Pacifica High School
- Public
- Garden Grove
- 405 seniors
- 1,616 students
UC admit rate
79%
95 of 120 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
23%
95 of 405 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
30%
120 of 405 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
8.5%
6 of 71 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 45 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
Pacifica High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 2 of 8 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 4.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
8%
6 of 71 admitted
This school8%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.29 (all applicants 3.97)
- Irvine4 pts higher
27%
26 of 98 admitted
This school27%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.19 (all applicants 3.88)
- San Diego6 pts lower
19%
15 of 79 admitted
This school19%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 3.91)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
25%
14 of 55 admitted
This school25%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.85)
- DavisAbout the same
36%
13 of 36 admitted
This school36%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.82)
- Santa Cruz26 pts lower
46%
11 of 24 admitted
This school46%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.85 (all applicants 3.55)
- Riverside5 pts higher
92%
71 of 77 admitted
This school92%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.78)
- Merced4 pts lower
92%
35 of 38 admitted
This school92%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.80 (all applicants 3.75)
too few applicants to report45 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
Pacifica High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.
- San Diego11 pts lower
23%
20 of 87 admitted
This school23%Overall34%
- Long BeachAbout the same
49%
72 of 146 admitted
This school49%Overall47%
- Pomona6 pts higher
79%
54 of 68 admitted
This school79%Overall74%
- Fullerton10 pts higher
97%
119 of 123 admitted
This school97%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills9 pts higher
100%
36 of 36 admitted
This school100%Overall91%
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 (365 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
87%
317 of 365 graduates
UC or CSU
34%
123 graduates
Community college
47%
172 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 51 | 14% |
| CSU | 72 | 20% |
| CA private college | 7 | 2% |
| Out of state | 15 | 4% |
| Community college | 172 | 47% |
| Not enrolled | 48 | 13% |
| Enrolled in college | 317 | 87% |
| Total | 365 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian, White, Filipino
- 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 77%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 54%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 47%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 28%County median 18%
- Low-income students 51%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 66%County median 57%
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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