Pioneer High School
- Public
- Whittier
- 256 seniors
- 945 students
UC admit rate
70%
57 of 81 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
22%
57 of 256 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
32%
81 of 256 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
12%
6 of 51 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
15%
5 of 33 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
Pioneer 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
12%
6 of 51 admitted
This school12%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.74)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
15%
5 of 33 admitted
This school15%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 3.85)
- Irvine7 pts lower
16%
9 of 58 admitted
This school16%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.16 (all applicants 3.71)
- San DiegoAbout the same
27%
14 of 52 admitted
This school27%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.63)
- Santa Barbara7 pts lower
26%
8 of 31 admitted
This school26%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.53)
- Davis5 pts higher
42%
15 of 36 admitted
This school42%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.68)
- Santa Cruz17 pts lower
55%
12 of 22 admitted
This school55%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.82 (all applicants 3.51)
- RiversideAbout the same
89%
39 of 44 admitted
This school89%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.72 (all applicants 3.64)
- MercedAbout the same
95%
20 of 21 admitted
This school95%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.77 (all applicants 3.72)
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
Pioneer High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 2.
- Long Beach12 pts lower
35%
41 of 116 admitted
This school35%Overall47%
- Pomona17 pts lower
57%
41 of 72 admitted
This school57%Overall74%
- Fullerton7 pts higher
93%
84 of 90 admitted
This school93%Overall87%
- Los AngelesAbout the same
95%
75 of 79 admitted
This school95%Overall92%
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 (270 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
72%
194 of 270 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
65 graduates
Community college
42%
113 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 14 | 5% |
| CSU | 51 | 19% |
| CA private college | 8 | 3% |
| Out of state | 8 | 3% |
| Community college | 113 | 42% |
| Not enrolled | 76 | 28% |
| Enrolled in college | 194 | 72% |
| Total | 270 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino
- 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 62%County median 57%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 27%County median 25%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 26%County median 23%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 8%County median 8%
- Low-income students 89%County median 86%
- Graduates completing courses 76%County median 64%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
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