Golden Valley High School
- Public
- Santa Clarita
- 542 seniors
- 1,889 students
UC admit rate
64%
55 of 86 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
55 of 542 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
86 of 542 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
8 of 65 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
17%
6 of 35 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
Golden Valley High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
12%
8 of 65 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.89)
- Berkeley4 pts higher
17%
6 of 35 admitted
This school17%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.98)
- Irvine13 pts lower
9%
6 of 65 admitted
This school9%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 3.91)
- San Diego10 pts higher
35%
20 of 57 admitted
This school35%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
31%
15 of 49 admitted
This school31%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.82)
- Davis17 pts higher
55%
18 of 33 admitted
This school55%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)
- Santa Cruz12 pts lower
59%
13 of 22 admitted
This school59%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.99 (all applicants 3.67)
- Riverside10 pts lower
78%
31 of 40 admitted
This school78%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.94 (all applicants 3.78)
- MercedAbout the same
96%
24 of 25 admitted
This school96%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.84 (all applicants 3.79)
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
Golden Valley High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 2.
- San Diego15 pts lower
19%
9 of 47 admitted
This school19%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
46%
25 of 54 admitted
This school46%Overall47%
- San JoseAbout the same
83%
10 of 12 admitted
This school83%Overall80%
- Fullerton13 pts lower
74%
25 of 34 admitted
This school74%Overall87%
- NorthridgeAbout the same
91%
60 of 66 admitted
This school91%Overall93%
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 (451 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
75%
338 of 451 graduates
UC or CSU
15%
69 graduates
Community college
51%
229 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 16 | 4% |
| CSU | 53 | 12% |
| CA private college | 20 | 4% |
| Out of state | 20 | 4% |
| Community college | 229 | 51% |
| Not enrolled | 113 | 25% |
| Enrolled in college | 338 | 75% |
| Total | 451 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Black or African American, Filipino, Asian, Two or more races
- Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners, 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 65%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 8%
- Low-income students 60%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 48%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 14 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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