King City High School
- Public
- King City
- 284 seniors
- 1,202 students
UC admit rate
73%
24 of 33 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
8%
24 of 284 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
12%
33 of 284 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 15 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
20%
3 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
King City High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Berkeley7 pts higher
20%
3 of 15 admitted
This school20%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.73)
- Santa Barbara38 pts higher
70%
7 of 10 admitted
This school70%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.73)
- DavisAbout the same
38%
10 of 26 admitted
This school38%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.00 (all applicants 3.60)
- Riverside9 pts lower
79%
11 of 14 admitted
This school79%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.81 (all applicants 3.71)
- Merced6 pts lower
90%
18 of 20 admitted
This school90%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.74 (all applicants 3.67)
too few applicants to report15 applied
too few applicants to report14 applied
~46% · 3 yrs pooled9 applied
too few applicants to report8 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
King City High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- San Luis Obispo15 pts higher
45%
13 of 29 admitted
This school45%Overall30%
- Chico6 pts lower
88%
22 of 25 admitted
This school88%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
92%
22 of 24 admitted
This school92%Overall95%
- Fresno4 pts lower
92%
23 of 25 admitted
This school92%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 (231 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
70%
162 of 231 graduates
UC or CSU
12%
28 graduates
Community college
55%
128 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 6 | 3% |
| CSU | 22 | 10% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 128 | 55% |
| Not enrolled | 69 | 30% |
| Enrolled in college | 162 | 70% |
| Total | 231 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 66%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 20%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 27%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 5%
- Low-income students 84%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 33%County median 53%
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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