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Bonita Vista Senior High School

751 Otay Lakes Road, Chula Vista, CA 91913View on map

  • Public
  • Chula Vista
  • 489 seniors
  • 2,038 students

Bonita Vista Senior High School is a public high school in Chula Vista (Sweetwater Union High) with 489 seniors. In fall 2025, 73% of its 163 University of California applicants were admitted, compared with a county median of 72%. Its students applied most often to UC San Diego (UCSD), UC Irvine (UCI), and UC Los Angeles (UCLA). 62% of the class of 2023 completed the A–G courses UC requires.

Year

UC admit rate

73%

119 of 163 applicants, fall 2025

County median 72%

Seniors admitted to a UC

24%

119 of 489 seniors

County median 22%

Seniors who applied to UC

33%

163 of 489 seniors

County median 29%

UC Los Angeles (UCLA) admit rate

10%

10 of 99 applicants, fall 2025

CA applicants 9.6%

UC Berkeley (Cal) admit rate

17%

15 of 86 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

Bonita Vista Senior High School applicants did better than all California applicants at 6 of 9 campuses, about the same at 3.

  • Los AngelesAbout the same

    10%

    10 of 99 admitted

    This school10%All CA10%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.27 (all applicants 4.03)

  • Berkeley4 pts higher

    17%

    15 of 86 admitted

    This school17%All CA13%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 4.10)

  • Irvine6 pts higher

    29%

    31 of 108 admitted

    This school29%All CA22%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.24 (all applicants 3.95)

  • San Diego6 pts higher

    31%

    44 of 143 admitted

    This school31%All CA25%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.30 (all applicants 3.97)

  • Santa BarbaraAbout the same

    30%

    23 of 76 admitted

    This school30%All CA32%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.31 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Davis9 pts higher

    46%

    21 of 46 admitted

    This school46%All CA37%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.22 (all applicants 3.99)

  • Santa Cruz6 pts higher

    77%

    37 of 48 admitted

    This school77%All CA71%

    Admitted students' average GPA 4.06 (all applicants 3.89)

  • Riverside8 pts higher

    95%

    57 of 60 admitted

    This school95%All CA87%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.92 (all applicants 3.87)

  • MercedAbout the same

    97%

    38 of 39 admitted

    This school97%All CA96%

    Admitted students' average GPA 3.91 (all applicants 3.88)

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

Bonita Vista Senior High School applicants did better than the campus overall at 3 of 5 campuses, about the same at 1 and worse at 1.

  • San Diego48 pts higher

    83%

    164 of 198 admitted

    This school83%Overall34%

  • Pomona12 pts higher

    86%

    24 of 28 admitted

    This school86%Overall74%

  • Fullerton8 pts higher

    94%

    33 of 35 admitted

    This school94%Overall87%

  • ChicoAbout the same

    90%

    19 of 21 admitted

    This school90%Overall94%

  • San Marcos4 pts lower

    91%

    52 of 57 admitted

    This school91%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 (503 graduates), the latest published by fall 2025, within 12 months of graduating.

Any college

81%

408 of 503 graduates

UC or CSU

29%

145 graduates

Community college

45%

227 graduates

DestinationGraduatesShare
UC5010%
CSU9519%
CA private college153%
Out of state214%
Community college22745%
Not enrolled9519%
Enrolled in college40881%
Total503100%

How each student group compares

Compare college-going across student groups

  • Gender: Female, Male
  • Race & ethnicity: Hispanic or Latino, White, Filipino, Two or more races, Asian
  • Student need: Low-income, Students with disabilities, English learners
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Advanced Placement

23

AP courses offered

2023–24 school year · US Dept. of Education Civil Rights Data Collection

44

AP class sections

Counts every section taught, so it is larger than the number of different AP courses.

37% of students are in AP courses

2024–25 school year · California School Accountability Report Card

43%

of graduating seniors passed at least two AP exams or courses

191 of 449 graduates

A score of 3 or higher on exams or a C- or better in courses. Not comparable with the exam-only share.

2025–26 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

22%

of graduating seniors scored 3 or higher on at least two AP exams

122 of 565 graduates

2023–24 school year · California Department of Education (College/Career Indicator)

Subject areas

  • Computer science: 1 class
  • English: 6 classes
  • Fine and performing arts: 5 classes
  • Foreign language: 4 classes
  • Mathematics: 3 classes
  • Science: 8 classes
  • Social science: 15 classes

Academic context

State test (CAASPP), juniors tested in 2026, 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 74%County median 63%
  • Juniors meeting the math standard 39%County median 32%
  • Juniors exceeding the English standard 38%County median 28%
  • Juniors exceeding the math standard 13%County median 11%
  • Low-income students 42%County median 57%
  • Graduates completing courses 62%County median 65%

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