Valhalla High School
- Public
- El Cajon
- 464 seniors
- 1,692 students
UC admit rate
63%
64 of 101 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
14%
64 of 464 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
22%
101 of 464 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
18%
12 of 68 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
9.1%
4 of 44 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
Valhalla High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 5 of 9 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 3.
- Los Angeles8 pts higher
18%
12 of 68 admitted
This school18%All CA10%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.89)
- Berkeley4 pts lower
9%
4 of 44 admitted
This school9%All CA13%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 4.02)
- Irvine16 pts lower
7%
4 of 60 admitted
This school7%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA — (all applicants 3.88)
- San Diego13 pts higher
38%
35 of 93 admitted
This school38%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.18 (all applicants 3.84)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
14 of 35 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.84)
- Davis26 pts higher
63%
12 of 19 admitted
This school63%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.15 (all applicants 3.93)
- Santa CruzAbout the same
71%
12 of 17 admitted
This school71%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.76)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
28 of 34 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.93 (all applicants 3.81)
- Merced4 pts higher
100%
15 of 15 admitted
This school100%All CA96%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.89 (all applicants 3.89)
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
Valhalla High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 2 campuses, about the same at 1.
- San Diego32 pts higher
67%
85 of 127 admitted
This school67%Overall34%
- San MarcosAbout the same
95%
52 of 55 admitted
This school95%Overall96%
~94% · 3 yrs pooled7 applied
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 (438 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
83%
362 of 438 graduates
UC or CSU
21%
91 graduates
Community college
55%
241 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 23 | 5% |
| CSU | 68 | 16% |
| CA private college | 9 | 2% |
| Out of state | 21 | 5% |
| Community college | 241 | 55% |
| Not enrolled | 76 | 17% |
| Enrolled in college | 362 | 83% |
| Total | 438 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Female, Male
- Race & ethnicity: White, Hispanic or Latino, Asian, Two or more races
- 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 66%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 35%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 15%County median 11%
- Low-income students 70%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 47%County median 65%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 12 campuses
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