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Santa Barbara County high schools by CSU admissions, fall 2025

Year

Ranked by CSU campus admits per senior. CSU reports each campus separately, so a student admitted to several campuses counts once at each campus, and the figure can pass 1.

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Include schools with under 50 seniors

Showing 1–18 of 18 schools


St. Joseph High School Private	123	28%	49%	14%	0.57	—
Santa Maria High School Santa Maria · Public	793	21%	80%	17%	0.45	30%
Dos Pueblos Senior High School Goleta · Public	539	40%	75%	30%	0.42	74%
Santa Ynez Valley Union High School Solvang · Public	221	20%	69%	14%	0.37	46%
Santa Barbara Senior High School Santa Barbara · Public	557	32%	75%	24%	0.35	56%
Pioneer Valley High School Santa Maria · Public	760	17%	80%	14%	0.31	52%
Carpinteria Senior High School Carpinteria · Public	145	24%	69%	17%	0.31	58%
San Marcos Senior High School Santa Barbara · Public	434	32%	75%	24%	0.30	63%
Ernest Righetti High School Santa Maria · Public	576	15%	83%	12%	0.30	40%
Orcutt Academy Charter Orcutt · Public	157	21%	70%	15%	0.25	67%
Lompoc High School Lompoc · Public	409	14%	77%	11%	0.18	27%
Bishop Garcia Diego High School Private	62	44%	70%	31%	0.16	—
Cabrillo High School Lompoc · Public	235	14%	76%	11%	0.13	48%
Alta Vista Alternative High School Santa Barbara · Public	62	11%	too few	—	0.08	28%
Cate School Private	73	66%	50%	33%	—	—
Family Partnership Charter Santa Maria · Public	51	—	—	—	—	32%
Laguna Blanca School Private	—	—	62%	—	—	—
Valley Christian Academy Private	—	—	too few	—	—	—

Fall 2025. Seniors are 12th graders enrolled that October. Ticks mark the county median. "Too few" means under 10 applicants or counts the source hides. A–G complete is the share of graduates who finished the UC/CSU required courses (public schools, latest published class).