or CSU

21%

60 graduates

Community college

39%

113 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC3111%
CSU2910%
CA private college52%
Out of state93%
Community college11339%
Not enrolled10135%
Enrolled in college18765%
Total288100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
  • Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities
Get notified when it launches

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 49%County median 52%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 17%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 18%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
  • Low-income students 98%County median 83%
  • Graduates completing courses 57%County median 54%

Across California

Year
Loading chart…

Other schools in Palm Springs Unified and nearby

Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses

Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.

Unlock full report

The full report isn't out yet

It adds Cathedral City High School's earlier years, campus trends over the years, and side-by-side views. Leave your email and we'll let you know when it's ready.

By signing up you confirm you are 18 or older and agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. We will only email you about WhoGotIn reports.