Salinas High School
- Public
- Salinas
- 611 seniors
- 2,356 students
UC admit rate
79%
93 of 117 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
15%
93 of 611 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
19%
117 of 611 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
9.8%
6 of 61 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
16%
10 of 63 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
Salinas High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 7 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
10%
6 of 61 admitted
This school10%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 4.13)
- BerkeleyAbout the same
16%
10 of 63 admitted
This school16%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.08)
- Irvine28 pts higher
50%
38 of 76 admitted
This school50%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 4.09)
- San Diego25 pts higher
50%
26 of 52 admitted
This school50%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.26 (all applicants 4.05)
- Santa Barbara17 pts higher
49%
32 of 65 admitted
This school49%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.28 (all applicants 4.06)
- Davis17 pts higher
55%
36 of 66 admitted
This school55%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.06)
- Santa Cruz15 pts higher
87%
33 of 38 admitted
This school87%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.08 (all applicants 3.97)
- Riverside13 pts higher
100%
36 of 36 admitted
This school100%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.07 (all applicants 4.07)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
38 of 38 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.96 (all applicants 3.96)
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
Salinas High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 4 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Luis Obispo49 pts higher
79%
103 of 130 admitted
This school79%Overall30%
- San Diego8 pts higher
43%
46 of 108 admitted
This school43%Overall34%
- San Jose5 pts higher
85%
70 of 82 admitted
This school85%Overall80%
- Sacramento4 pts higher
98%
79 of 81 admitted
This school98%Overall94%
- Monterey BayAbout the same
97%
77 of 79 admitted
This school97%Overall95%
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 (535 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
82%
437 of 535 graduates
UC or CSU
24%
130 graduates
Community college
51%
273 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 29 | 5% |
| CSU | 101 | 19% |
| CA private college | 4 | 1% |
| Out of state | 30 | 6% |
| Community college | 273 | 51% |
| Not enrolled | 98 | 18% |
| Enrolled in college | 437 | 82% |
| Total | 535 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Two or more races, Asian
- 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. AβG is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 69%County median 49%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 34%County median 16%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 32%County median 17%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 5%
- Low-income students 75%County median 82%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 53%
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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