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University High

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University High ranks 228 th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 9-12

228^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,162 California High Schools

Better than 89% of California high schools

Summary

University High is a large, top-performing public high school serving grades 9-12 in the highly-regarded Irvine Unified district, with a current enrollment of about 2,300 students.

The school consistently delivers strong results, with a graduation rate of 97% and very low dropout and chronic absenteeism rates, all significantly better than state averages. It shows a particular strength in balanced academic performance, maintaining solid proficiency across English, math, and science, unlike some nearby schools like Corona del Mar High or Irvine High which have wider gaps between subjects. University High also achieves these outcomes with efficient spending per student, less than many comparison schools such as Woodbridge High.

While it remains an exceptional school, recent data shows a dip in its statewide ranking and test scores from previous years, a trend seen across several student groups that merits watching. It's important to note that all comprehensive high schools in Irvine Unified rank in the top 10% of California, highlighting the district's overall strength. The school demonstrates notable effectiveness in supporting English Language Learners and students with special needs, and its large size allows for a wide variety of programs and opportunities for its diverse student body.

2,307

Students ?

26.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$16,790

Per pupil spending ?

23%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4771 Campus Dr.
Irvine, CA 92612-3298

(949) 936-7600

District: Irvine Unified

Feeder schools for University High:

Elementary:	Alderwood Elementary
	Bonita Canyon Elementary
	Turtle Rock Elementary
	University Park Elementary
	More...
	Vista Verde
Middle:	Rancho San Joaquin Middle

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.2%

White:

31.5%

Hispanic:

12.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 94th percentile in 2015 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the California average (62% vs 41% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of California high schools

✓97% graduate in 4 years — above the California average (88%)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Near the bottom of Irvine Unified's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg71%

California avg41%

228^th of 2,162

California public high schools ?

Top 11%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 6% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 6High Schools in the Irvine Unified

114^th of 1,543Irvine Unified among California districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	88.5	228 of 2162	89.5%	★★★★☆
2024	94.0	132 of 2159	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	95.5	96 of 2170	95.6%	★★★★★
2022	96.6	80 of 2123	96.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.7	43 of 1290	96.7%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	125 of 2133	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	117 of 2017	94.2%	★★★★★
2017	94.7	92 of 2021	95.4%	★★★★★
2016	94.4	90 of 2039	95.6%	★★★★★
2015	93.6	110 of 1994	94.5%	★★★★★
2013	88.3	42 of 2426	98.3%	★★★★★
2012	89.9	34 of 2354	98.6%	★★★★★
2011	88.2	47 of 2367	98.0%	★★★★★
2010	86.0	67 of 2281	97.1%	★★★★★
2009	87.9	23 of 2238	99.0%	★★★★★
2008	93.0	8 of 2117	99.6%	★★★★★
2007	93.2	14 of 2063	99.3%	★★★★★
2006	95.0	7 of 1968	99.6%	★★★★★
2005	96.3	5 of 1901	99.7%	★★★★★
2004	94.6	6 of 1653	99.6%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	221 of 523	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	85.8	73 of 582	87.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	267 of 585	54.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	81.7	85 of 573	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.9	72 of 591	87.8%	★★★★☆
2022	83.5	72 of 581	87.6%	★★★★☆
2019	80.5	92 of 582	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	78.0	137 of 581	76.4%	★★★★☆

Disabled

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2022	99.3	15 of 1161	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	95.3	44 of 1117	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	43 of 1052	95.9%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2024	83.7	69 of 1085	93.6%	★★★★★
2023	69.2	128 of 1064	88.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.9	44 of 1044	95.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.5	20 of 941	97.9%	★★★★★
2018	95.7	37 of 938	96.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	258 of 1906	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	92.1	142 of 1915	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	107 of 1915	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	94.8	93 of 1858	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	94.8	43 of 1054	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	92 of 1833	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	92.4	112 of 1760	93.6%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.4	467 of 1900	75.4%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	377 of 1902	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	87.9	170 of 1917	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	114 of 1861	93.9%	★★★★★
2019	82.0	234 of 1814	87.1%	★★★★☆
2018	87.6	183 of 1742	89.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	81.0	319 of 2013	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	306 of 2026	84.9%	★★★★☆
2023	88.2	194 of 2030	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.6	179 of 1943	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	91.4	70 of 1126	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.9	135 of 1937	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	229 of 1862	87.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	188 of 1942	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	94.7	109 of 1948	94.4%	★★★★★
2023	95.0	114 of 1963	94.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.3	65 of 1916	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	96.3	41 of 1122	96.3%	★★★★★
2019	89.5	169 of 1880	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	94.1	115 of 1834	93.7%	★★★★★

Military Connected

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2023	74.6	45 of 190	76.3%	★★★★☆
2022	54.3	76 of 168	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	76.1	137 of 577	76.3%	★★★★☆
2024	85.6	63 of 574	89.0%	★★★★☆
2023	86.5	54 of 541	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	87.3	35 of 515	93.2%	★★★★★
2019	85.1	44 of 422	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	79.0	64 of 366	82.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	133 of 1252	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	94 of 1216	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	91.9	68 of 1197	94.3%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	California percentile	Rating
2025	71.2	326 of 1155	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	287 of 1173	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	135 of 1193	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	79.9	207 of 1204	82.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.0	128 of 1222	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	232 of 1173	80.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Disabled (2022)99th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2024)94th percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Military Connected (2023)76th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-14 vs school

White (2025)72nd percentile-18 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile-32 vs school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs California (2024-2025) ?

