Central Union High School
- Public
- El Centro
- 460 seniors
- 2,023 students
UC admit rate
69%
42 of 61 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
42 of 460 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
13%
61 of 460 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 35 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
5 of 30 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
Central Union High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- BerkeleyAbout the same
17%
5 of 30 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.75)
- Irvine5 pts lower
17%
5 of 29 admitted
This school17%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.72)
- San Diego4 pts higher
29%
15 of 52 admitted
This school29%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.68)
- Santa Barbara33 pts higher
65%
13 of 20 admitted
This school65%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.69)
- Davis14 pts lower
23%
6 of 26 admitted
This school23%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.58)
- Riverside14 pts lower
73%
27 of 37 admitted
This school73%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.72)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
19 of 19 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.65 (all applicants 3.65)
too few applicants to report35 applied
too few applicants to report5 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
Central Union High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego27 pts higher
61%
60 of 98 admitted
This school61%Overall34%
- Fullerton13 pts higher
100%
23 of 23 admitted
This school100%Overall87%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
92%
12 of 13 admitted
This school92%Overall93%
- San Marcos4 pts higher
100%
29 of 29 admitted
This school100%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 (446 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
76%
338 of 446 graduates
UC or CSU
10%
45 graduates
Community college
61%
271 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 17 | 4% |
| CSU | 28 | 6% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 19 | 4% |
| Community college | 271 | 61% |
| Not enrolled | 108 | 24% |
| Enrolled in college | 338 | 76% |
| Total | 446 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- Student need: Low-income, English learners, Students with disabilities, Homeless
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 48%County median 52%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 19%County median 20%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 22%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 6%
- Low-income students 77%County median 75%
- Graduates completing courses 31%County median 37%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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