Valley Center High School
- Public
- Valley Center
- 266 seniors
- 1,019 students
UC admit rate
69%
25 of 36 applicants, fall 2025
Seniors admitted to a UC
9%
25 of 266 seniors
Seniors who applied to UC
14%
36 of 266 seniors
UC Los Angeles admit rate
—
— of 20 applicants, fall 2025
UC Berkeley admit rate
—
— of 17 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
Valley Center High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 6 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- IrvineAbout the same
24%
5 of 21 admitted
This school24%All CA22%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 4.00)
- San DiegoAbout the same
24%
7 of 29 admitted
This school24%All CA25%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.21 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Barbara8 pts higher
40%
8 of 20 admitted
This school40%All CA32%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.25 (all applicants 3.90)
- Davis20 pts higher
57%
8 of 14 admitted
This school57%All CA37%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.04 (all applicants 3.94)
- Santa Cruz10 pts higher
82%
9 of 11 admitted
This school82%All CA71%
Admitted students' average GPA 3.98 (all applicants 3.86)
- Riverside5 pts lower
82%
9 of 11 admitted
This school82%All CA87%
Admitted students' average GPA 4.02 (all applicants 3.89)
too few applicants to report20 applied
too few applicants to report17 applied
too few applicants to report6 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
Valley Center High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 4 campuses, about the same at 2 and worse at 1.
- San Luis Obispo8 pts lower
21%
3 of 14 admitted
This school21%Overall30%
- San DiegoAbout the same
32%
14 of 44 admitted
This school32%Overall34%
- Chico6 pts higher
100%
11 of 11 admitted
This school100%Overall94%
- San MarcosAbout the same
93%
51 of 55 admitted
This school93%Overall96%
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 (255 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.
Any college
56%
144 of 255 graduates
UC or CSU
13%
34 graduates
Community college
34%
87 graduates
| Destination | Graduates | Share |
|---|---|---|
| UC | 13 | 5% |
| CSU | 21 | 8% |
| CA private college | 3 | 1% |
| Out of state | 20 | 8% |
| Community college | 87 | 34% |
| Not enrolled | 111 | 44% |
| Enrolled in college | 144 | 56% |
| Total | 255 | 100% |
How each student group compares
Compare college-going across student groups
- Gender: Male, Female
- Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, American Indian or Alaska Native
- 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 42%County median 63%
- Juniors meeting the math standard 14%County median 31%
- Juniors exceeding the English standard 16%County median 29%
- Juniors exceeding the math standard 6%County median 11%
- Low-income students 51%County median 57%
- Graduates completing courses 27%County median 65%
Across California
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Campus-by-campus detail for 13 campuses
Campus trends over the years, earlier years, and side-by-side views are in the full report.
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