Mathematics63%+25 vs state

English Language Arts/Literacy62%+14 vs state

Science60%+27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				CAST Science (2025)				Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy (2025)					Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics (2025)					Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	CAST Science 8th Grade	CAST Science 11th Grade	CAST Science 12th Grade	CAST Science All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments English Language Arts/Literacy All Grades	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 6th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 7th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 8th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics 11th Grade	Smarter Balanced Assessments Mathematics All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
University High	Public	9-12	4771 Campus Dr.	Irvine	92612	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7600	2,307	88	26.1	23.0%	727 (31.5%)	58 (2.5%)	281 (12.2%)	1,019 (44.2%)	2 (0.1%)	6 (0.3%)	211 (9.1%)	88.5	228^th of 2162 public high schools	89.5%		94	132^nd of 2159 public high schools	93.9%	96		60.9	31.6	59.9				62.5	62.5				62.7	62.7	$16,790	$16,536	$254
Woodbridge High	Public	9-12	2 Meadowbrook	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 786-1104	2,232	94	23.7	24.5%	737 (33.0%)	54 (2.4%)	321 (14.4%)	862 (38.6%)	4 (0.2%)	11 (0.5%)	239 (10.7%)	94.3	113^th of 2162 public high schools	94.8%		89.9	231^st of 2159 public high schools	89.3%	118		64.6	40.9	63.7				77.5	77.5				60.7	60.7	$17,151	$16,856	$295
Irvine Adult Transition Programs	Public	12	311 West Yale Loop	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	117	11	11.1	17.1%	35 (29.9%)	2 (1.7%)	21 (17.9%)	50 (42.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (7.7%)								(n/a)
Creekside High	Public	9-12	3387 Barranca Pkwy.	Irvine	92606	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7400	78	9	8.3	62.8%	18 (23.1%)	10 (12.8%)	33 (42.3%)	7 (9.0%)	1 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (11.5%)	22.4	1643^rd of 2162 public high schools	24.0%		13.9	1854^th of 2159 public high schools	14.1%	211								18.2	18.2				15.2	15.2	$66,596	$65,680	$916
Corona del Mar High	Public	7-12	2101 Eastbluff Dr.	Newport Beach	92660	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6000	2,106	96	21.8	22.9%	1,295 (61.5%)	17 (0.8%)	297 (14.1%)	277 (13.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.3%)	213 (10.1%)	87.7	252^nd of 2162 public high schools	88.3%		86.6	292^nd of 2159 public high schools	86.5%	40	44.2	48.1	11.1	45.3		66.8	68.8	75.4	70.6		56.5	59.6	53.4	56.4	$21,193	$20,450	$743
Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)	Public	10-12	2910 Red Hill Ave. Ste. 200	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Central Orange County CTE Partnership (CTEp)	No	(n/a)	(n/a)	(n/a)	(714) 966-3528	0				0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()	0 ()								(n/a)
Back Bay High	Public	9-12	390 Monte Vista Ave.	Costa Mesa	92627	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6900	143	18	8.1	79.7%	31 (21.7%)	4 (2.8%)	103 (72.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.8%)	12.1	1908^th of 2162 public high schools	11.7%		8.7	2134^th of 2159 public high schools	1.2%	226		6.3		5.4				12.5	12.5				4.3	4.3	$62,670	$60,494	$2,176
Legacy Magnet Academy	Public	6-12	15500 Legacy Rd.	Tustin	92782	Orange County	Tustin Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(714) 430-2088	964	37	26.2	32.5%	200 (20.7%)	8 (0.8%)	244 (25.3%)	398 (41.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	110 (11.4%)	96.6	65^th of 2162 public high schools	97.0%		99	18^th of 2159 public high schools	99.2%	47	74.5	65.6		71.5	82.6	88.2	81.5	89.7	84.8	74.5	66.5	74.5	59.4	69.9	$16,499	$15,578	$921
Irvine High	Public	9-12	4321 Walnut Ave.	Irvine	92604	Orange County	Irvine Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 936-7000	1,964	79	24.7	22.6%	400 (20.4%)	39 (2.0%)	316 (16.1%)	1,045 (53.2%)	4 (0.2%)	6 (0.3%)	151 (7.7%)	89.8	202^nd of 2162 public high schools	90.7%		90.3	216^th of 2159 public high schools	90.0%	14		50.5	15.8	49.0				74.3	74.3				61.5	61.5	$17,596	$17,266	$330
Monte Vista Independent Study	Public	7-12	1003 Presidio Sq.	Costa Mesa	92626	Orange County	Newport-Mesa Unified	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(949) 515-6690	48	9	5.4	66.7%	19 (39.6%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (50.0%)	1 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (8.3%)	19.6	1700^th of 2162 public high schools	21.4%		33.9	1396^th of 2159 public high schools	35.3%	304	12.5	11.8		14.7			12.5	33.3	23.1			12.5	0.0	7.7

Frequently Asked Questions about University High

What district is University High in?

Irvine Unified

What is the racial makeup of University High?

Students at University High are 44% Asian, 32% White, 12% Hispanic, 9% Two or more races, 3% African American.

How many students attend University High?

In the 2024-25 school year, 2,307 students attended University High.

What schools feed into University High?

University High is fed by the following schools:

Elementary : Alderwood Elementary
Elementary : Bonita Canyon Elementary
Elementary : Turtle Rock Elementary
Elementary : University Park Elementary
Elementary : Vista Verde
Middle : Rancho San Joaquin Middle

Is University High a good school?

University High ranks 228^th of 2162 California high schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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