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Best high schools in El Monte for UC admissions

From fall 2023 to fall 2025, the 3 published high schools in El Monte sent 725 applicants to the University of California, and 558 were admitted to at least one campus (77%). Among schools with at least 100 applicants, El Monte High School had the highest rate, 82% (198 of 242).

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SourceUniversity of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

El Monte high schools ranked by UC admit rate

Share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus, fall 2023 to fall 2025. A school has its own page when the University of California printed both applicants and admits for at least 3 fall terms, including at least 2 falls from 2023 to 2025, and at least 30 applicants in those window years. A city page ranks those schools when the city has at least 3 of them, not counting online schools, and they are not already the whole county. A rate on this page counts only the years in which UC printed both the applicants and the admits.

RankSchoolTypeAppliedAny UCBerkeleyUCLA
1El Monte High SchoolPublic24282%12%9%
2Mountain View High SchoolPublic17077%28%13%
3Arroyo High SchoolPublic31373%18%10%

El Monte combined

The 3 schools above added together, fall 2023 to fall 2025: 3 public and 0 private. The county and California rows count every school UC lists, published here or not.

Applicants fromToAppliedAdmittedRate
El MonteAny UC campus72555877%
El MonteUC Berkeley2995619%
El MonteUCLA4834810%
Los Angeles CountyAny UC campus109,85577,98471%
CaliforniaAny UC campus393,310283,71672%

El Monte high schools ranked by UC Berkeley admit rate

3 of the city’s published schools have a UC Berkeley figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

RankSchoolAdmittedUC Berkeley
1Mountain View High School19 of 6728%
2Arroyo High School26 of 14118%
3El Monte High School11 of 9112%

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El Monte high schools ranked by UCLA admit rate

3 of the city’s published schools have a UCLA figure. A rate built on a handful of applicants moves a long way with one student, so the counts sit beside it.

RankSchoolAdmittedUCLA
1Mountain View High School10 of 7913%
2Arroyo High School23 of 24010%
3El Monte High School15 of 1649%

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Questions

What are the best high schools in El Monte for UC admissions?
By the share of applicants admitted to at least one UC campus from fall 2023 to fall 2025, among schools with at least 100 applicants, the highest in El Monte were El Monte High School (82%, 198 of 242), Mountain View High School (77%, 131 of 170) and Arroyo High School (73%, 229 of 313). A school's rate reflects who chose to apply as much as the school itself.
What is the UC acceptance rate for high schools in El Monte?
77%. The 3 published high schools in El Monte sent 725 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025, and 558 were admitted to at least one UC campus. Every high school in Los Angeles County together, as UC counts them, had 71%; all 3 ranked schools in El Monte were above that.
Which high school in El Monte gets the most students into UC Berkeley?
Arroyo High School, with 26 admitted of 141 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of El Monte's published high schools together sent UC Berkeley 299 applicants and 56 were admitted (19%). Among schools with at least 30 UC Berkeley applicants, Mountain View High School had the highest rate, 28% (19 of 67).
Which high school in El Monte gets the most students into UCLA?
Arroyo High School, with 23 admitted of 240 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. All of El Monte's published high schools together sent UCLA 483 applicants and 48 were admitted (10%). Among schools with at least 30 UCLA applicants, Mountain View High School had the highest rate, 13% (10 of 79).
Which high school in El Monte sends the most UC applicants?
Arroyo High School, with 313 applicants from fall 2023 to fall 2025. Of the 3 published schools in El Monte, 3 are public and 0 are private.

How to cite

Aristo Scholars, "Best high schools in El Monte for UC admissions," https://aristoscholars.com/uc-chances/city/el-monte, updated October 31, 2026. Figures from the University of California Information Center, Admissions by source school, fall 1994 to fall 2025.

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