North Salinas High School
- Public
- Salinas
- 526 seniors
- 2,046 students
UC admit rate
66%
54 of 82 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
10%
54 of 526 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
16%
82 of 526 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.1%
3 of 37 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
16%
8 of 51 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
North Salinas High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 1 of 9 campuses, about the same at 5 and worse at 3.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
3 of 37 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA β (all applicants 3.85)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
8 of 51 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.82)
- IrvineAbout the same
23%
9 of 40 admitted
This school23%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.13 (all applicants 3.76)
- San Diego6 pts higher
31%
9 of 29 admitted
This school31%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.72)
- Santa BarbaraAbout the same
32%
12 of 38 admitted
This school32%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.75)
- DavisAbout the same
34%
20 of 59 admitted
This school34%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.70)
- Santa Cruz21 pts lower
50%
17 of 34 admitted
This school50%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.97 (all applicants 3.55)
- Riverside6 pts lower
81%
13 of 16 admitted
This school81%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.78 (all applicants 3.61)
- Merced12 pts lower
84%
21 of 25 admitted
This school84%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.61)
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
North Salinas High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo33 pts higher
63%
34 of 54 admitted
This school63%Overall30%
- San Jose7 pts lower
73%
46 of 63 admitted
This school73%Overall80%
- SacramentoAbout the same
91%
41 of 45 admitted
This school91%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
97%
58 of 60 admitted
This school97%Overall95%
- FresnoAbout the same
95%
35 of 37 admitted
This school95%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 (379 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
73%
277 of 379 graduates
UC or CSU
11%
43 graduates
Community college
61%
231 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 15 | 4% |
| CSU | 28 | 7% |
| CA private college | 2 | 1% |
| Out of state | 1 | <1% |
| Community college | 231 | 61% |
| Not enrolled | 102 | 27% |
| Enrolled in college | 277 | 73% |
| Total | 379 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Filipino
- 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 48%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 17%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 17%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 5%County median 5%
- Low-income students 95%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 53%County median 53%
Across California
Other schools in Salinas Union High and nearby
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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