Richard Gahr High School
- Public
- Cerritos
- 399 seniors
- 1,648 students
UC admit rate
82%
82 of 100 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
82 of 399 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
100 of 399 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
7.6%
6 of 79 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 44 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
Richard Gahr High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 8 campuses, about the same at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 79 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.93)
- IrvineAbout the same
20%
17 of 86 admitted
This school20%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego5 pts higher
30%
21 of 70 admitted
This school30%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa Barbara4 pts higher
37%
14 of 38 admitted
This school37%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.92)
- Davis28 pts higher
66%
19 of 29 admitted
This school66%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.01)
- Santa Cruz6 pts higher
78%
14 of 18 admitted
This school78%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.82)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
56 of 63 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.90 (all applicants 3.84)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
41 of 41 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.85)
too few applicants to report44 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
Richard Gahr High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- Long Beach37 pts higher
84%
129 of 154 admitted
This school84%Overall47%
- PomonaAbout the same
76%
55 of 72 admitted
This school76%Overall74%
- FullertonAbout the same
87%
104 of 119 admitted
This school87%Overall87%
- Dominguez HillsAbout the same
92%
33 of 36 admitted
This school92%Overall91%
- Northridge7 pts lower
86%
25 of 29 admitted
This school86%Overall93%
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 (433 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
49%
211 of 433 graduates
UC or CSU
27%
117 graduates
Community college
15%
67 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 27 | 6% |
| CSU | 90 | 21% |
| CA private college | 11 | 3% |
| Out of state | 16 | 4% |
| Community college | 67 | 15% |
| Not enrolled | 222 | 51% |
| Enrolled in college | 211 | 49% |
| Total | 433 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, Asian, Filipino, 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 61%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 30%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 24%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
- Low-income students 65%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 61%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
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