William J. (Pete) Knight High School

  • Public
  • Palmdale
  • 582 seniors
  • 2,325 students
Year

UC admit rate

77%

82 of 106 applicants, fall 2025

County median 76%

Seniors admitted to a UC

14%

82 of 582 seniors

County median 30%

Seniors who applied to UC

18%

106 of 582 seniors

County median 37%

UC Los Angeles admit rate

6.4%

5 of 78 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley admit rate

12%

5 of 41 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 13%

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

William J. (Pete) Knight High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 3 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    6%

    5 of 78 admitted

    This school6%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.23 (all applicants 3.82)

  • BerkeleyAbout the same

    12%

    5 of 41 admitted

    This school12%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.11 (all applicants 3.87)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    29%

    22 of 77 admitted

    This school29%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.77)

  • San DiegoAbout the same

    26%

    18 of 70 admitted

    This school26%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.17 (all applicants 3.70)

  • Santa Barbara9 pts higher

    42%

    20 of 48 admitted

    This school42%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.14 (all applicants 3.80)

  • Davis6 pts higher

    43%

    18 of 42 admitted

    This school43%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.05 (all applicants 3.79)

  • Santa Cruz10 pts lower

    62%

    8 of 13 admitted

    This school62%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.09 (all applicants 3.59)

  • Riverside5 pts lower

    82%

    47 of 57 admitted

    This school82%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.86 (all applicants 3.68)

  • Merced6 pts lower

    90%

    27 of 30 admitted

    This school90%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.73 (all applicants 3.59)

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

William J. (Pete) Knight High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 1 of 5 campuses, about the same at 3 and worse at 1.

  • Long Beach7 pts lower

    40%

    36 of 89 admitted

    This school40%Overall47%

  • PomonaAbout the same

    72%

    33 of 46 admitted

    This school72%Overall74%

  • Fullerton4 pts higher

    91%

    41 of 45 admitted

    This school91%Overall87%

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    95%

    59 of 62 admitted

    This school95%Overall92%

  • NorthridgeAbout the same

    95%

    111 of 117 admitted

    This school95%Overall93%

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 (601 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

63%

376 of 601 graduates

UC or CSU

17%

104 graduates

Community college

43%

259 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC396%
CSU6511%
CA private college61%
Out of state71%
Community college25943%
Not enrolled22537%
Enrolled in college37663%
Total601100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Male, Female
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, Black or African American, White, Two or more races
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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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 57%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 12%County median 25%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 12%County median 23%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 4%County median 8%
  • Low-income students 58%County median 86%
  • Graduates completing courses 41%County median 64%

Across California

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