Santiago High School
- Public
- Garden Grove
- 457 seniors
- 1,557 students
UC admit rate
83%
94 of 113 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
21%
94 of 457 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
25%
113 of 457 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
13%
9 of 72 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
20%
9 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
Santiago High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 2.
- Los AngelesAbout the same
13%
9 of 72 admitted
This school13%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.91)
- Berkeley7 pts higher
20%
9 of 45 admitted
This school20%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 4.04)
- Irvine7 pts higher
29%
29 of 100 admitted
This school29%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.89)
- San Diego10 pts higher
35%
22 of 63 admitted
This school35%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.86)
- Santa Barbara5 pts higher
37%
16 of 43 admitted
This school37%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.12 (all applicants 3.77)
- Davis5 pts lower
32%
9 of 28 admitted
This school32%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.66)
- Santa Cruz11 pts lower
60%
12 of 20 admitted
This school60%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.63)
- RiversideAbout the same
86%
64 of 74 admitted
This school86%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.78)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
37 of 37 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.83 (all applicants 3.83)
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
Santiago High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, worse at 2.
- Long Beach10 pts lower
38%
56 of 149 admitted
This school38%Overall47%
- Pomona10 pts lower
64%
63 of 99 admitted
This school64%Overall74%
- Fullerton9 pts higher
96%
154 of 161 admitted
This school96%Overall87%
- Dominguez Hills9 pts higher
100%
70 of 70 admitted
This school100%Overall91%
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
100%
35 of 35 admitted
This school100%Overall92%
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 (464 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
71%
328 of 464 graduates
UC or CSU
30%
138 graduates
Community college
39%
180 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 43 | 9% |
| CSU | 95 | 20% |
| CA private college | 7 | 2% |
| Out of state | 3 | 1% |
| Community college | 180 | 39% |
| Not enrolled | 136 | 29% |
| Enrolled in college | 328 | 71% |
| Total | 464 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Asian
- 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. A–G is the class of 2023. The tick is the county median.
- Juniors meeting the English standard 58%County median 64%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 29%County median 40%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 28%County median 32%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 12%County median 18%
- Low-income students 91%County median 58%
- Graduates completing courses 57%County median 57%
Across California
Other schools in Garden Grove Unified 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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