El Cajon Valley High School
- Public
- El Cajon
- 440 seniors
- 1,657 students
UC admit rate
74%
40 of 54 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
40 of 440 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
54 of 440 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
11%
3 of 27 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
33%
5 of 15 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
El Cajon Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 7 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
11%
3 of 27 admitted
This school11%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.80)
- Berkeley20 pts higher
33%
5 of 15 admitted
This school33%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.72)
- San Diego8 pts higher
33%
16 of 48 admitted
This school33%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.69)
- Santa Barbara18 pts higher
50%
9 of 18 admitted
This school50%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.81)
- Santa Cruz21 pts lower
50%
6 of 12 admitted
This school50%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.55)
- Riverside15 pts lower
72%
26 of 36 admitted
This school72%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.65)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
19 of 20 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.70 (all applicants 3.72)
too few applicants to report38 applied
too few applicants to report9 applied
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
El Cajon Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 3 campuses, about the same at 2.
- San Luis ObispoAbout the same
31%
4 of 13 admitted
This school31%Overall30%
- San Diego13 pts higher
48%
31 of 65 admitted
This school48%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
98%
55 of 56 admitted
This school98%Overall96%
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 (274 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
67%
183 of 274 graduates
UC or CSU
9%
26 graduates
Community college
55%
150 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 10 | 4% |
| CSU | 16 | 6% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 150 | 55% |
| Not enrolled | 91 | 33% |
| Enrolled in college | 183 | 67% |
| Total | 274 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 28%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 11%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 9%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 2%County median 11%
- Low-income students 89%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 32%County median 65%
Across California
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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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