John Muir High School
- Public
- Pasadena
- 269 seniors
- 1,282 students
UC admit rate
79%
49 of 62 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
18%
49 of 269 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
23%
62 of 269 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
18%
8 of 44 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
13%
4 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
John Muir High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 3.
- Los Angeles9 pts higher
18%
8 of 44 admitted
This school18%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.73)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
13%
4 of 30 admitted
This school13%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.80)
- San Diego15 pts higher
40%
16 of 40 admitted
This school40%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.65)
- Santa Barbara5 pts lower
27%
9 of 33 admitted
This school27%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.73)
- Davis7 pts lower
30%
10 of 33 admitted
This school30%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.61)
- Santa Cruz8 pts lower
64%
14 of 22 admitted
This school64%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.75 (all applicants 3.53)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
23 of 25 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.62 (all applicants 3.56)
- MercedAbout the same
94%
16 of 17 admitted
This school94%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.51 (all applicants 3.44)
too few applicants to report32 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
John Muir High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 0 of 4 campuses, worse at 4.
- Pomona14 pts lower
59%
22 of 37 admitted
This school59%Overall74%
- Fullerton6 pts lower
81%
30 of 37 admitted
This school81%Overall87%
- Los Angeles9 pts lower
83%
40 of 48 admitted
This school83%Overall92%
- Northridge7 pts lower
86%
44 of 51 admitted
This school86%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 (159 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
75%
119 of 159 graduates
UC or CSU
17%
27 graduates
Community college
47%
74 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 11 | 7% |
| CSU | 16 | 10% |
| CA private college | 3 | 2% |
| Out of state | 15 | 9% |
| Community college | 74 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 40 | 25% |
| Enrolled in college | 119 | 75% |
| Total | 159 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American
- 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 43%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 18%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
- Low-income students 76%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 58%County median 64%
Across California
Other schools in Pasadena Unified and nearby
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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